Chuck Prophet joins host Stephen Kallao

Chuck Prophet dove deeply into Cumbia music during the COVID lockdowns and while being treated for Stage 4 lymphoma. Healthy again, he has released an album called Wake the Dead with the Cumbia group ¿Qiensave? and is out touring. On the World Cafe, he talks about what Cumbia has in common with punk music and what encouraged him to follow his love of Cumbia on the new album.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist
Social Distortion “California (Hustle and Flow)” Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes
Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes “Wake The Dead” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes “Betty’s Song” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes “Sally Was A Cop” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Chuck Prophet “Freckle Song” WC Recording
MGMT “Electric Feel” Oracular Spectacular
Soccer Mommy “Driver” Evergreen
Mon Rovîa “Rust.” Act 4: Atonement
Chuck Prophet “You Did” Age of Miracles
jasmine.4.t “You Are The Morning” You Are The Morning
Belle and Sebastian “Dear Catastrophe Waitress” Dear Catastrophe Waitress

Hour Two
The Cure “A Forest” Seventeen Seconds
Brett Newski “Jesus Freak” ameriCONa pt. 1: Educate Freeloaders To Buy Art
The Hold Steady “Sequestered In Memphis” Stay Positive
Belly “Feed The Tree” Star
Waxahatchee “Right Back to It (feat. MJ Lenderman)” Tigers Blood
Andy Shauf “To You” WC Recording
JD McPherson “Head Over Heels” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
David Byrne “Life During Wartime” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Gigi Perez “Sailor Song” (single)
Beck “Mixed Bizness” Midnite Vultures
Maggie Rogers “Don’t Forget Me” Don’t Forget Me
Emily King “Can’t Hold Me” WC Recording
Hannah Bahng “What Never Lived” (single)
Grand Funk Railroad “I’m Your Captain” Closer To Home