World Cafe Playlist for 11/11/2020

79rs Gang joins host Gwen Thompkins

On Fat Tuesday, Saint Joseph’s Day, and Super Sunday, Mardi Gras gangs take to the streets of New Orleans chanting, dancing, and facing off with one another in fierce competition. Today, we’ll hear the unlikely story of two rival gangs that came together to make music as the 79rs Gang. Big Chiefs, Romeo Bougere and Jermaine Bossier, join New Orleans correspondent Gwen Thompkins to share about the making of their collaborative album, Expect The Unexpected, which features members of Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem. Plus, the lingering trauma of Hurricane Katrina and the song they wrote about it.

*Arcade Fire “Modern Man” The Suburbs

79rs Gang “79rs Bout to Blow” Expect the Unexpected

79rs Gang “War Cry (Way Downtown Mix)” Expect the Unexpected

79rs Gang “Stop the Water” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

79rs Gang “Brand New Day” Expect the Unexpected

79rs Gang “Needle Don’t Lie” Expect the Unexpected

Dr. John “Iko Iko” Gumbo

The Meters “Hey Pocky Way” Rejuvenation

Preservation Hall Jazz Band “La Malanga” So It Is

Adia Victoria “South Gotta Change” South Gotta Change (single)

Coldplay “Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall” Mylo Xyloto

Hour Two
*Rufus Wainwright “I Don’t Know What It Is” Want One

The Weather Station “Robber” Robber (single)

Grateful Dead “Eyes Of The World” Wake Of The Flood

Sierra Ferrell “Jeremiah” Jeremiah (single)

The Lumineers “Submarines” The Lumineers

Aaron Lee Tasjan “Up All Night” Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!

Beth Orton “Concrete Sky” Daybreaker

Chris Stapleton “Cold” Starting Over

Brandi Carlile “Follow” Brandi Carlile

Brittany Howard “You’ll Never Walk Alone” You’ll Never Walk Alone (single)

Michael Kiwanuka “Cold Little Heart” Love & Hate

Kate Bush “The Man With The Child In His Eyes” The Kick Inside

Sylvan Esso “Ferris Wheel” Free Love

The Cure “Lovesong” Disintegration

*Optional Song