Shabaka joins host Stephen Kallao

Shabaka Hutchings is a phenomenal saxophone player, revered for his work in Sons of Kemet and The Comet is Coming. On his debut solo album, he did something wild; Shabaka took a hiatus from the sax and picked up a flute. On the World Cafe, Shabaka joins us to talk about making Perceive It’s Beauty, Acknowledge it’s Grace, and how starting over made him a better player. Plus, Shabaka performs a series of improvised musical sketches in the studio.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist
Davie Bowie “Moonage Daydream” The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
Shabaka “Live Improv #1” WC Recording
Shabaka “Live Improv #2” WC Recording
Shabaka “Body To Inhabit” Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace
Shabaka “Live Improv #3” WC Recording
Anum Iyapo “Chant Liberation” Song of The Motherland
Shabaka “Live Improv #4” WC Recording
The Blues Project “Flute Thing” Projections
Marshall Tucker Band “Can’t You See” The Marshall Tucker Band
Canned Heat “Going Up The Country” Living The Blues

Hour Two
Daniel Donato “Hi-Country” Reflector
Paris Paloma “labour” Cacophony
Hozier “Jackie and Wilson” Hozier
Maggie Rogers “Don’t Forget Me” Don’t Forget Me
My Morning Jacket “Love Love Love” My Morning Jacket
Soul Coughing “Circles” WC Recording
Jonatha Brooke “Secrets And Lies” WC Recording
The Heavy Heavy “Happiness”One Of A Kind
Creedence Clearwater Revi “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” Cosmo’s Factor
Good Looks “If It’s Gone” Been Here For Awhile
R. E. M. “Losing My Religion” Out of Time
Lo Moon “Water” I Wish You Way More Than Luck