Ichiko Aoba joins host Stephen Kallao

For the last 15 years, Ichiko Aoba has made otherworldly folk music that’s heavily inspired by nature. The Japanese singer-songwriter has composed film soundtracks, and even contributed music to “The Legend of Zelda” video game series. She travelled to the Ryukyu Archipelago to capture field recordings for her latest album, Luminescent Creatures. Ichiko Aoba joins us for a mini concert recorded at the Paramount Theater in Denver.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist
Massive Attack “Unfinished Sympathy” Blue Lines
Ichiko Aoba “Kokoro No Sekai” Recorded for the World Cafe
Ichiko Aoba “Ookami No Nocturne” Recorded for the World Cafe
Ichiko Aoba “Sagu Palm’s Song” Recorded for the World Cafe
Ichiko Aoba “Aurora” Recorded for the World Cafe
Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie “Red Sun” WC Recording
Peter Bjorn and John “Young Folks” Writer’s Block
Frente “Bizarre Love Triangle” Marvin The Album
Lana Del Rey “Henry, Come On” Classic
My Ever Changing Moods “The Style Council” My Ever Changing Moods
Baio “Needs” WC Recording
Saint Etienne “Glad” International
Semisonic “Closing Time” Feeling Strangely Fine
The Killers “Human” Day & Age
The Dandy Warhols “Bohemian Like You” Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia

Hour Two
Air “Sexy Boy” Moon Safari
Palmyra “Palm Readers” Restless
Phoebe Bridgers “Kyoto” Punisher
Blondie “Call Me (Theme From American Gigolo)” Greatest Hits
Daniel Donato “Hi-Country” Reflector
Dessa “Velodrome” WC Recording
Richard Butler “Love My Way” Recorded at the World Cafe
Bethany Cosentino “It’s Fine” Recorded at the World Cafe
Molly Tuttle “That’s Gonna Leave a Mark” So Long Little Miss Sunshine
Charlatans UK “The Only One I Know” Some Friendly
Panda Bear “Ferry Lady” Sinister Grift
Animal Collective “Lying In The Grass” WC Recording
Alex G “Afterlife” Headlights
Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody” A Night At The Opera
The Time “Jungle Love” Ice Cream Castle