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Welcome to Songs for Listening, a curated site for daily playlists from musicians, agents, managers, writers, scholars, and programmers.
Welcome to Songs for Listening, a curated site for daily playlists from musicians, agents, managers, writers, scholars, and programmers.
A playlist featuring Bernice Johnson Reagon, Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guébrou, Nina Simone, and others
'There's a New World Coming' by Bernice Johnson Reagon from 'Give Your Hands to Struggle'
'The Homeless Wanderer' by Emahoy Tsegue-Mariam Gebrou from 'Ethiopiques, Vol. 21: Emahoy'
'I Think It's Going to Rain Today' by Nina Simone from 'Nina Simone & Piano'
'People Get Ready' performed by James Booker from 'Let's Make a Better World! (Live in Leipzig)'
'Lord's Prayer' performed by Cory Henry from 'The Revival (Live)'
A playlist featuring Eli Keszler, Julian Sartorius, Makaya McCraven, and others
'Enter the Bristle Stream' by Eli Keszler from 'Empire'
'La Ferriere - Vue Des Alpes' by Julian Sartorius from 'Hidden Tracks: Basel - Geneve'
'Holy Lands' by Makaya McCraven from 'Universal Beings'
'INTRA-1' by Mark Fell from 'Intra'
A playlist featuring Mulatu Astatke, Aldous Harding, Kim Jung Mi, and others
'Tezeta (Nostalgia)' by Mulatu Astatke from 'Ethiopiques, Vol. 4'
'The Barrel' by Aldous Harding from 'The Barrel'
'Haemin' by Kim Jung Mi from 'Now'
'Riot' by Hugh Masakela from 'Masakela'
'She Turns My Radio On' by Jim Ford from 'Rare Singles & Previously Unreleased Masters, Vol. 1'
A playlist featuring The Lounge Lizards, Daughter of Swords, Big Thief, and others
'Bob the Bob' by The Lounge Lizards from 'Voice of Chunk'
'Gem' by Daughter of Swords from 'Gem'
'UFOF' by Big Thief from 'UFOF'
'Just the Way I Am' by Emma Louise from 'Lilac Everything'
'Body & Soul' performed by Thelonious Monk from 'Monk's Dream'
A playlist featuring Jai Paul, 22 With Group, Bernice Johnson Reagon, and others
My favourite track from Donny's legendary 'Extensions of a Man' LP. An underated musical genius who left us far too early....
'BTSU' by Jai Paul from 'BTSU'
'Old Dollar Mamie' by Benny Will Richardson with Unidentified Prisoners, recorded by Alan Lomax from 'Negro Prison Songs from the Mississippi State Penitentiary'
’I Won't Crumble With You If You Fall' by Bernice Johnson Reagon from 'Give Your Hands to Struggle'
'Couldn't Love You More' by John Martyn from 'One World'
'Friendship' by Pops Staples from 'Don't Lose This'
'White Foxes' by Susanne Sundfør from 'The Silicon Veil'
'I Know It's You' by Donny Hathaway from 'Extension of a Man'