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live now to windrush square in brixton. we rejoined by alison buchanan, the artistic director of pegasus opera company, and ronald samm, a tenor with pegasus opera company. you have been working on the brand new windrush 0pera you have been working on the brand new windrush opera and i m so pleased to talk to you. tell me more about it. we pleased to talk to you. tell me more about it. ~ , ,, ., .,, ., about it. we commissioned the opera about it. we commissioned the opera a coule of about it. we commissioned the opera a coople of years about it. we commissioned the opera a couple of years ago about it. we commissioned the opera a couple of years ago when about it. we commissioned the opera a couple of years ago when we - about it. we commissioned the opera a couple of years ago when we were i a couple of years ago when we were hoping to have it this year but we would do it in the future. the composer des 0liver, would do it in the future. the composer des oliver, and also burto
i want to hear what you have got to give after ronald s performance. i was in episode five, queen charlotte, and i cannot think of a caribbean song immediately, but on that i was singing. # ~ ., , ., y # darkness shades me on my bosom. amazin: , # darkness shades me on my bosom. amazing, beautiful # darkness shades me on my bosom. amazing, beautiful voices # darkness shades me on my bosom. amazing, beautiful voices and amazing, beautiful voices and beautiful people and i m so happy to have got you on the programme. alison and ronald, have a great day, enjoy everything going on down in brixton today. to all of you watching at home. thanks forjoining us. we have business in a few minutes.
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