Jordan Mackampa joins host Stephen Kallao

Before his music career took off, Jordan Mackampa was a chef, and he still sees what he does in much the same way — searching for the right people or the right ingredients to make his music. On the World Cafe, Mackampa joins us to talk about his latest creation, Welcome Home Kid. He talks about switching sonic directions on the new album and what’s allowed him to make music that’s authentic to him.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist
Sade “Smooth Operator” Diamond Life
Jordan Mackampa “Blaccjack The Mac” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Jordan Mackampa “I Found My Home In You” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Jordan Mackampa “Say It Ain’t So” Recorded Live for World Cafe
The Black Keys “Fever” Turn Blue
Jenny Lewis “Carpetbaggers” Acid Tongue
David Bowie “Heroes” Heroes
Gary Clark Jr. “What About The Children (feat. Stevie Wonder)” JPEG RAW
Bob Marley & The Wailers “Waiting In Vain” Exodus

Hour Two
Radiohead “I Might Be Wrong” Amnesiac
Sarah Shook & The Disarmers “Revelations” Revelations
The Jayhawks “I’d Run Away” Tomorrow The Green Grass
Leon Bridges “Bad Bad News” Good Thing
Daniel Donato “Hi-Country” Reflector
Wolf Alice “Moaning Lisa Smile” Live at the World Cafe
Sylvan Esso “Hey Mami” Live at the World Cafe
Yard Act “Dream Job” Where’s My Utopia?
Parquet Courts “Wide Awake” Wide Awake!
Talking Heads “Uh-oh Love Comes To Town” Talking Heads ’77
Chris Stapleton “I Should Have Known It” Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration Of Tom Petty
Margo Price “Change of Heart” Strays
Dire Straits “Tunnel Of Love” Making Movies
The War On Drugs “Under the Pressure” Lost In The Dream