My guest for this first episode of Play with Emily Murray is the truly fabulous double MOBO award winner YolanDa Brown. A prolific broadcaster and world-renowned saxophonist, YolanDa is best known for her delicious fusion of reggae, jazz and soul, but passionate about all kinds of music. The host of award-winning CBeebies series YolanDa’s Band Jam, she’s as comfortable bopping with 5-year-olds as she is duetting with Rick Astley on Jools Holland’s Hootenanny while 8 months pregnant.

YolanDa and I chat about everything from meeting the Queen and performing with Nicole Scherzinger at 30,000 feet, to why jazz is just like interior design and her dream of becoming a Formula 1 racing driver. The album for Yolanda’s CBeebies show YolanDa’s Band Jam will be released on 29 January 2021 – an excellent spirit lifter in the depths of winter. Follow her on Instagram @yolandabrown.

Play with Emily Murray is the podcast that’s all about finding the fun in our day-to-day lives. I’m Emily Murray, the author, blogger and trapeze owner behind Instagram’s @pinkhouseliving, and a strong proponent of playfulness. Each episode I’ll be asking my guest how they bring the joy into their lives, and how we can usher it into ours.

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