World Cafe Playlist for 11/12/2025
Yaya Bey joins host Raina Douris
Yaya Bey knows that we live in a troubled world, but on her new album, Do It Afraid, she steps out on faith and finds joy in it anyway. On the World Cafe, Yaya Bey talks about bucking the music industry’s expectations of her, about the early influence of her hip-hop artist father, and about how we can take care of our communities even when things seem hopeless.
Today’s Playlist
The War On Drugs “Red Eyes” Lost In The Dream
Yaya Bey “raisins” Do It Afraid
Yaya Bey “real yearners unite” Do It Afraid
Yaya Bey “so fantastic” Ten Fold
Yaya Bey “breakthrough (instrumental)” Do It Afraid
Yaya Bey “ask the questions” Do It Afraid
Ibeyi “River” WC Recording
Erykah Badu “On & On” Baduizm
Thee Sacred Souls “Easier Said Than Done” Thee Sacred Souls
Leon Bridges “Coming Home” Coming Home
Hannah Jadagu “Scratch The Surface” Aperture
Mumford & Sons “Rubber Band Man (feat. Hozier)” Rubber Band Man (single)
U2 “Walk On” All That You Can’t Leave Behind
Hour Two
Pavement “Range Life” Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Lucinda Williams “The World’s Gone Wrong” World’s Gone Wrong
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit “Hope The High Road” The Nashville Sound
The Flaming Lips “A Spoonful Weighs A Ton” The Soft Bulletin
Say She She “Disco Life” Cut & Rewind
Broken Bells “After The Disco” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Glen Campbell “Grow Old With Me” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Natalie Merchant “Come On Aphrodite” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Golden Apples “Mind” Shooting Star
Talking Heads “Mind” Fear of Music
David Bowie “Rebel Rebel” Diamond Dogs
Annabelle Chairlegs “Concrete Trees” Waking Up
Kurt Vile “Pretty Pimpin’” b’lieve i’m goin down…
Richard Thompson “Easy There, Steady Now” Mirror Blue
Caamp “Mistakes” Copper Changes Color