World Cafe Playlist for 08/04/2020

Ondara joins host Raina Douris

Ondara released his debut, Tales of America, last year to great praise, and even earned a Grammy nomination. Based in Minneapolis but born in Kenya, he examined the United States from an outsider’s perspective through his music. Now he’s back with a new collection, called Folk n’ Roll Vol. 1: Tales of Isolation – But it is not the follow-up record he’d planned on. In a conversation with host Raina Douris today, Ondara recalls how he woke up one day during quarantine and started writing songs as a kind of therapy. And he performs some of the new music, live.

*Aretha Franklin “Night Time Is The Right Time” The Delta Meets Detroit: Aretha’s Blues

Ondara “Lockdown On Date Night Tuesday” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Ondara “Shower Song” Folk n’ Roll Vol. 1: Tales of Isolation

Ondara “From Six Feet Away” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Ondara “Pulled Out of the Market” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Taylor Swift “Exile (feat. Bon Iver)” Folklore

The National “The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness” Sleep Well Beast

The War And Treaty “Five More Minutes” Hearts Town

Nathanial Rateliff & The Night Sweats “You Worry Me” Tearing at the Seams

Sylvan Esso “Ferris Wheel” Free Love

Waxahatchee “Lilacs” Saint Cloud

Hour Two
*Bruce Springsteen “High Hopes” High Hopes

My Morning Jacket “Feel You” The Waterfall II

Jamie xx “Loud Places” In Colour

Margo Price “Letting Me Down” That’s How Rumors Get Started

Eagle-Eye Cherry “Save Tonight” Desireless

Marcus King “Say You Will” El Dorado

Sault “Hard Life” Untitled (Black Is)

Broken Bells “The High Road” Broken Bells

Liz Phair “Good Side” Soberish

Khruangbin “Time (You and I)” Mordechai

Talking Heads “The Lady Don’t Mind” Little Creatures

Wilco “Thirteen” Nonesuch

Big Star “Thank You Friends” Third/Sister Lovers

Semisonic “You’re Not Alone” You’re Not Alone EP

*Optional Song