World Cafe Playlist for 01/17/2022

Martin Luther King Day special with host Raina Douris

The spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. Day can be heard in music from Dr. King’s lifetime – like songs from Sam Cooke and Nina Simone – and lives on in the work of new voices, like Amythyst Kiah and Devon Gilfillian.

*Mavis Staples “Down In Mississippi” We’ll Never Turn Back

Stevie Wonder “Happy Birthday” Hotter Than July

Nina Simone “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free” Silk & Soul

Devon Gilfillian “Innter City Blues” What’s Going On

Amythyst Kiah “Black Myself” Wary & Strange

The Sounds Of Blackness “Optimistic” The Sounds Of Blackness

Curtis Mayfield “Move On Up” Curtis

Sam Cooke “A Change Is Gonna Come” The Man And His Music

Neville Brothers “Sister Rosa” Yellow Moon

U2 “Mlk” The Unforgettable Fire

Ziggy Marley “People Get Ready” Fallen Is Babylon

John Legend & The Roots “Wake Up Everybody” Wake Up!

Hour Two
*Bruce Hornsby “Long Tall Cool One” Harbor Lights

Adele “Can I Get It” 30

The Sundays “Heres Where The Story Ends” Reading, Writing And Arithmetic

Superchunk “Endless Summer” Wild Loneliness

Arcade Fire “Modern Man” The Suburbs

Indigo De Souza “Hold U” Any Shape You Take

Lykke Li “Little Bit” Youth Novels

Alt-J “U&Me” The Dream

Phoenix “Fences” Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

The Cure “Boys Don’t Cry” Boys Don’t Cry

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones “Rudie Can’t Fail” Burning London: The Clash

Lo Moon “Dream Never Dies” Dream Never Dies (Single)

The War On Drugs “I Don’t Wanna Wait” I Don’t Live Here Anymore

*Optional Song