World Cafe Playlist for 07/28/2025
Mereba
Mereba joins host Stephen Kallao
Mereba’s musical career has taken her from Greensboro, North Carolina – learning guitar and playing folk music – to becoming a part of Atlanta’s underground music scene and being mentored by Stevie Wonder. Mereba joins World Cafe to talk about making her new album, The Breeze Grew a Fire, being forced to find inspiration quickly when she became a new mother, and about the one time her dad made her connect with her ancestry, by sending her to Ethiopia.
Today’s Playlist
Hour Two
Mereba “Counterfeit” The Breeze Grew A Fire
Mereba “Starlight (my baby)” The Breeze Grew A Fire
Mereba “Wild Sky” The Breeze Grew A Fire
Mereba “Hawk” The Breeze Grew A Fire
ÌFÉ “Higher Love” IIII+IIII
Talking Heads “Crosseyed and Painless” Remain In Light
Brittany Howard “History Repeats” Jaime
Royel Otis “Moody” (single)
Alabama Shakes “Gimme All Your Love” Sound & Color
Wednesday “Elderberry Wine” Bleeds
Citizen Cope “Sideways” The Clarence Green Recordings
Hour Two
Tori Amos “Crucify” Little Earthquakes
Jeff Tweedy “Enough” Twilight Override
Father John Misty “She Cleans Up” Mahashmashana
Spoon “Hot Thoughts” Hot Thoughts
Lord Huron “Nothing I Need” The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1
Wilco “Impossible Germany” Sky Blue Sky
Waxahatchee “Lilacs” Recorded Live For World Cafe
Trigger Hippy “Rise Up Singing” Recorded Live For World Cafe
Molly Tuttle “That’s Gonna Leave a Mark” So Long Little Miss Sunshine
Bob Dylan “Someday Baby” American Romance
The Bird And The Bee “Panama” WC Recording
Lukas Nelson “Born Runnin Outta Time” American Romance
Feist “I Feel It All” The Reminder
Black Pumas “Mrs. Postman” Chronicles Of A Diamond
The Marcus King Band “Homesick” Carolina Confessions