Love, Witches, and Wahala

Book Playlist

Love, Witches, and Wahala Playlist

by Christine Cowan

20 tracks

cozy

Oct 28, 2026

Warm kora, guitar, harp, and other organic instrumentals evoke the communal life of Kamalu Lane, the hands-on comfort of a family bakery, and the ancestral weight behind Nneka’s curse. The sequence shifts between grounded, gently propulsive folk and more reflective pieces before closing with three love-centered vocal songs for Nneka’s search for her soulmate and the hope of preserving her community’s magic.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Kaira

Toumani Diabaté · Kaira

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2

Nan Sira Madi

Ballaké Sissoko · A Touma

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3

The Astounding Eyes Of Rita

Anouar Brahem · The Astounding Eyes Of Rita

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4

The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party - Instrumental

John Fahey · The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party, Vol. 4

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5

Highway Anxiety

William Tyler · Modern Country

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6

The New Country

Marisa Anderson · Mercury

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7

Angie (2015 Remaster)

Bert Jansch · Bert Jansch

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8

Aerial Boundaries

Michael Hedges · Aerial Boundaries

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9

Drifting

Andy McKee · Art of Motion

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10

Ocean

John Butler · Ocean

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11

Samba Triste

Baden Powell · Baden Powell À Vontade

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12

If

Ralph Towner · Time Line

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13

Nuages

Django Reinhardt · Nuages

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14

Throughout

Bill Frisell · In Line

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15

Paris, Texas

Ry Cooder · Music by Ry Cooder

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16

Western

Alex de Grassi · Southern Exposure

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17

Vaseline Machine Gun

Leo Kottke · Standing In My Shoes

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18

Tamacun

Rodrigo y Gabriela · Rodrigo y Gabriela

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19

Sweet Love

Anita Baker · Rapture

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20

Love Like This

Faith Evans · Never Knew Love Like This (Remix)

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Mood cozy

Genre acoustic

Era any

Length medium

Instrumental request 90%

Environment balanced

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