World Cafe Playlist for 06/04/2020

Encore: Rhiannon Giddens joins host Ann Powers

In 2017, Rhiannon Giddens released an album that feels particularly important to listen to again right now. On Freedom Highway, she went straight to the darkest parts of history, speaking for those whose voices have often being silenced – from slaves, to the people of the civil rights movement, to contemporary victims of racism. As we’ll hear today, her aim with the record was to move the conversation in the United States forward. Rhiannon’s powerful interview and live performance coming up, on this encore edition of the World Cafe. 

*The Staple Singers “Respect Yourself” Be Altitude: Respect Yourself

Rhiannon Giddens “The Purchaser’s Option” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Rhiannon Giddens “The Love We Almost Had” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Rhiannon Giddens “Freedom Highway” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Tracy Chapman “Talkin’ Bout A Revolution” Tracy Chapman

J.S. Ondara “American Dream” Tales Of America

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

Gary Clark Jr. “The Healing” The Story Of Sonny Boy Slim

Black Pumas “Colors” Black Pumas

Hour Two
*Ziggy Marley “Free Like We Want 2 B” Free Like We Want 2 B

Mavis Staples “Change” We Get By

Blind Boys Of Alabama “Higher Ground” Higher Ground

Stevie Wonder “Love’s In Need of Love Today” Songs In The Key of Life

Devon Gilfillian “Unchained” Black Hole Rainbow

The War and Treaty “Healing Tide” Healing Tide

Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings “This Land Is Your Land” Up In The Air (Music From The Motion Picture)

Curtis Mayfield “We Got To Have Peace” Roots

Seratones “Power” Power

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes “Wake Up Everybody” Wake Up Everybody

Tre Burt “What Good” Caught It from the Rye

Marvin Gaye “Inner City Blues” What’s Going On

*Optional Song