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Projects 81

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts

1981

Mantra Mix

2000

Ilé Aiyé (The House of Life)

1989

Plum

2007

SCORE! Vol. 9: 20 Years of Merge Records

2009

Until the End of the World

1991

True Stories

1986

Universo Ao Meu Redor

2006

The Catherine Wheel

1981

The Forest

1991

Possessed

1992

Bonfires of São João

2006

Uh-Oh

1992

Balanescu Quartet Plays Byrne, Moran, Lurie, Torke

1992

“...The Best Live Show Of All Time” —NME

2018

Action Love Gods

1995

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Music from the Motion Picture)

2010

Music for The Knee Plays

1984

El Rey De La Rumba

2001

Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon

1999

Grown Backwards

2004

Avalancha de Éxitos

1996

David Byrne Live at Union Chapel

2004

Everything that Happens Will Happen Today

2008

Odyssey

2005

Look Into The Eyeball

2001

The Spirit of Apollo

2009

The Cosmic Game

2005

Talking Heads: Same As It Ever Was

2009

Songs for Liquid Days

1986

The Last Emperor

1987

Like a Girl, I Want You to Keep Coming

1989

Rei Momo

1989

Red Hot + Blue

1990

I’m Losing Myself

2009

RIO

2003

Talking Heads Chronology

2011

Dark Was The Night

2009

Lead Us Not Into Temptation: Music from the film Young Adam

2003

Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin

1997

Maximum Balloon

2010

Big Love: Hymnal

2008

Once In A Lifetime: Talking Heads Boxed Set

2003

American Utopia

2018

I Think We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat

2009

In Spite of Wishing and Wanting

1999

Future Soundtrack For America

2004

Live at Carnegie Hall

2004

Feelings

1997

Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip

1996

How Music Works

2017

Walking on Locusts

1996

Here Lies Love

2016

David Byrne: Live from Austin TX

2001

Red Hot + Rio

1996

Stop Making Sense

1984

Estudando a bossa

2008

The Best of Music and Rhythm

1983

Wired: Rip. Sample. Mash. Share.

2004

Talking Heads Brick

2005

In Between

2007

Contemporary Color

2015

Caged/Uncaged

1993

Shhh… Sounds in Spaces

2004

Ride, Rise, Roar

2010

davidbyrne

1994

Turn My Teeth Up

2007

Vinicius

2001

Dressed Objects, Wedding Party

1998

Reasons To Be Cheerful

2018

Muzikizum

2002

The New Sins

2001

Century of Song

2006

The Only Blip Hop Record You Will Ever Need, Vol. I

2002

Individual Pictures

1991

Playing The Building

2005

Blue In The Face

1995

Joan of Arc: Into the Fire

2016

Worried Noodles

2007

The Visible Man

1998

Love This Giant

2012
Journal 6
Feb 1 2019

A Taste of the Chennai Music Festival

by David Byrne

After about a year of being on my own music tour I decided to stay in motion. So, in mid-December I flew to India and attended a few days of the Chennai Music Festival—also known as the December Season. In my all too brief visit, I only touched the surface; the festival goes on for a whole month.
May 7 2014

ATOMIC BOMB: THE MUSIC OF WILLIAM ONYEABOR

by David Byrne

Last year, Luaka Bop released a compilation of the songs of William Onyeabor—Nigerian electro-funk musician, who created music in the '70s and '80s. It's been a dream to put together a band that could bring Onyeabor's music to life—and Luaka Bop, with Sinkane's Ahmed Gallab, has done it!
Oct 5 2017

The Secret Place Where Music Shows Get Made

by David Byrne

Why here? In the middle of Pennsylvania Dutch country?
Dec 22 2014

GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM—AN AMSTERDAM DISCUSSION ABOUT MUSIC STREAMING (OCT. 19, 2014)

by David Byrne

I’m concerned that as streaming and subscription models become the dominant way we consume music (not just music, but soon all movies, books, television, video games, journalism—almost any creative content you can name), the amount of income from those services that trickles down to the content creators might not be enough for them to live on.
Aug 2 2015

OPEN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY’S BLACK BOX

by David Byrne

THIS should be the greatest time for music in history — more of it is being found, made, distributed and listened to than ever before. That people are willing to pay for digital streaming is good news. In Sweden, where it was founded, Spotify saved a record industry that piracy had gutted.
May 12 2014

FROM THE ARCHIVES: MUSIC

by Jasper Berg

Welcome to the first edition of "From The Archives: Music." While maintaining the living archive here at Todomundo!, we often come across interesting, funny, contemplative and/or somewhat…
News 100
Nov 21 2008

David Byrne: 26 October 2008: Civic Opera House — Chicago, IL
Nov 28 2008

Thirty-four years after forming the legendary band Talking Heads with fellow Rhode Island School of
Oct 14 2004

All Movie Guide
Apr 4 2009

Sonic adventurers strike again
Aug 18 2008

Byrne & Eno’s Everything That Happens Will Happen Today:
Apr 20 2015

What Is Contemporary Color?
Sep 20 2012

David Byrne and St. Vincent collaborate on ‘Love This Giant’ and bring in a 26-piece brass section
Jan 18 1990

Various Artists Like a Girl, I Want You To Keep…
Dec 18 1989

Picks and Pans Review: Rei Momo
Mar 18 2004

Byrne not just a Talking Head
Apr 2 2010

Unlikely muses but exceptional music
Aug 22 2016

Listen to Jamie xx and Floating Points’ New Mix Featuring David Byrne and more!

David's music pops up in the mix, along with songs by Gerry Rafferty, Moodymann and Theo Parrish, Armand Van Helden, Eddie Kendricks, and more.
Oct 13 1992

Balanescu Quartet Plays Byrne, Moran, Lurie, Torke
Sep 21 2010

Maximum Balloon
Aug 19 2008

Big Love: Hymnal
Aug 5 2004

David Byrne Explores Everyday Minutiae
Apr 16 2009

David Byrne, Royal Festival Hall, London
Dec 9 2003

Turning Heads with PowerPoint
Sep 27 2009

See David Byrne Ride
Jul 26 2016

David Byrne speaking at Good Room, then Brooklyn Museum

Catch David talk "Music Discovery" and "Weird America" at two upcoming discussions in Brooklyn.
Oct 26 2016

David Byrne and Mala Gaonkar talk experiential learning and art at McMurty

It’s always easier to teach directly, through music or through any form of performance. Experiential learning is inherently messier — when you don’t tell your audience how to feel about something, they’ll end up feeling every way possible.

Nov 8 2018

Talking Heads’ ‘Remain in Light’
Oct 13 2018

ACL Weekend Two: Day One Recap
Sep 13 2018

Q Awards nominations announced: Arctic Monkeys, Christine & the Queens and Janelle Monae on list
Aug 17 2018

David Byrne Reclaims Relevance, Legacy on New Tour
Nov 30 2018

Some musical highlights from the past year or two
Dec 18 2018

NME’s Albums Of The Year 2018
Jun 11 2019

Cursed Child and Counting & Cracking dominate this year’s Helpmann nominations

The Helpmanns will be presented in Melbourne this year – after more than a decade in Sydney – across two events on July 14 and 15. See the full list of nominees below.
Mar 30 2019

Read David Byrne’s Full Speech Inducting Radiohead Into Rock Hall 2019

“I was surprised and very flattered when Radiohead stated they named themselves after a song that I had written. I did ask myself, ‘Why that song?’”
Jan 17 2019

SXSW 2019 announces film and TV lineup: Jordan Peele’s Us, NOS4A2, Teen Spirit, and True Stories
Jul 19 2018

David Byrne brings his ‘American Utopia’ tour to Kiwi soil this November
Jun 12 2018

DAVID BYRNE ANNOUNCES UK AND IRISH ARENA DATES
Jan 22 2018

David Byrne announces extensive world tour
Dec 17 2010

True Stories
May 10 2017

David Byrne announces How Music Works variety show
Sep 14 2012

A MCSWEENEY’S BOOKS Q&A WITH DAVID BYRNE, AUTHOR OF HOW MUSIC WORKS
Dec 14 2017

DAVID BYRNE LINES UP A 2018 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Mar 13 2018

David Byrne talks new album ‘American Utopia’ and why we all have Reasons to Be Cheerful
May 28 2018

Review: David Byrne dances through new music, Talking Heads’ classics in Portland
May 2 2018

David Byrne’s ‘Pop Playlist’ Includes Post Malone, Selena Gomez, Drake, Britney Spears, The Weeknd
Apr 11 2018

INSOMNIAC’S PLAYLIST: David Byrne’s “all-time favourites”
Jan 1 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: South Africa, Musical Powerhouse
Jun 1 2021

David Byrne Presents: The Music Didn’t Stop
Oct 30 2008

Byrne burns down the house
Mar 2 2009

David Byrne breaks out Brian Eno-era Talking Heads classics, tutus for Radio City gigs
Jun 13 2009

From the Bonnaroo Beacon: Once In A Lifetime
Feb 2 2009

Review: ‘Spirit of Apollo,’ by N.A.S.A.
Oct 14 2008

David Byrne @ the Buell Theatre
Dec 2 2008

David Byrne & Brian Eno Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Oct 18 2012

David Byrne & St. Vincent - 5th Avenue Theatre - October 17
Sep 11 2012

David Byrne and St. Vincent: Love This Giant
Feb 2 2005

Thievery Corporation The Cosmic Game
Mar 13 2012

Caetano Veloso and David Byrne: ‘Live at Carnegie Hall’
Aug 30 2010

For love of Imelda
Nov 21 2001

The Big Country: Head Talking Head Starts Making Sense
Dec 14 2008

Big Love: Hymnal
May 21 2001

Vinicius
Sep 26 1998

Dressed Objects, Wedding Party
Mar 1 2023

David Byrne Presents: Turkey Is Amazing
Sep 17 2004

Byrne Continues to Redefine Rock
Apr 29 1984

Pageant: Portion of Robert Wilson’s ‘CIVIL warS’
Aug 8 2008

David Byrne, Cultural Omnivore, Raises Cycling Rack to an Art Form
May 18 2010

David Byrne on bicycles, Atlanta’s sprawl and burying highways
Jun 23 2008

Abandon Normal Instruments
Feb 1 2014

Joyride
May 23 2016

David Byrne Writes Joan Of Arc Musical

"This show is about Joan of Arc, a story everyone sort of knows, or knows something about, anyway. Everyone certainly knows how it ends, which I like - it means that everything that happens will feel like an irrevocable tragic advance toward a preordained ending."
Oct 27 2018

Hong Kong’s Clockenflap music festival adds Erykah Badu to line-up for 2018 edition
Oct 4 2018

Best concert ever? David Byrne’s ‘American Utopia’ tour is right up there
Aug 23 2018

David Byrne keeps making sense with American Utopia tour
Aug 9 2018

Clockenflap 2018: Interpol, David Byrne + Wolf Alice among first wave of bands
Nov 25 2018

David Byrne delivers equal part Art and Rock in stunning Melbourne show #REVIEW
Dec 7 2018

Grammy nominations 2019: Cardi B, Kendrick Lamar and Drake lead the pack
May 20 2019

Bringing down the house? David Byrne’s “American Utopia” tour coming to the Broadway stage this fall

Ex-Talking Heads frontman David Byrne is adapting the theatrical concert performance he developed for his tour promoting his 2018 solo album, American Utopia, for the Broadway stage.

Mar 13 2019

David Byrne and Harry Styles Are Among This Year’s Very Hip Rock Hall Presenters

Per Rolling Stone, the musicians getting ready to reminisce onstage about their heroes will be the following: Harry Styles for Stevie Nicks, Queen’s Brian May for Def Leppard, Trent Reznor for the Cure, Janelle Monáe for Janet Jackson, David Byrne for Radiohead, the Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs for the Zombies, and Duran Duran’s John Taylor and Simon Le Bon for Roxy Music.

Dec 27 2018

David Byrne, Ringo Starr and Connor Kennedy: A look back at music in 2018
Jul 3 2018

This Fucked Me Up: David Byrne Dancing with a Lamp
Jun 11 2018

David Byrne on ‘American Utopia’ and the importance of outsider art
Dec 12 2017

David Byrne of Talking Heads, Comedian Eddie Izzard to play UPAC

An English comedian long known for his eccentric style and the former lead singer of the Talking Heads will perform shows at UPAC in Kingston in early next year. Comedian Eddie Izzard will take the stage Feb. 16, and rock star David Byrne will perform on March 10.
Apr 28 2017

‘Here Lies Love’ may not be profound, but it’s a lot of fun
Oct 13 2014

‘Here Lies Love’: Theater Review
Mar 15 2017

Review: ‘Joan of Arc’ and the Monotony of Sainthood
Feb 1 2018

David Byrne Shares “The Beautiful Shitholes,” A Playlist of African and Caribbean Music
Jan 22 2018

David Byrne Announces ‘Reasons To Be Cheerful’ Lecture Tour
May 16 2018

David Byrne lives up to his legendary status (obviously) at Riverside Theater
Apr 26 2018

ON TUESDAY NIGHT IN DALLAS, DAVID BYRNE WAS PERFECT.
Apr 1 2018

David Byrne Presents: American Utopia World Tour Opening Acts
May 1 2022

David Byrne Presents: Brazil in the 21st century
Nov 19 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: Mali
Oct 15 2008

David Byrne @ The Pabst Theater
Oct 31 2008

Review: David Byrne at Metropolis
Mar 3 2009

David Byrne remains in the light
Jun 13 2009

Bonnaroo: David Byrne, St. Vincent, Grizzly Bear, TV on the Radio
Dec 5 2008

Eno and Byrne still offer sharp sound on latest collaboration
Mar 13 2012

New Caetano Veloso David Byrne Album is a Jewel
Dec 1 2015

The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge
Oct 1 2012

David Byrne and St. Vincent Turn Post-Punk Into Broadway in Brooklyn
Sep 12 2012

Here Come the Horns: David Byrne & St. Vincent Might Be Giants
Nov 1 2004

Sample the Future
Sep 23 1981

Dance: Twyla Tharp’s New “Wheel”
Dec 16 1999

David Byrne Talking Back
Radio 100
Oct 1 2022

David Byrne Presents: Latin Pop Explosion

The latin pop in this playlist has pretty much crossed over into mainstream -
Jun 1 2025

David Byrne Presents: Avant Pop 2025

what I’m listening to now. really
May 1 2019

David Byrne Presents: Anatolia!

I picked up a Barış Manço CD when I was on tour in Istanbul decades ago and that opened a world for me. I realized that the psychedelic funk explosion I grew up with was truly a worldwide phenomena and I presumed there must be more that I had yet to encounter.
Mar 1 2015

Identity Heft, South Africa

This month's playlist is curated by Todomundo's Music Coordinator, Jasper Berg, who recently visited his family in Cape Town, South Africa. While there isn’t much genre continuity, this month’s playlist represents an overall paradigm shift in popular music produced in South Africa.
Jul 1 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: Todo El Mundo

See what you think!
Aug 1 2016

August Radio: Music Recorded on a Cell Phone!

August radio is an archived recording of David and Eric's live Pitchfork Radio show that consists wholly of songs recorded on a cell phone!
Jan 1 2021

David Byrne Presents: Latin Alternative Now

In 2019 I went to Mexico City to join Cafe Tacuba for one song in their second MTV Unplugged show- I’m a big fan of what they do and the unplugged show did not disappoint- almost every song was in a different style! Gustavo Santaolallia was musical director- he’s also exec producer of the Break It All TV series, so, it’s all connected. I also got to meet Natalia LaFourcade who is also featured on this playlist and on a recent song exploder episode.
Jul 29 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: Classic Funk for Summer

Classic funk tracks are a sure fire way to get the body moving.
Jan 1 2015

Music for Resolutions

This New Year playlist takeover comes by way of Noah Wall. The playlist is about two hours, which is plenty of time for some planning—try making resolutions the first hour and breaking resolutions the second!
Dec 1 2021

David Byrne Presents: Cumbia For The Holidays!

Who doesn’t like cumbia?!
Apr 1 2018

David Byrne Presents: American Utopia World Tour Opening Acts

Last month, I announced the opening acts on my tour and this month I’d like to introduce you to more of their music.
Sep 1 2023

David Byrne Presents: Covered Up

Some familiar versions and some surprises here I hope!
Nov 1 2021

David Byrne Presents: Heavy Rotation

The artists on this playlist are innovative and talented, and I can only hope that there is a way for them to continue their work and make a living doing it.
Mar 1 2018

David Byrne Presents: 1 + 1 = 3 — When Collaboration Works

I have a new album out this month called American Utopia. I wrote and recorded it over a two year period and its evolution involved a lot of collaborators. Some were old friends and some were completely new to me. This playlist is a sample of their own work.
Oct 1 2021

David Byrne Presents: This Is African Music?!

About a month or so ago, I went down a rabbit hole of contemporary African music.
Jun 1 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: Everyone Does Everything (Afro Psychedelic 2.0)

I’ve mixed some well known songs and some from lesser known artists.
Feb 1 2018

David Byrne Presents: The Beautiful Shitholes

Here’s a playlist that gives just the smallest sample of the depth and range of creativity that continues to pour out of the countries in Africa and the Caribbean. It is undeniable. Can music help us empathize with its makers?
Jun 1 2023

David Byrne Presents: Here Lies Love Musical Inspirations

The immersive disco musical I wrote with Fatboy Slim is coming to Broadway (previews begin June 17th)!
Sep 1 2020

David Byrne Presents: Crazy Glitchy Cool

Here’s a genre that has emerged in the last 20 years or so- and continues to gather steam.
Aug 1 2015

A Transatlantic Mix by Javybz

This month, Javybz curate DB Radio. The Atlantic Ocean that physically separates them—Julia lives in NYC, Anya in Russia—inspires their selection of music.
Apr 1 2019

David Byrne Presents: Fuji!

Fuji is a genre of Nigerian music that really exploded there in the 80s. The first song I ever heard in this genre was "Fuji Garbage," which is great and has some amazing lap steel playing. Very cool and incredibly fast!
Nov 1 2020

David Byrne Presents: Samba

Whatever happens here in the US this November, we have to go on feeling our hips and dancing with one another. Here is a playlist that I hope will help with that.
Aug 1 2023

David Byrne Presents: August

August: venerable, majestic, noble
Dec 1 2014

Viva Mexico Part 2

I was asked to compile a playlist of some of my favorite Mexican music for a proposed public art exhibition in Mexico City. It turned out I had quite a bit of music on my computer—enough for 6 hours of no repeats! So, as these monthly streaming "radio" playlists usually last about 3 hours, I divided it in half. Here is part two.
May 1 2025

David Byrne Radio Presents: Brazil is Back

Here's a playlist of some recent MPB (Musica Popular Brasiliera), with a few older songs included as well.
Sep 1 2022

David Byrne Presents: tango

This playlist highlights tango from the last 50 years including the radical reinventions of Astor Piazzola to the present day of electronic tango and a lot more.
Jul 1 2019

David Byrne Presents: I Am My Own Algorithm

Here’s recent stuff that’s in my current playlist. Not everything is current, but there are some artists I suspect you have not heard of.
Nov 1 2022

David Byrne Presents: The Heart of Arabia

This is far from exhaustive, or even completely representative - but here’s a playlist of passionate, innovative and rhythmic Arabic music from all over.
Feb 1 2022

David Byrne Presents: Fantastic French for February

I could have gone in many directions with this playlist.
Oct 1 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: Women’s Month

What about the other 11 months?
Jun 1 2018

David Byrne Presents: American Utopia Family Favorites

This month's DB Radio features favorite songs from some of the American Utopia band, crew and creative team.
Mar 1 2016

Shine Baby, Shine!

For this month’s show, we have put together a collection of songs that we found while exploring Trinidad and Tobago last month—and some songs that we wish we had found while we were there (but that generously ‘appeared’ upon our return). Most of these tunes are probably not what you will hear around Trinidad today, and, many of these artists—aside from the legendary Merchant, Mighty Shadow, Lord Nelson and Lord Shorty—might still be quite unknown today, too.
Nov 1 2023

David Byrne Presents: Flamenco Every Which Way

Here’s a playlist of what might be called flamenco pop -
Nov 1 2014

Viva Mexico Part 1

I was asked to compile a playlist of some of my favorite Mexican music for a proposed public art exhibition in Mexico City. It turned out I had quite a bit of music on my computer—enough for 6 hours of no repeats! So, as these monthly streaming "radio" playlists usually last about 3 hours, I divided it in half. Here is part one.
Jan 1 2020

David Byrne Presents: Orchestral Jazz

Jazz, like any musical genre, was shaped by external forces- race, wars, technology, economics, laws- it both reflected and was molded by all of that.
Apr 1 2021

David Byrne Presents: The Sound Of New York

So, although much of this creative explosion happened in 70s New York, it resonated and had a huge influence in the decades that followed. Some of those artists who surely would not have been who they are without salsa and Fania are in this playlist as well.
Dec 1 2023

David Byrne Radio Presents: Now and Then

As evidenced from this playlist, the range of styles and combinations is astounding.
May 1 2017

David Byrne Presents: The How Music Works Playlist

To celebrate the 2017 edition of How Music Works published by Three Rivers Press, this month's radio is a mix of songs referenced throughout the book. The edition includes a new chapter on curation that explores four ways we discover music in the digital age: recommendation by experts, by the music itself, by social and cultural forces, and by narrative and context.
Sep 1 2025

David Byrne Radio Presents: Dinner Music

I’m getting married this week and made an almost entirely instrumental playlist while our guests eat an amazing and spicy dinner.

Jan 1 2023

David Byrne Presents: Stompin’ Brass for a New Year

I’ve posted some of these before but also added some updated tracks as well!
Feb 28 2021

David Byrne Presents: The New New

Some amazing songs, innovation, and heart here...hope you are moved by some of it.
Dec 1 2016

Jace Clayton Presents: Uproot for DB Radio!

This month Jace Clayton, AKA DJ Rupture, presents a playlist inspired by his new book Uproot: Travels in 21st-Century Music and Digital Culture.
Oct 1 2023

David Byrne Presents: Looking Inward

Some listeners might find that these songs are sad, and there’s truth to that. But there is also comfort and balm in feeling and recognizing the feelings and questions we all have in common.
May 1 2018

David Byrne Presents: Pop Music

Are pop songs any good?
Feb 1 2021

David Byrne Presents: Food For Love

February 13th (Valentines Day Eve), some musician friends of mine, and many I’ve never met, are doing a virtual concert to raise money for meals for New Mexico’s hardest hit.
Sep 1 2016

NAN N N N N

September's installment of DB Radio is a beautiful mix by Sarah Jones (of Pillow Person and Hot Chip). The mix is inspired by Sarah's grandmother, Josefina Suñé, who was a sword fighter from Bilbao that helped refugee children flee the Spanish Civil war, and immigrate to England. Mrs. Suñe loved flamenco, copla and other traditional Spanish music, and without knowing how to speak English, came to communicate with her granddaughter through music.
Jul 1 2025

David Byrne Radio Presents: The Mississippi

This month's theme is Mississippi. Not the state, though that too… but more the giant river and its watershed.
Jan 1 2022

David Byrne Presents: Mambo’s for Master T

Professor Robert Farris Thompson passed away in November, and this playlist is dedicated to him.
Sep 1 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: Italy Sings

Do you remember when the pandemic kept us all indoors and people in Italy opened their windows and sang together?
Aug 1 2025

David Byrne Radio Presents: Do This Dance

So many songs tell us how to do a specific dance. So many!
Dec 1 2022

David Byrne Presents: Gospel for the Holidays

Gospel music is about ecstasy, transcendence, joy and perseverance.
Nov 1 2019

David Byrne Presents: Indie Pop

A short playlist of recent releases that might fall under the category - Indie Pop.
Jan 1 2013

Pure Pop

Here is some pure pop I collected over the last couple of years. There are songs you will be totally sick of—some of you, anyway—while others among you who have somehow managed to avoid this stuff will be hearing some of this for the first time.
Nov 1 2015

African Explosion

November Radio is a collection of new and old recordings from Africa. Even though the selection is somewhat limited, there is still an incredible variety—I sense that these African acts are listening to and aware of things going on all over the place. There were always influences but now it’s almost impossible to determine what, in fact, those influences are! It’s an explosion… in a good way.
Apr 1 2025

David Byrne Radio Presents: Ancient and Modern

Songs that seem almost timeless.
Aug 1 2017

Working Women Present: Crown Shyness

The NYC based DJ collective Working Women for August Radio!
Jun 1 2021

David Byrne Presents: The Music Didn’t Stop

An eclectic selection- mostly songs that came out within the last year...
Mar 1 2023

David Byrne Presents: Turkey Is Amazing

The energy and creativity in these recordings is, to say the least, very inspiring.
Apr 1 2020

David Byrne Presents: “Andean Ocean 2” by Javelin

Javelin (not to be confused with the metal band of the same name) is a band who have released records through Luaka Bop. They also create mixtape-collages and have generously offered that we can stream the latest one, Andean Ocean II here. It is one hour long, no breaks. Below is an explanation in their own words how these have evolved.


-David Byrne
Apr 1 2016

Middle Eastern & Maghreb Disco Funk from the Golden Era (1975-1985)

For this month's show DJ Fitz has put together a mix of his favorite songs from the Middle East and Maghreb, focused on the golden era of disco and funk, including a few very rare 7”s he found under a fishbowl (!) during his first visit to Turkey in 2006, and others he's come across since then...
Feb 1 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: Who Needs Words?

A playlist of beautiful instrumental music.
Jul 1 2015

Meltdown!

David Byrne is back with tunes from all of the artists playing at the Meltdown festival in London next month!
May 1 2016

Ya Watani—Syria, Dabke, Druzes

This month, Luaka Bop introduces us to Boshra AlSaadi, who, along with her mother Roada in Brooklyn and her Aunt Salwa in Damascus, curate May DB Radio. At the end of the playlist, you can listen to the pair discuss the history of dabke, popular subjects in Syrian music, and the intrigue surrounding famed starlet Asmahan.
Jun 1 2020

David Byrne Presents: Themes

Movie themes, TV themes. Do they all have anything in common?
Dec 31 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: Audio Collage

Audio collages through the ages come in all shapes and sizes and could be a genre and a playlist.
May 1 2022

David Byrne Presents: Brazil in the 21st century

Here are 3 hours of some of the Brazilian music I’ve been listening to -
Dec 1 2018

David Byrne Presents: Eclectic for the Holidays

So...who recommends this stuff to me?
Nov 19 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: Mali

Music touches and rouses the emotions like nothing else.
Apr 1 2022

David Byrne Presents: Getting Ready For Jazz Fest

Jazz fest in NOLA isn’t until the very end of April, but since I missed doing a playlist for Mardi Gras I thought at least I could do one for Jazz Fest.
Oct 1 2014

Changing Hearts and Blowing Minds: 50 Years of Conscious R&B

Ever since I can remember, there has been music made by the African diaspora that addressed social, economic and conceptual issues in ways that are funky, radical, surprising and joyous. Some of these are deeply sober and serious while others reorient our minds while we dance.
Jan 31 2020

David Byrne Presents: Masters of Soundtracks - Ennio Morricone

Morricone wrote at least 400 film soundtracks and 100 pieces of classical music. Mind boggling.
Nov 1 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: Scintillating!

Congolese Pop Music!
Mar 1 2022

David Byrne Presents: ¡La Chiva Maravillosa! Colombia!

Colombia has an incredible variety of music.
Sep 5 2018

David Byrne Presents: Conscious Dance

Writing songs that deal directly with social justice and contemporary issues is hard—at least it is for me. Hearing these incredibly catchy songs made me realize pop music could be danceable and conscious at the same time. These songs are hugely inspirational even if I might have to continue on my search of how to do this in my own way.
Feb 1 2023

David Byrne Presents: Music for Valentines

Who was Saint Valentine?
Jul 1 2017

July in Brazil

David Byrne's Brazilian music picks for July.
Oct 1 2018

David Byrne Presents: Salsa, son y mas

I began to realize that though much of it is about joy and dancing, there are plenty of songs that express a deep melancholy, while still musically insisting that we dance. To me this was profound—the "illness" and it's cure came in the same package! What other medium can be two apparently opposite things at once?
Jun 1 2015

shetransfer

By way of Luaka Bop, Camilla Wasserman takes DB Radio on a musical journey inspired by her supportive group of female friends.
Jan 1 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: South Africa, Musical Powerhouse

South African music has had another resurgence recently, one of many over the years.
May 1 2021

David Byrne Radio Presents: My Old School Dance Party

In the 80s I used to make mixtapes for myself to dance to. Partly for exercise, and partly to see if I happened to fall into some interesting and evocative movement - moves that I might use in a performance eventually. Often I would alternate Celia Cruz songs and Kanda Bongo Man mixtapes, but in this playlist you’ll find a lot of the old school disco funk that set me in motion.
Apr 1 2023

David Byrne Presents: April Fools!

No comments. Enjoy
Oct 1 2017

Off-site! Musical Explorations of Place

A mix by Noah Wall
Dec 1 2015

The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge

Some great new stuff has come out recently. Sophie (a DJ moniker) does a warped ironic take on pop that works as pop at the same time. Raury's new record is amazing—why isn't this guy huge? Benjamin Clementine, whom I included in Meltdown this past August, just won the Mercury prize in UK (the music equivalent to the Booker Prize).
Aug 1 2020

David Byrne Presents: The World’s Inspiration- Africa

Africa is big and diverse - to group songs from the whole continent together is insane - it would be like a playlist that includes Bluegrass, Hip hop, EDM, metal, ambient and gospel.
Mar 1 2025

David Byrne Radio Presents: Colombia

Here’s a playlist of Colombian music- Latin pop, alternative, folkloric, Afro Atlantic and more.
Jul 1 2022

David Byrne Presents: Dub-Society Tearing Itself Apart

Is Jamaican dub one of the prime roots of hip hop?
Jan 1 2019

David Byrne Presents: The Soup of Love—Bollywood and Tamil Favorites

One of the signatures of Indian cinema are the complex, epic, and heavily choreographed songs and dances...
Jul 1 2023

David Byrne Presents: Latin Pop Conquers The World

The colonies strike back!
Jan 1 2018

David Byrne Presents: Gospel

You don’t need to believe to love gospel music. This playlist covers many decades of recordings, but here’s the most recent picks from my personal playlist. Here are the roots of rock and roll, RnB and hip hop. This music is about transcendence and community. It’s about surrendering to something bigger than yourself, and in doing so, there is ecstasy and joy. Happy New Year!
Feb 1 2019

David Byrne Presents: A Taste of the Chennai Music Festival

After about a year of being on my own music tour I decided to stay in motion. Sometimes stopping cold turkey can be a bit of shock. So, in mid-December I flew to India and attended a few days of the Chennai Music Festival—also known as the December Season. In my all too brief visit, I only touched the surface.
Aug 1 2022

David Byrne Presents: Tomorrow’s Hits Today

There are lots of incredible new songs and new music appearing all the time... This playlist is the evidence.
Sep 1 2015

A Funk/Disco Mix by Ahmed Gallab

Ahmed Gallab takes over DB Radio this month with dance jams for any time of year!
May 1 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: How?

How?
Sep 1 2021

David Byrne Presents: Songs That Make Me Cry

Why do we like this? Why do we luxuriate in sadness and heartbreak?
Apr 1 2015

Music for Change

One often hears the question raised, “Can music effect social and political change?” I have my doubts that it can—directly at least. I do think it provides cohesion and moral support, but if there was ever a genre to refute my doubts, here it is.
Apr 1 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: Khruangbin Walk In mix

I was invited to do some walk-in music for a small Khruangbin show on March 27th at the Bowery Ballroom in advance of their upcoming tour -
Dec 1 2019

David Byrne Presents:  abstract- pop

Here's a playlist and a proposition- is music coming apart at the seams, shattering into shards, fragmenting like a distorting mirror or some kind of cubist abstract painting?
Jun 1 2022

David Byrne Presents: Psychedelia Lives!

Here’s a psychedelic playlist
May 1 2015

A Very Broad Mix of African Music

This month's DB Radio is a special treat—Luaka Bop releases Joakim's Onyeabor-tribute-mix, that originally debuted at the NY Art Book Fair in the fall of 2013!
Mar 1 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: Nigeria!

Nigeria!
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Nov 21 2019

American Utopia On Broadway Original Cast Album

The cast album for the critically acclaimed Broadway production of David Byrne’s American Utopia. Stream on Spotify or Apple Music or purchase as digital download via iTunes or Amazon!

September Radio David Byrne Radio Presents: Dinner Music

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