World Cafe Playlist for 03/25/2021

Genesis Owusu joins host Stephen Kallao

Genesis Owusu’s (oo-WOO-sue) debut, Smiling With No Teeth, is a groove-filled record that begs you to turn it up – He blends rock, hip-hop, soul, and more. But it’s also a meditation on depression and racism. In a conversation with host Stephen Kallao, we’ll hear how Owusu started making music as therapy and to express himself, and he’ll share about one of his most important influences – The cult classic video game, Jet Set Radio Future. All that and a live performance from Genesis Owusu.

*Kate Bush “Running Up That Hill” Hounds of Love

Genesis Owusu “Gold Chains” Smiling with No Teeth

Genesis Owusu “Whip Cracker” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Genesis Owusu “Don’t Need You” Smiling with No Teeth

Hideki Naganuma “Humming the Bassline” Jet Set Radio SEGA Original Tracks

Genesis Owusu “Wit Da Team” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Moby “Pale Horses” Wait for Me

Gorillaz “The Valley of the Pagans” Song Machine

Bjork “Venus as a Boy” Debut

Valerie June “Call Me a Fool” The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers

St. Paul & The Broken Bon “Call Me” Half the City

Brittany Howard “(Your Love Keeps Lifting” Amazon Original single

Trey Anastasio “Cayman Review” Trey Anatasio

Hour Two
*Jane’s Addiction “Jane Says” Nothing’s Shocking

Grae “Soft” Soft (single)

Bell & Sebastian “Funny Little Frog” The Life Pursuit

Parker Millsap “The Real Thing” Be Here Instead

Bruce Springsteen “Atlantic City” Nebraska

Lord Huron “Not Dead Yet” Not Dead Yet (single)

The Head and the Heart “Missed Connection” Living Mirage

tune-yards “hold yourself” sketchy

New Order “Blue Monday” Substance

Sofia Valdes “Handful of Water” Ventura EP

James Vincent McMorrow “Higher Love” We Don’t Eat EP

Susan Tedeschi “Gonna Move” Wait for Me

Gary Clark Jr. “Bright Lights” Blak and Blu

The Decemberists “The Perfect Crime #2” The Crane Wife

*Optional Song