Homegoing
Book Playlist

Homegoing Playlist

by Yaa Gyasi

20 tracks
balanced
Aug 14, 2026
2 mixes for this book

This playlist reflects the multigenerational saga of "Homegoing," blending evocative instrumentals and soulful vocal tracks that traverse the historical and emotional landscapes of Ghana and the African diaspora. The instrumental pieces evoke the ancestral past, displacement, and the enduring spirit, while the vocal songs explore themes of identity, resilience, and the complex legacies of colonialism and family ties.

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Track List

20 songs
1

Atsin

Kumasi Trio · African Folk Music Of The 1920s

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Manifest

Andrew Bird · My Finest Work Yet

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An Ending, A Beginning

Dustin O'Halloran · Other Lights

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My Friend the Forest

Nils Frahm · All Melody

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Untitled #3 - Samskeyti

Sigur Rós · ( )

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Melancholia II

William Basinski · Melancholia

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Nànnuflày

Tinariwen · Elwan

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Hawaii

Joey Pecoraro · Hawaii

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Piano Phase

Steve Reich · Another Look At the Counterpoint

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A Sparrow Alighted upon our Shoulder

Jóhann Jóhannsson · Orphée

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Brown Skin Girl

Piano Dreamland · Piano Renditions of Beyonce

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Runaway

AURORA · Emotional Pop

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13

Home Again

Michael Kiwanuka · Coffee Vibes

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Mama ruft an

BASSUNDDRUCK · Mama ruft an

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The Story

Brandi Carlile · All About - Reclam Musik Edition 5 - Americana

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16

Soul

Rival Consoles · Odyssey

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17

Blackstar

Kenneth Andrew · Nariiki with Kenneth Andrew present David Bowie’s Blackstar

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18

Water No Get Enemy

Fela Kuti · The Best of The Black President

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19

Na Dem

Seun Kuti · Na Dem

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Don’t Give Too Much of a Fuck

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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