World Cafe Playlist for 02/03/2026
Abdu Ali and DJ Ducky Dynamo joins host Raina Douris
Baltimore Club is a genre of dance music unique to the city. It started in the early 90s and became the soundtrack to the city’s nightlife. On a new installment of our Sense of Place: Baltimore series, two of Baltimore Club music’s biggest boosters: musician Abdu Ali and DJ Ducky Dynamo, talk about the history of Baltimore Club, its influence, and why it’s so important to preserve and celebrate.
Listen to the session here.
Today’s Playlist
Stereo MC’s “Lost in Music” Supernatural
Frank Ski “Welcome to Baltimore” Frank Ski’s Club Trax – Volume 3
Blaqstarr “Feel it in the Air” The Blaq-Files (2002-06)
Rod Lee “Dance My Pain Away” Vol. 5: The Official
Big Tony aka Miss Tony “How U Wanna Carry It” Master of Ceremonies
Abdu Ali “Banjee Musick” Best of Abdu Ali
Abdu Ali “Banjee Musick” Best of Abdu Ali
Abdu Ali (prod Mighty Mark) “Did Dat” Mongo
Emily King “Can’t Hold Me” Recorded Live at World Cafe
Drake “Sticky” Honestly, Nevermind
Drake “Sticky” Honestly, Nevermind
DJ Booman “Watch Out for The Big Girls” Baltimore/New Jersey Club Instrumentals
DJ Booman “Watch Out for The Big Girls” Baltimore/New Jersey Club Instrumentals
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard “Gamma Knife” Recorded Live at World Cafe
Daft Punk “Lose Yourself To Dance” Random Access Memories
Khruangbin & Leon Bridges “B-Side” Texas Moon EP
Say She She “Disco Life” Cut & Rewind
Beastie Boys “Integalactic” Hello Nasty
Massive Attack “Safe From Harm” Blue Lines
David Byrne “Everybody’s Coming To My House” American Utopia
Hour Two
Bryan Ferry “Kiss & Tell” Bete Noire
Courtney Barnett “Site Unseen” Creature of Habit
Luna “Slash Your Tires” Lunapark
Wednesday “Elderberry Wine” Bleeds
The Rolling Stones “Waiting On A Friend” Tattoo You
Luna “I Want Everything” Recorded Live at World Cafe
John Mellencamp “Our Country” Recorded Live at World Cafe
DeVotchKa “The Clockwise Witness” Recorded Live at World Cafe
Lucinda Williams “The World’s Gone Wrong” World’s Gone Wrong
Old Crow Medicine Show “Wagon Wheel” Old Crow Medicine Show
Zach Bryan “Plastic Cigarette” With Heaven On Top
DeVotchKa “The Winner Is” Little Miss Sunshine Original Soundtrack
Al Green “To Love Somebody” To Love Somebody EP
Bonnie Raitt “Angel From Montgomery” Streetlights
R.E.M “Can’t Get There From Here” Fables Of The Reconstruction
Arlo Parks “2Sided” Ambiguous Desire