KCRW Private Playlist
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Private Playlist: Ah Mer Ah Su makes the case for danceable melancholy
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Ah Mer Ah Su recommends music for twerking, crying, and singing into a hairbrush, from Lady Gaga to Tei Shi.
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Private Playlist: Topaz Faerie traces her journey from sublime jazz to futuristic pop
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Topaz Faerie traces her musical history from Geri Allen’s sublime jazz to Hiatus Kaiyote’s pop futurism.
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Private Playlist: Ana Roxanne fills your head with a selection of her favorite vocalists
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Ana Roxanne recommends vocalists whose music fills your head, including H.E.R. and Ethiopia’s Bezawork Asfaw.
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Private Playlist: jez.who shares music for empathy and affirmation
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” jez.who speaks about empathy and affirmation through the music of Celia Cruz, A Tribe Called Quest, and more.
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Private Playlist: Vinyl Williams collects opalescent musical jewels from mysterious beaches
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Vinyl Williams spans the decades for a set of astral masterpieces from A.R. Kane, Montage, The Peace, and more.
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Private Playlist: Sasami explores the wholesome world of animal songs
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Sasami offers a selection of animal-themed songs by everyone from Linda McCartney to Moondog.
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Private Playlist: Dante Elephante is slowing down his life with sides of vinyl
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Ruben Zarate of Dante Elephante talks about Harry Nilsson’s ghost and Jeff Buckley’s funk period.
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Private Playlist: The Koreatown Oddity is raising his daughter on a colorful musical diet
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” The Koreatown Oddity digs into the crates for deep cuts from Madlib, The Stranglers, Horace Silver, and more.
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Private Playlist: Frankie Reyes marries technology with tradition
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Frankie Reyes highlights his favorite “techno-indigenous” composers blending old traditions with new technologies.
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Private Playlist: Genevieve Artadi is learning Bach and living moment by moment
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Genevieve Artadi shares music made by friends, loved ones, and lifelong influences, from Nancy Wilson to Pedro Martins.
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Private Playlist: Gabe Goodman longs for the sound of live musicians in a room
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Gabe Goodman reflects on the musical masters he’s studied in quarantine, from Paul Simon to Tune-Yards.
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Private Playlist: Lady Blackbird honors fearless and transcendent artistry
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Lady Blackbird honors the fearless and transcendent artistry of her influences, including Billie Holiday, Donny Hathaway, and more.
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Private Playlist: Xinxin’s Janize Ablaza spins a soundtrack for space travel
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Xinxin singer/guitarist Janize Ablaza spins the best music for interplanetary travel, including Herbie Hancock and Cibo Matto.
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Private Playlist: Karriem Riggins embraces the infinite possibilities in creating
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” drummer Karriem Riggins offers a tour of the music that’s shaped his own playing, from J Dilla to Elvin Jones.
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Private Playlist: Qur’an Shaheed is revealing her inner truth through music
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Qur’an Shaheed is using music to reveal her inner truth, including Minnie Riperton and Duval Timothy.
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Private Playlist: Channel Tres shares the classic songs that created his world
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Channel Tres reflects on the music that made him whole as an artist and a person, from Prince and Nate Dogg to D’Angelo and Pharrell.
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Private Playlist: Machinedrum keeps it chill with music for self-reflection
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Machinedrum opens his bag to share his favorite music for self-reflection, from the ambient pop of Sam Prekop to Tigran Hamasyan’s modern/classical hybrids.
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Private Playlist: Open Mike Eagle on dark purple jams and musical velvet paintings
- Open Mike Eagle shares dark purple jams from The Breeders and a musical velvet painting by DJ Jazzy Jeff among his favorite musical selections for KCRW’s “Private Playlist.”
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Private Playlist: Lyric Jones is all about music that makes you hit rewind
- Lyric Jones joins KCRW’s “Private Playlist” to share the music that makes her hit rewind, from early influences like Georgia Anne Muldrow to current favorites like CARRTOOONS.
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Private Playlist: Maral shares music that creates its own unique world
- Maral’s richly psychedelic electronic music draws on influences near and far. Her session for KCRW’s Private Playlist moves from Nico to Iranian classical music and beyond.
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Private Playlist: DUCKWRTH brews a perfect blend of classic and contemporary
- Songwriter/rapper/vocalist DUCKWRTH has a voracious appetite for music new and old. His session for KCRW’s Private Playlist runs the gamut from Michael Jackson to Machinedrum.
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Private Playlist: A playlist featuring seven of our favorite segments
- A special one-hour edition of KCRW’s Private Playlist, featuring seven of our favorite listening sessions with Southern California’s most notable musical figures. Includes Thundercat, Aimee Mann, Bob Mould, and more.
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Private Playlist: Julianna Barwick recommends music with emotion and experimentation
- Composer/producer Julianna Barwick chooses her favorite new music mixing emotion and experimentation, from Jónsi to Perfume Genius.
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Private Playlist: Ndidi O selects music for a melancholy autumn
- Singer-songwriter Ndidi O shares her soundtrack for melancholy autumn walks with KCRW’s Private Playlist, including Portishead and Sade.
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Private Playlist: Mary Lattimore is communing with musical kindred spirits
- Harpist Mary Lattimore speaks with KCRW’s Private Playlist about her favorite quarantine listening by kindred spirits including The Cure, Harmonia and Julianna Barwick.
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Private Playlist: Go Betty Go’s Nicolette Vilar shares music that’s honey to her ears
- Go Betty Go singer Nicolette Vilar shares her love of Mazzy Star, Dusty Springfield, Paul Simon, and more for KCRW’s Private Playlist.
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Private Playlist: Pete Tong is comfortable with musical melancholy
- Legendary DJ Pete Tong (BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix) brings a fresh stack of recent favorites to KCRW’s Private Playlist, including SAULT, Bakar, and NEZ with ScHoolboy Q.
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Private Playlist: La Santa Cecilia's La Marisoul finds hope for the future in music
- La Marisoul of La Santa Cecilia joins KCRW’s Private Playlist to talk about sharing stereo time with a four-year-old, living in her “sad-girl feels” with Cuco, and finding hope for the future in Mercedes Sosa.
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Private Playlist: Bob Mould seeks artful inspiration from Janelle Monáe, Elliott Smith, and The Byrds
- The legendary Bob Mould joins KCRW’s Private Playlist to talk about his lifelong love of the Byrds, discovering The Avalanches in NYC, and the liberating gifts of Janelle Monáe.
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Private Playlist: San Cha believes we can create, no matter our circumstances
- Vocalist/musician San Cha joins KCRW’s Private Playlist to talk about thinking big in a shrinking world; the universal appeal of Juan Gabriel; the enduring hope of Chavela Vargas; and the reclaiming of one’s stolen culture.