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Projects 81

Live at Carnegie Hall

2004

Future Soundtrack For America

2004

Once In A Lifetime: Talking Heads Boxed Set

2003

American Utopia

2018

How Music Works

2017

Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip

1996

Contemporary Color

2015

In Between

2007

Feelings

1997

I Think We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat

2009

In Spite of Wishing and Wanting

1999

The Best of Music and Rhythm

1983

Estudando a bossa

2008

David Byrne: Live from Austin TX

2001

Talking Heads Brick

2005

Wired: Rip. Sample. Mash. Share.

2004

Walking on Locusts

1996

Here Lies Love

2016

Individual Pictures

1991

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

2002

Reasons To Be Cheerful

2018

Turn My Teeth Up

2007

davidbyrne

1994

Caged/Uncaged

1993

Dressed Objects, Wedding Party

1998

Vinicius

2001

Balanescu Quartet Plays Byrne, Moran, Lurie, Torke

1992

Maximum Balloon

2010

Big Love: Hymnal

2008

Shhh… Sounds in Spaces

2004

Ride, Rise, Roar

2010

Blue In The Face

1995

Playing The Building

2005

Century of Song

2006

The Visible Man

1998

Worried Noodles

2007

Muzikizum

2002

The New Sins

2001

Joan of Arc: Into the Fire

2016

Red Hot + Rio

1996

Stop Making Sense

1984

Until the End of the World

1991

SCORE! Vol. 9: 20 Years of Merge Records

2009

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts

1981

Mantra Mix

2000

The Catherine Wheel

1981

Universo Ao Meu Redor

2006

Grown Backwards

2004

Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon

1999

True Stories

1986

Ilé Aiyé (The House of Life)

1989

Plum

2007

Action Love Gods

1995

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

2018

Bonfires of São João

2006

El Rey De La Rumba

2001

Music for The Knee Plays

1984

The Forest

1991

Possessed

1992

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

2010

I’m Losing Myself

2009

Red Hot + Blue

1990

Look Into The Eyeball

2001

Avalancha de Éxitos

1996

David Byrne Live at Union Chapel

2004

The Spirit of Apollo

2009

Songs for Liquid Days

1986

Love This Giant

2012

The Cosmic Game

2005

Talking Heads: Same As It Ever Was

2009

Everything that Happens Will Happen Today

2008

Odyssey

2005

Talking Heads Chronology

2011

RIO

2003

Rei Momo

1989

Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin

1997

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

2003

The Last Emperor

1987

Like a Girl, I Want You to Keep Coming

1989

Dark Was The Night

2009

Uh-Oh

1992
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
Mar 21 2018

Whether it’s a Desert Island or elsewhere, the best radio puts you in the picture
Mar 1 2018

David Byrne Debuts New Album ‘American Utopia’
Feb 1 2018

David Byrne champions African & Caribbean music w/ “Beautiful Shitholes” playlist
May 7 2017

Review: Angélique Kidjo Takes ‘Remain in Light’ Back to Africa

Africa rapturously reclaimed rock when Angélique Kidjo, from Benin, performed all the songs from Talking Heads’ album “Remain in Light” on Friday night at Carnegie Hall, along with a few of her own.
Apr 23 2018

Coachella 2018 magical moments: From Beyonce to David Byrne, it was 6 unforgettable days
May 14 2018

David Byrne to bring his ‘American Utopia’ tour back to New Orleans
Sep 5 2018

David Byrne Presents: Conscious Dance
Aug 8 2018

Pop Quiz: David Byrne on how he finds utopia on the stage
Jun 22 2018

David Byrne @ Hammersmith Apollo, London
Jun 12 2018

David Byrne Announces UK, Australia, New Zealand “American Utopia” Tours, New NYC, Austin Dates
Apr 21 2017

Talking Heads’ David Byrne to Speak at Seattle’s MoPOP Conference
Jun 2 2017

Watch David Byrne Lead Whitney Houston Karaoke At His How Music Works Variety Show In NYC
Dec 4 2006

Forro in the Dark Bonfires of São João
Oct 15 2008

Interviews: David Byrne
Nov 1 2008

David Byrne
Oct 9 2008

Concert Court: David Byrne at Ryman Auditorium 9/22/2008
Sep 27 2012

David Byrne and St. Vincent document the struggle of brassy American funk on Love This Giant
Oct 14 2012

David Bryne and St. Vincent Put Moves to Music: Concert Review
Mar 14 2017

A PROTEST MUSICAL FOR THE TRUMP ERA
Apr 15 2016

Color Guards Rock Out In David Byrne Doc ‘Contemporary Color’ – Tribeca Studio

“I was kind of curious. Months passed and they sent me a DVD of the world champions, and I thought, ‘What the hell is this stuff and why haven’t I heard of it?’ Their performances are done to music and I thought…I know some musicians.”
Nov 1 2014

Viva Mexico Part 1
Sep 27 2018

A David Byrne bicycle ride through St. Petersburg
Oct 25 2018

REVIEW: David Byrne, American Utopia Tour, 3Arena, Dublin
Oct 18 2016

David Byrne’s Beautiful Mind

This fall, the artist and former Talking Heads frontman introduces an installation that taps into his scientific side.
Sep 7 2012

How Music Works by David Byrne – Review
Nov 6 2012

David Byrne invites Minnesotans to ‘play a building’
Jan 29 2007

Imelda: The Nightclub Years
Apr 29 2010

Here lies myth
Mar 20 2009

Byrning down the house: Sirkus Byrne inntok hovedstaden i går kveld
Jun 2 2009

David Byrne tears up the ‘Green’
May 14 2010

Review: Wall Street — Money Never Sleeps
Oct 22 2004

Versatile David Byrne changes direction
Apr 10 2009

David Byrne’s New Album Features Music From HBO’s ‘Big Love’
Mar 14 2019

David Byrne celebrates the specialness of small-town Texas at SXSW

David Byrne joined cast and crew from “True Stories” at the Paramount Theatre on Wednesday evening for a SXSW screening of Criterion’s 4K restoration of the 1986 film.
Jan 1 2019

David Byrne Presents: The Soup of Love—Bollywood and Tamil Favorites
Dec 11 2018

A FILM ABOUT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE IN VIRGIL, TEXAS: TRUE STORIES GETS THE CRITERION TREATMENT
Nov 20 2018

DAVID BYRNE LIVE: REVIEW
May 17 2019

David Byrne to bring ‘American Utopia’ to Boston, Broadway

Pitchfork confirmed Friday the 67-year-old singer will perform the show in Boston in September ahead of a Broadway residency in New York beginning in October.
Feb 1 2021

David Byrne Presents: Food For Love
Feb 22 2005

The Cosmic Game
Jan 1 2009

Talking Heads: Same As It Ever Was
Aug 1 2023

David Byrne Presents: August
Oct 27 2008

Rhythm of life: Byrne solo still echoes Eno influence
Feb 21 2009

David Byrne stakes out his own territory
Mar 15 2018

David Byrne To Perform At The Palace In Albany
Feb 23 2018

Announcing American Utopia World Tour Opening Acts

All the artists who are joining me on my tour have been chosen by me. It’s a privilege to share the stage with these artists—I hope you’ll catch some of them at the dates below or at least check them out.
Jan 17 2018

David Byrne leads Choir! Choir! Choir! in covers of Bowie and Madonna

On Saturday night, the Talking Heads founder joined Choir! Choir! Choir! for a performance in the lobby of New York’s Public Theater as part of Under the Radar Festival.
Dec 9 2014

Happy Anniversary: David Byrne, The Catherine Wheel
Apr 13 2018

David Byrne performs transcendent San Diego concert before heading to his Coachella performance
May 6 2018

David Byrne brings a brain to the Beale Street Music Festival
Aug 24 2018

David Byrne Invites the World Over to His House on New Album American Utopia
Aug 1 2018

Live Review: David Byrne frees the mind and soul
Jun 19 2018

Music review: David Byrne, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Jun 4 2018

David Byrne burns down the house at Keller Autitorium 5/27/2018 Photos and review
Feb 21 2017

Original Off-Broadway Star Jaygee Macapugay, Pop Star Mark Bautista to Lead HERE LIES LOVE at Seattl
Sep 12 2012

The Book I Read: David Byrne Explains ‘How Music Works’
Mar 30 2005

Using PowerPoint Analyzed by Artist
Aug 27 2008

Coping With David Byrne & Brian Eno
Oct 30 2008

Dépasser le passé
Dec 3 2008

Byrne, Baby, Byrne
Dec 31 1969

Brian Eno & David Byrne My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts Review
Oct 15 2012

David Byrne and St. Vincent Play SHN Orpheum Theatre Tonight, 10/15
Jan 10 2017

David Byrne Casts tUne-yArDs’ Jo Lampert as Joan of Arc in New Musical
Apr 15 2016

‘Contemporary Color’ Follows David Byrne Down A Rabbit Hole

David has never found Alice at the end of a rabbit hole, but he found "Contemporary Color" at the end of one.
May 12 2015

Watch A Mini-Doc About How To Dress Well’s Color Guard Piece For David Byrne’s Contemporary Color
Sep 14 2018

David Byrne is back; Tour hits NYC & Philly 4 times this week (tix still on sale)
Oct 17 2018

Appreciating the different: Byrne, baby, Byrne!
Nov 29 2012

Christmas Books 2012: music books of the year
Jul 15 2015

Talking Heads in 5.1
Jun 13 2004

Byrne Keeps Amazing, Bemusing Fans
Jun 28 2005

Pink linen Suit and another creative hat
Sep 24 2009

Road to Somewhere: David Byrne’s Energizing Bicycle Diaries
Nov 25 2001

The New Sins by David Byrne
May 5 2005

Just Let Go
Mar 14 2004

CD REVIEWS
Apr 6 2010

David Byrne & Fatboy Slim: “Here Lies Love”
May 21 1986

Songs for Liquid Days
Feb 17 2009

The Spirit of Apollo
Feb 8 2019

10 Sessions From Grammy-Nominated ‘World Cafe’ Guests
Dec 18 2018

The Best Concerts Of 2018
Dec 5 2018

David Byrne Rode His Bike to Our Office and Talked About Everything
Nov 13 2018

Live Review: Clockenflap remains Hong Kong’s premiere music festival, with artists appealing to both
Apr 11 2019

Watch: David Byrne’s “Grown Backwards: A Visual History”

David Byrne's Nonesuch Records debut album, Grown Backwards—which Pitchfork said "fits alongside the best of his career"—turned fifteen in March and made its vinyl debut then. We've put together a brief visual history of the album with archival audio, prototype album art, songwriting inspirations, and a timeline of milestone moments. 
Nov 21 2019

American Utopia On Broadway Original Cast Album
May 8 2001

Look Into The Eyeball
May 1 2025

David Byrne Radio Presents: Brazil is Back
Oct 1 2022

David Byrne Presents: Latin Pop Explosion
Nov 6 2008

Byrne offers thrilling, funky show
Oct 20 2008

Byrne burns down the Palace
Mar 15 2018

Tickets on sale tomorrow for David Byrne and The Revivalists in North Charleston
Feb 21 2018

Perfume Genius Announces Tour Dates With David Byrne
Jan 9 2018

David Byrne gives us reasons to be cheerful — announces new album and tour

The news organizations love to remind us of all the ways we’re heading down via handbasket, but we amplify the sentiment even more through our social platforms. David Byrne wants you to give it a rest.
Sep 20 1981

A ‘TALKING HEAD’ COLLABORATES WITH TWYLA THARP
Apr 14 2018

Coachella 2018: David Byrne debut was as close to a Talking Heads show as you could hope for
May 7 2018

David Byrne Brings the Funk and Much More to the Ryman
Aug 23 2018

REVIEW: David Byrne walks the line between rock and theater at the Bill Graham Civic Center
Aug 1 2018

The 25th Annual XPoNential Music Festival – Review & Photos
Jun 19 2018

Review: David Byrne’s American Utopia at Manchester Apollo
Jun 5 2018

David Byrne coming to Birmingham with ‘American Utopia’ tour
Mar 15 2017

Fil-Ams lead in Seattle staging of ‘Here Lies Love’
Radio 100
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...
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 -
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
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?
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...
Nov 19 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: Mali

Music touches and rouses the emotions like nothing else.
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.
Feb 1 2023

David Byrne Presents: Music for Valentines

Who was Saint Valentine?
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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
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.
Jul 1 2023

David Byrne Presents: Latin Pop Conquers The World

The colonies strike back!
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).
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 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!
Sep 1 2021

David Byrne Presents: Songs That Make Me Cry

Why do we like this? Why do we luxuriate in sadness and heartbreak?
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.
Apr 1 2025

David Byrne Radio Presents: Ancient and Modern

Songs that seem almost timeless.
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.
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?
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.
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!
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.
Feb 1 2025

David Byrne Radio Presents: Senegal

Senegal, in west Africa, is home to a wide variety of music.
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!
Aug 1 2021

David Byrne Presents: Rama Lama, Rama Lama Ding Dong

Why do we love nonsense syllables in pop music?
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 -
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.
May 1 2023

David Byrne Presents: Ethiopian Jazz

Ethiopian Jazz!
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.
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 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!
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?
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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!

November Radio David Byrne Radio Presents: Africa - The Sahel

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