Genesis Owusu joins host Stephen Kallao

Genesis Owusu stops by World Cafe to discuss his sophomore album, Struggler. Struggler is inspired by Kafka’s Metamorphosis, the narrator of the album is a roach, who may have just picked a fight with God. Plus, we’ll get the backstory on his unique live show and performing with an orchestra at the Sydney Opera House.

This is an ENCORE

Today’s Playlist
Toots & The Maytals, “Funky Kingston,” Funky Kingston
Genesis Owusu, “Leaving the Light,” Struggler
Genesis Owusu, “The Roach,” Struggler
Genesis Owusu, “Stay Blessed,” Struggler
Genesis Owusu, “That’s Life (A Swap),” Struggler
Genesis Owusu, “Get Inspired,” Live at the Sydney Opera House
Genesis Owusu, “Gold Chains,” Recorded Live for the World Café
Hannah Jadagu, “Letter To Myself,” Aperture
Everything But The Girl, “Twin Cities,” Worldwide
The Lone Bellow, “Time’s Always Leaving,” Walk Into A Storm
Kevin Morby, “City Music,” City Music
Cat Power, “Ballad Of A Thin Man,” Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert
Bob Dylan, “Shelter From The Storm,” Blood On The Tracks

Hour Two
Sheryl Crow, “Home,” Sheryl Crow
Buscabulla, “La Fiebre,” Regresa
Janelle Monae, “Float (feat. Seun Kuti & Egypt 80),” The Age of Pleasure
Arctic Monkeys, “One For The Road,” AM
Pixies, “Here Comes Your Man,” Doolittle
The Rolling Stones, “Angry,” Hackney Diamonds
The Rolling Stones, “Sympathy For The Devil,” Beggars Banquet
Air, “Radio #1,” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Low Cut Connie, “Beverly,” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
The Head and the Heart, “Shake,” Let’s Be Still
Courtney Barnett, “Elevator Operator,” Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
Courtney Barnett, “History Eraser,” WC Recording
Zach Bryan, “Hey Driver (featuring The War and Treaty),” Zach Bryan
The Band, “Acadian Driftwood,” Northern Lights – “Southern Cross
Allison Russell, “Stay Right Here,” The Returner
John Mayer, “Last Train Home,” Sob Rock