John Morrison joins host Raina Douris

Each week of Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison has been bringing you Trailblazers and Mavericks of Black music, and for the final week, John talks about an artist who helped define the sound of the early 2000s and is still getting weirder and better with every release: Santigold.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist
Michael Kiwanuka “I’m Getting Ready” Home Again
Bob Dylan “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight” John Wesley Harding
Santigold “Creator” Santogold
GZA “Beneath The Surface” Beneath The Surface
RES “Golden Boys” How I Do
Stiffed “Burned Again” Burned Again
Santigold “Lights Out” Santogold
Santigold “Creator” WC Recording
The War on Drugs “Eyes To The Wind” Lost In The Dream
Fontaines D.C. “Favourite” Romance
Father John Misty “She Cleans Up” Mahashmashana
The War On Drugs “Coast Reprise” Wagonwheel Blues
Gigi Perez “Sailor Song” Sailor Song (single)
Hiss Golden Messenger “Saturday’s Song” Lateness of Dancers
Elton John “Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters” Honky Chateau

Hour Two
Shawn Colvin “Steady On” Steady On
Saya Gray “Shell (Of A Man)” Saya
Iron and Wine “Tree By The River” Kiss Each Other Clean
The Head and the Heart “Lost In My Mind” The Head and the Heart
Lucy Dacus “Ankles” Forever is a Feeling
Rhiannon Giddens “At The Purchaser’s Option” WC Recording
Lucius “Turn It Around” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Joan Osborne “St. Teresa” Recorded Live for World Cafe
MJ Lenderman “Wristwatch” Manning Fireworks
The Replacements “Kiss Me On The Bus” Tim
Michigander “Giving Up” Michigander
Leif Vollebekk “Elegy” WC Recording
Bebe Stockwell “Minor Inconveniences” single
Everything But the Girl “Time After Time” Worldwide (Deluxe Edition)
The National “Bloodbuzz Ohio” High Violet
Crowded House “It’s Only Natural” Woodface