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Kamasi Washington Talks with Thundercat for The Talkhouse Music Podcast

Plus, Carly Rae Jepsen has one question for Brian Wilson.

At Pitchfork Music Festival, we gave Carly Rae Jepsen the chance to ask head Beach Boy Brian Wilson any question she could dream of. Hear the singer kick off today's Talkhouse Music Podcast with her choice.

Next, Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner and Kamasi Washington sat down to talk growing up playing music together, working with Kendrick Lamar and Flying Lotus, the last conversation Thundercat ever had with J Dilla, and much more.

We recorded even more podcasts backstage at Pitchfork Music Fest, including Julia Holter and Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew, Porches’ Aaron Maine and Shamir, BJ the Chicago Kid and Mick Jenkins, and Spencer Tweedy and Whitney. Subscribe now on iTunes or Stitcher to stay in the loop!

Kamasi and Thundercat were also nice enough to tell us what they're listening to. Listen to a few of their picks below:
Kamasi Washington recommends:
Yusef Lateef – "Morning"
Aram Khachaturian – "Sabre Dance"
Igor Stravinsky – "The Rite of Spring"
Lester Young – "Stardust"
Gamelan Music – "Tjatrik" from Java the Jasmine Isle: Gamelan Music

Thundercat recommends:
Father – "Everybody in the Club Gettin' Shot"
Hiroshi Sato – "Say Goodbye"


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