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Projects 81

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

2018

Bonfires of São João

2006

Uh-Oh

1992

Balanescu Quartet Plays Byrne, Moran, Lurie, Torke

1992

Action Love Gods

1995

El Rey De La Rumba

2001

Possessed

1992

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

2010

Music for The Knee Plays

1984

Maximum Balloon

2010

Big Love: Hymnal

2008

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

The Forest

1991

Plum

2007

RIO

2003

Rei Momo

1989

Red Hot + Blue

1990

I’m Losing Myself

2009

Talking Heads Chronology

2011

Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin

1997

Like a Girl, I Want You to Keep Coming

1989

Dark Was The Night

2009

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

2003

Grown Backwards

2004

Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon

1999

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts

1981

Mantra Mix

2000

Ilé Aiyé (The House of Life)

1989

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

Muzikizum

2002

The New Sins

2001

Estudando a bossa

2008

David Byrne: Live from Austin TX

2001

Red Hot + Rio

1996

Stop Making Sense

1984

The Best of Music and Rhythm

1983

Talking Heads Brick

2005

Here Lies Love

2016

Wired: Rip. Sample. Mash. Share.

2004

Love This Giant

2012

The Cosmic Game

2005

David Byrne Live at Union Chapel

2004

Everything that Happens Will Happen Today

2008

Odyssey

2005

Avalancha de Éxitos

1996

Look Into The Eyeball

2001

Talking Heads: Same As It Ever Was

2009

Songs for Liquid Days

1986

The Spirit of Apollo

2009

Walking on Locusts

1996

In Spite of Wishing and Wanting

1999

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

Contemporary Color

2015

In Between

2007

Once In A Lifetime: Talking Heads Boxed Set

2003

American Utopia

2018

I Think We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat

2009

Future Soundtrack For America

2004

Live at Carnegie Hall

2004

Feelings

1997

Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip

1996

How Music Works

2017

The Last Emperor

1987
Journal 6
Oct 5 2017

The Secret Place Where Music Shows Get Made

by David Byrne

Why here? In the middle of Pennsylvania Dutch country?
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.
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…
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!
News 100
Dec 2 2008

David Byrne and Brian Eno: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Oct 14 2008

Eccles Center is off to a rollicking season
Oct 30 2008

Concert Review: David Byrne, Massey Hall, Toronto – October 29, 2008
Feb 28 2009

David Byrne wows Radio City Music Hall
Mar 13 2012

Album review: Caetano Veloso and David Byrne, ‘Live at Carnegie Hall’
Jun 5 2005

Fischerspooner
Jun 10 2016

David Byrne, John Mayer Join The Roots Picnic NYC

“New York is a second home to us,” Roots drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson said in a recent interview.
Aug 2 2015

OPEN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY’S BLACK BOX
Oct 4 2012

Better Together: St. Vincent on David Byrne
Sep 11 2012

David Byrne / St. Vincent Love This Giant
Jun 10 2009

David Byrne Gives Record Start to ‘Celebrate Brooklyn’
Feb 16 2009

NASA are on a voyage of discovery
Feb 3 2017

Watch David Byrne Hype ‘Contemporary Color’ in New Doc Trailer
Sep 17 2004

David Byrne
Dec 22 2008

Album Reviews
Jun 18 2002

Muzikizum
Jul 21 2005

Byrning Down the Roundhouse
May 1 2015

A Very Broad Mix of African Music
Jun 5 2010

On the Imelda Marcos Inspired New Album
Sep 15 2002

You May Ask Yourself: What is this unusual show?
Feb 20 2017

Jo Lampert Rises to the Occasion as Joan Of Arc in a New Production at the Public Theater
Mar 15 2017

David Byrne Misfires with Aimless ‘Joan of Arc’
Oct 23 1986

‘True Stories’: Touring Texas With David Byrne
Dec 7 2018

Grammy Nominations 2019: Full List Of Nominees
Nov 22 2018

David Byrne completely dismantles the concept of live performance on his Australian tour
Oct 27 2018

Music review: David Byrne, Hydro, Glasgow
Oct 3 2018

Concert review: David Byrne’s brilliance same as it ever was at Fox Theatre show
Dec 26 2018

Andrew Dansby: The best concerts of 2018
Mar 13 2019

Rock Hall of Fame 2019: David Byrne to present Radiohead, Trent Reznor to introduce The Cure

Janelle Monáe introduces Janet Jackson; Harry Styles welcomes Stevie Nicks; and Duran Duran presents Roxy Music
Dec 1 2023

David Byrne Radio Presents: Now and Then
May 1 2021

David Byrne Radio Presents: My Old School Dance Party
May 17 2019

David Byrne’s American Utopia will officially bow on Broadway

The Broadway premiere begins performances at the Hudson Theatre on October 4, 2019.
Sep 7 2018

The visionary David Byrne on chickens, sustainability and other reasons to be cheerful
Jul 29 2018

REVIEW: David Byrne, Lukas Nelson’s surprising performances highlight winning XPoNential Fest
Jan 8 2018

Reasons To Be Cheerful
Feb 5 2018

David Byrne Makes an LCD Soundsystem-esque, Disco Freak-Out with “Everybody’s Coming to My House”
Dec 12 2017

David Byrne to play Solo Show at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre

David Byrne, the musical auteur who helped transition punk rock to new wave with the seminal band Talking Heads, then expanded to world music and other genres, will play F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, it was just announced.
Apr 28 2017

“Here Lies Love” puts the audience in the nightclub, the war, and the psyche
Mar 29 2018

David Byrne and the return of art-pop
Apr 26 2018

Dog’s Mind: The Best Houston Music of The Week
Jun 26 2018

INmusic Day 1: Queens of the Stone Age Storm the Island and David Byrne Steals the Show
Jun 8 2018

David Byrne delivered a masterfully artistic performance at the Kauffman Center last night
May 10 2018

David Byrne’s ‘American Utopia’ tour has been wowing crowds across the country
Jun 1 2001

The New Sins
Sep 1 2025

David Byrne Radio Presents: Dinner Music
Jan 17 2009

Still Making Sense
Sep 29 2008

David Byrne
Feb 7 2009

David Byrne @ Perth Zoo
Apr 2 2009

It’s all white on the night
Sep 7 2008

David Byrne & Brian Eno
Aug 30 2010

TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek on His Poppy New Disc
Feb 12 2016

David Byrne Pens Essay On The Unexpected, Terrifying Political Rise Of Donald Trump

"The Talking Head blames America's distrust in the government and rise of social media."
Jan 21 2015

After Here Lies Love, Talking Heads’ David Byrne Turns to High School Color Guards for Inspiration
Oct 12 2012

Show Reviews: David Byrne and St. Vincent plus DJ Rashad Put On Two Wildly Different and Surprising
Sep 7 1994

PHOTOGRAPHY / Talking pictures
Jun 30 2009

David Byrne Awes Greek Theatre Audience
Oct 31 1986

True Stories
Jun 8 1997

Less Jittery Now, But Still Jumping About
Feb 21 2005

The name of this act is sheer quality
Jan 8 2018

David Byrne announces first solo album since 2004, drops new song
Oct 23 2007

Worried Noodles
Jan 8 2018

American Utopia
Sep 28 2012

Still Making Sense
Apr 10 2010

The Imelda Marcos Story — As Told by David Byrne
Sep 20 2009

Travel - Book Review: ‘Bicycle Diaries’ by David Byrne
Oct 25 2016

David Byrne’s science experiment with art, theater
May 10 2017

David Byrne Is Hosting a How Music Works Variety Show
Dec 7 2018

Grammys 2019 nominees (Kendrick, Kacey Musgraves, Cardi B, Drake, St. Vincent, Deafheaven, more)
Nov 16 2018

David Byrne puts on an impressive and unique show for Christchurch
Oct 19 2018

David Byrne Begins UK, Australia, New Zealand “American Utopia” Tours
Sep 19 2018

American Utopia – The Continuing Story of David Byrne
Dec 20 2018

How was it for you?: Ellie O’Byrne selects her highlights of 2018
Feb 12 2019

SXSW 2019 adds John Boehner, Beastie Boys, Gwyneth Paltrow, more
Feb 1 2023

David Byrne Presents: Music for Valentines
Apr 1 2020

David Byrne Presents: “Andean Ocean 2” by Javelin
May 17 2019

David Byrne Is Coming to Broadway

The pop artist is retooling his “American Utopia” show for a 15-week run from October to January.
Aug 27 2018

Concert Review: David Byrne Melds Sound, Vision and Movement at Los Angeles Stop
Aug 4 2018

Review: David Byrne searches for utopia at joyous Sony Centre show
Mar 1 2018

David Byrne Presents: 1 + 1 = 3 — When Collaboration Works
Jan 16 2018

David Byrne announces world tour
Oct 22 2009

Here We Go Again: The Politics of Stop Making Sense
Apr 12 2017

Seattle Rep rips out seats for dance floor, bets big on disco musical by David Byrne, Fatboy Slim
Mar 20 2018

David Byrne en el Gran Rex: permanecer en la luz
Apr 16 2018

This Must Be David Byrne
Jun 20 2018

David Byrne, Hammersmith Apollo, review: ‘this was something special’
Jun 10 2018

5 ways David Byrne revisits greatness in Indianapolis
May 9 2018

See Angelique Kidjo in Video for Talking Heads’ ‘Once in a Lifetime’ Cover
Mar 15 2010

Ride, Rise, Roar
May 20 2004

Shhh… Sounds in Spaces
Jan 24 2009

David Byrne and Brian Eno collaborate and surprise us again
Oct 1 2008

David Byrne stages stimulating performance
Feb 8 2009

Talking Heads’ David Byrne celebrates Brian Eno influence
Apr 3 2009

Talking Heads’ David Byrne speaks to us before his upcoming Nottingham gig
Sep 18 2008

David Byrne, Brian Eno write songs by e-mail
Aug 25 2008

A special Merge 20-year box set & a Kurt Wagner solo show
May 20 2016

Watch David Byrne On Unifying, Convincing Power Of Music

How music brings us together.
Jan 21 2015

Luminato to premiere David Byrne’s Contemporary Color spectacle at ACC
Oct 11 2012

Music: David Byrne and St. Vincent can’t help but think big
Sep 20 2004

This Compilation CD Is Meant To Be Copied and Shared
Aug 3 2009

David Byrne to the bone
Radio 100
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?
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 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.
Apr 1 2025

David Byrne Radio Presents: Ancient and Modern

Songs that seem almost timeless.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Jul 1 2022

David Byrne Presents: Dub-Society Tearing Itself Apart

Is Jamaican dub one of the prime roots of hip hop?
Mar 1 2025

David Byrne Radio Presents: Colombia

Here’s a playlist of Colombian music- Latin pop, alternative, folkloric, Afro Atlantic and more.
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...
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 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.
May 1 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: How?

How?
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!
Sep 1 2021

David Byrne Presents: Songs That Make Me Cry

Why do we like this? Why do we luxuriate in sadness and heartbreak?
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!
Jul 1 2023

David Byrne Presents: Latin Pop Conquers The World

The colonies strike back!
Aug 1 2023

David Byrne Presents: August

August: venerable, majestic, noble
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
May 1 2018

David Byrne Presents: Pop Music

Are pop songs any good?
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.
Dec 1 2022

David Byrne Presents: Gospel for the Holidays

Gospel music is about ecstasy, transcendence, joy and perseverance.
Aug 1 2025

David Byrne Radio Presents: Do This Dance

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

David Byrne Presents: Latin Pop Explosion

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

David Byrne Presents: Avant Pop 2025

what I’m listening to now. really
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!
Dec 1 2021

David Byrne Presents: Cumbia For The Holidays!

Who doesn’t like cumbia?!
Jul 29 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: Classic Funk for Summer

Classic funk tracks are a sure fire way to get the body moving.
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!
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.
Aug 1 2021

David Byrne Presents: Rama Lama, Rama Lama Ding Dong

Why do we love nonsense syllables in pop music?
Nov 1 2017

David Byrne Presents: One Year Later

The presidential election in the U.S. was a year ago. These are some of the pop songs I’ve been listening to in recent months as this strange anniversary approaches.
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?
Oct 1 2025

David Byrne Radio Presents: Heard Lately Again

Music, in my opinion, is hard to ignore. That’s probably why philosophers like Plato and religious communities are suspicious of its power.
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.
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?
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.
Jul 1 2017

July in Brazil

David Byrne's Brazilian music picks for July.
Feb 1 2016

Alternative Swedish Mixtape

Leo Hallin is an illustrator, animator and visual artist from Sweden, who goes by name Leolyxxx. For this month’s show, he has put together a fun mix of left-field Swedish music from the ’70s and ’80s!
Dec 1 2023

David Byrne Radio Presents: Now and Then

As evidenced from this playlist, the range of styles and combinations is astounding.
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.
Feb 1 2022

David Byrne Presents: Fantastic French for February

I could have gone in many directions with this playlist.
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 -
Feb 28 2021

David Byrne Presents: The New New

Some amazing songs, innovation, and heart here...hope you are moved by some of it.
Oct 1 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: Women’s Month

What about the other 11 months?
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.
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.
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.
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!
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 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.
Nov 19 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: Mali

Music touches and rouses the emotions like nothing else.
Mar 1 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: Nigeria!

Nigeria!
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!
Jul 1 2021

David Byrne Presents: (Some Of) My Favorite Instrumentals

(Some Of) My Favorite Instrumentals

Here is a collection of instrumentals that cover a wide range of genres- pop, classical, jazz and country.
Oct 1 2017

Off-site! Musical Explorations of Place

A mix by Noah Wall
Dec 1 2025

David Byrne Radio Presents: Christmas Music for People Who Hate Christmas Music

This playlist is not about the solstice, nor does it have some Pagan agenda - it’s rowdy, fun songs that gently poke at and refer to the holidays. Enjoy!
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 2023

David Byrne Presents: Ethiopian Jazz

Ethiopian Jazz!
Jan 1 2026

David Byrne Radio Presents: Under The Covers 2.0

Latest playlist of artists doing songs written or made famous by others.
Jul 1 2020

David Byrne Presents: What We Need Now - Contemporary Gospel

You might not be a believer, you might not be a Christian, but you don't have to be to love this music and feel its power.
Feb 1 2014

Joyride

Guest host LeeAnn Rossi took a trip to Peru and Ecuador and was introduced to pop culture through local radio during her long trips as a passenger in a car. She curates this month's radio mix, which includes a lot of dated English hits—from The Eagles to Céline Dion covers—to Peruvian flute folk music, to anthems her friends sung along to from memory, having grown up there. And plenty of Shakira!
Feb 1 2025

David Byrne Radio Presents: Senegal

Senegal, in west Africa, is home to a wide variety of music.
Apr 1 2023

David Byrne Presents: April Fools!

No comments. Enjoy
Jun 1 2020

David Byrne Presents: Themes

Movie themes, TV themes. Do they all have anything in common?
Nov 1 2025

David Byrne Radio Presents: Africa - The Sahel

The Sahel is a region that stretches across Africa and lies just below the sahara -
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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!

January Radio David Byrne Radio Presents: Under The Covers 2.0

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