Melody Gardot in session on Jamie Cullum’s show!

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This week on his BBC Radio 2 show, Jamie Cullum features the American jazz singer-songwriter Melody Gardot in session at the BBC Maida Vale Studios.

Melody takes influence from blues, jazz and Latin music. Today she performs tracks from her latest album, The Absence, which was released in May.

Listen on demand on BBC iPlayer until Tuesday 3rd July.

Gloria’s Latin Beat…one week left!

This is the last week that you can hear all seven episodes of Gloria Estefan’s Latin Beat on BBC Radio 2. Over the seven episodes Gloria has travelled the world in Latin music, celebrated the dance, the legends and the future stars. Listen on BBC iPlayer.

And just to show how far reaching Latin music still is, check out this music loving dog.