World Cafe Playlist for 10/16/2025
Elisapie joins host Raina Douris
Last year, Montreal-based Inuit musician Elisapie was shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize for Inuktitut – a collection of classic hits sung in Inuktitut, one of the main Inuit languages of Canada. For our Sense of Place Montreal series, World Cafe Elisapie unpacks this special covers album and the memories at its core.
Today’s Playlist
Bruce Hornsby & The Range “The Way It Is” The Way It Is
Elisapie “Taimangalimaaq” Inuktitut
Les Georges Leningrad “Mange avec tes doigts” Sangue Puro
Elisapie “Sinnatuumait” Inuktitut
Elisapie “Uummati Attanarsimat (Hologramme Remix)” Inuktitut
ABBA “Take A Chance On Me” ABBA: The Album
Elisapie “Qimmijuat” Inuktitut
Elisapie “Qimmijuat” Inuktitut
Elisapie “Qaisimalaurittuq” Inuktitut
Elisapie “Qimatsilunga” Inuktitut
Elisapie “Qimatsilunga” Inuktitut
Elisapie “Qanniuguma” The Ballad of the Runaway Girl
Elisapie “Qanniuguma” The Ballad of the Runaway Girl
Vampire Weekend “This Life” Father of the Bride
Death Cab For Cutie “Soul Meets Body” Plans
Khruangbin “Pelota” Mordechai
David Byrne “Dirty Old Town” Rei Momo
Lake Street Dive “Call Off Your Dogs” Side Pony
Medium Build “Last Time” (single)
Ray LaMontagne “Trouble” Trouble
Kacey Musgraves “Cardinal” Deeper Well
Hour Two
Joni Mitchell “Big Yellow Taxi” Ladies of the Canyon
The Lumineers “Submarines” The Lumineers
Gorillaz “The Happy Dictator (feat. Sparks)” The Mountain
The Stone Roses “Fool’s Gold” The Stone Roses
Depeche Mode “Personal Jesus” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Queens of the Stone Age “Emotion Sickness” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Kathleen Edwards “Need A Ride” Billionaire
MJ Lenderman “She’s Leaving You” Manning Fireworks
ZIPPER “ZIPPER” ZIPPER
Linda Ronstadt “Alison” Living in the USA
Elvis Costello “Less Than Zero” My Aim Is True
The White Stripes “We’re Going To Be Friends” White Blood Cells
Neil Finn “Sinner” Try Whistling This