Complete List Of Snarky Puppy Songs From A to Z

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The path that led to Snarky Puppy becoming one of the most celebrated modern ensembles began with a small circle of musicians at the University of North Texas who were hungry to explore something new. The group was formed in Denton in 2004 under the leadership of bassist and composer Michael League, who pulled together fellow students for a project that would combine funk, jazz, rock, and world music with a level of musicianship that demanded respect from the beginning. Snarky Puppy started out recording and performing wherever they could, building their foundation through constant rehearsal, relentless playing, and a shared desire to create a collective identity rather than a band centered around one personality. Those early years shaped their chemistry and set the tone for the flexible lineup that would define them in the years ahead.

As Snarky Puppy expanded its membership and moved beyond the borders of Texas, the group built a discography that reflected growing confidence and creative ambition. The band’s early releases included The Only Constant, The World Is Getting Smaller, Bring Us the Bright, Tell Your Friends, and groundUP. Their catalog continued through projects including Family Dinner, Vol. 1, We Like It Here, Sylva, Family Dinner, Vol. 2, Culcha Vulcha, Immigrance, Live at the Royal Albert Hall, and Empire Central. The rotating personnel, collectively known as the Farm, allowed the music to change shape from album to album while preserving the identity audiences came to recognize.

Recognition followed as listeners around the world discovered the group’s remarkable musicianship and tightly knit sound. Snarky Puppy scored a major breakthrough with Family Dinner, Vol. 1, which featured “Something” with Lalah Hathaway. Her ability to sing multiple notes simultaneously during that performance became a viral moment and earned the recording a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance. The group’s collaboration with the Metropole Orkest on Sylva earned the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, an honor later received by Culcha Vulcha, Live at the Royal Albert Hall, and Empire Central.

Beyond awards and recording achievements, Snarky Puppy developed a loyal following for the way they treated music as a communal experience. Their concerts became essential viewing for fans who wanted to witness the interplay that made the arrangements so powerful. Their live sessions, often filmed in studio environments with audiences seated among the musicians, captured the precision and spontaneity that define the band’s identity. Many musicians associated with the group also became active teachers, clinicians, and collaborators, guiding younger players through workshops, master classes, and educational programs.

Snarky Puppy’s work extended into collaborations that showcased their adaptability and interest in musical cultures beyond the traditional jazz landscape. The Family Dinner projects featured singers and instrumentalists from around the world, while Amkeni joined the ensemble with Burundian musician Bukuru Celestin. Their partnership with the Metropole Orkest continued in 2025 with SOMNI, an eight-part work centered on dreams and recorded live in Utrecht with conductor Jules Buckley.

The group also revisited two of its best-known recordings in 2024. We Like It Here (Remixed + Remastered + Reimagined) paired the original program with eight alternate takes and the bonus recording “Gretel,” while Sylva (Remixed & Remastered) added bonus versions of “The Curtain” and “The Clearing.” These releases expanded a catalog built on the belief that music thrives through collaboration, curiosity, and constant reinvention.

The A-to-Z list below includes Snarky Puppy’s principal album recordings, the Family Dinner collaborations, Amkeni, distinct live versions from Live at the Royal Albert Hall, alternate takes from the expanded We Like It Here, bonus versions from the 2024 Sylva edition, and all eight compositions from SOMNI. Remixed and remastered versions of the same performance are not duplicated unless the release presents a different take or bonus recording.

Complete List Of Snarky Puppy Songs From A to Z

0–E

“34 Klezma” – Bring Us the Bright (2008)
“Alma” – The World Is Getting Smaller (2007)
“Alma (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)” – Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2020)
“Amkeni” – Amkeni (2013), with Bukuru Celestin
“Amour, T’es Là?” – Family Dinner, Vol. 1 (2013), featuring Magda Giannikou
“And Soon We’ll Be One” – Bring Us the Bright (2008)
“Anomynous” – Tell Your Friends (2010)
“As You Are But Not As You Were” – SOMNI (2025), with Metropole Orkest and Jules Buckley
“Atchafalaya” – Sylva (2015), with Metropole Orkest
“Bad Kids to the Back” – Immigrance (2019)
“Bad Kids to the Back (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)” – Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2020)
“Be Still” – Family Dinner, Vol. 2 (2016), featuring Becca Stevens and Väsen
“Beep Box” – Culcha Vulcha (2016)
“Belmont” – Empire Central (2022)
“Bent Nails” – groundUP (2012)
“Bet” – Empire Central (2022)
“Between Worlds” – SOMNI (2025), with Metropole Orkest and Jules Buckley
“Bigly Strictness” – Immigrance (2019)
“Bigly Strictness (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)” – Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2020)
“Binky” – groundUP (2012)
“Bling Bling” – Immigrance (2019)
“Briar” – The World Is Getting Smaller (2007)
“Bring Us the Bright” – Bring Us the Bright (2008)
“Broken Arrow” – Empire Central (2022)
“Brother, I’m Hungry” – Family Dinner, Vol. 2 (2016), featuring Nigel Hall and NOLA International
“Celebrity” – Bring Us the Bright (2008)
“Chimera” – SOMNI (2025), with Metropole Orkest and Jules Buckley
“Chonks” – Immigrance (2019)
“Chonks (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)” – Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2020)
“Cliroy” – Empire Central (2022)
“Coney Bear” – Empire Central (2022)
“Coven” – Immigrance (2019)
“Deep” – Family Dinner, Vol. 1 (2013), featuring N’Dambi
“Don’t You Know” – Family Dinner, Vol. 2 (2016), featuring Jacob Collier and Big Ed Lee
“Drift” – SOMNI (2025), with Metropole Orkest and Jules Buckley
“East Bay” – Empire Central (2022)
“Even Us” – Immigrance (2019)
“Even Us (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)” – Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2020)

F–J

“Fair Play” – The World Is Getting Smaller (2007)
“Flight” – Sylva (2015), with Metropole Orkest
“Flood” – Tell Your Friends (2010)
“Free Fall” – Empire Central (2022)
“Free Your Dreams” – Family Dinner, Vol. 1 (2013), featuring Chantae Cann
“Fuego y Agua” – Family Dinner, Vol. 2 (2016), featuring Susana Baca
“Fuel City” – Empire Central (2022)
“GØ” – Culcha Vulcha (2016)
“Gemini” – Culcha Vulcha (2016)
“Gone Under” – Family Dinner, Vol. 1 (2013), featuring Shayna Steele
“Gretel” – Sylva (2015), with Metropole Orkest
“Gretel (Bonus Version)” – We Like It Here (Remixed + Remastered + Reimagined) (2024)
“Grown Folks” – Culcha Vulcha (2016)
“Honiara” – Empire Central (2022)
“Hot & Bothered” – The Only Constant (2006)
“I Asked” – Family Dinner, Vol. 2 (2016), featuring Becca Stevens and Väsen
“I Remember” – Family Dinner, Vol. 2 (2016), featuring KNOWER and Jeff Coffin
“I’m Not the One” – Family Dinner, Vol. 1 (2013), featuring Malika Tirolien
“Intelligent Design” – The World Is Getting Smaller (2007)
“Intelligent Design (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)” – Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2020)
“It Stays With You” – SOMNI (2025), with Metropole Orkest and Jules Buckley
“Jambone” – We Like It Here (2014)
“Jambone (Alternate Take)” – We Like It Here (Remixed + Remastered + Reimagined) (2024)
“Jefe” – Culcha Vulcha (2016)

K–O

“Keep It on Your Mind” – Empire Central (2022)
“Kite” – We Like It Here (2014)
“Kite (Alternate Take)” – We Like It Here (Remixed + Remastered + Reimagined) (2024)
“Like a Light” – groundUP (2012)
“Lingus” – We Like It Here (2014)
“Lingus (Alternate Take)” – We Like It Here (Remixed + Remastered + Reimagined) (2024)
“Liquid Love” – Family Dinner, Vol. 2 (2016), featuring Chris Turner
“Loose Screws” – Bring Us the Bright (2008)
“Making the Circle” – Bring Us the Bright (2008)
“Mean Green” – Empire Central (2022)
“Minjor” – groundUP (2012)
“Molino Molero” – Family Dinner, Vol. 2 (2016), featuring Susana Baca and Charlie Hunter
“Mr. Montauk” – groundUP (2012)
“Muzogezahe” – Amkeni (2013), with Bukuru Celestin
“Native Sons” – The World Is Getting Smaller (2007)
“Ndagukunda” – Amkeni (2013), with Bukuru Celestin
“Ntumbero” – Amkeni (2013), with Bukuru Celestin
“Nyabugingo” – Amkeni (2013), with Bukuru Celestin
“Oblongata” – The Only Constant (2006)
“One Hope” – Family Dinner, Vol. 2 (2016), featuring KNOWER
“Only Here and Nowhere Else” – SOMNI (2025), with Metropole Orkest and Jules Buckley
“Open Forum” – The Only Constant (2006)
“Outlier” – We Like It Here (2014)
“Outlier (Alternate Take)” – We Like It Here (Remixed + Remastered + Reimagined) (2024)

P–T

“Palermo” – Culcha Vulcha (2016)
“Phoebus” – The World Is Getting Smaller (2007)
“Pineapple” – Empire Central (2022)
“Portal” – Empire Central (2022)
“Precipice” – The Only Constant (2006)
“Quarter Master” – groundUP (2012)
“Ready Wednesday” – Tell Your Friends (2010)
“Recurrent” – SOMNI (2025), with Metropole Orkest and Jules Buckley
“Revisited” – The Only Constant (2006)
“RL’s” – Empire Central (2022)
“Semente” – Culcha Vulcha (2016)
“Shapons Vindaloo” – Family Dinner, Vol. 2 (2016), featuring Väsen
“Shima” – Amkeni (2013), with Bukuru Celestin
“Shofukan” – We Like It Here (2014)
“Shofukan (Alternate Take)” – We Like It Here (Remixed + Remastered + Reimagined) (2024)
“Shofukan (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)” – Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2020)
“Sing to the Moon” – Family Dinner, Vol. 2 (2016), featuring Laura Mvula and Michelle Willis
“Sintra” – Sylva (2015), with Metropole Orkest
“Skate U” – Tell Your Friends (2010)
“Sleeper” – We Like It Here (2014)
“Sleeper (Alternate Take)” – We Like It Here (Remixed + Remastered + Reimagined) (2024)
“Sleeper (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)” – Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2020)
“Slow Demon” – Tell Your Friends (2010)
“Somebody Home” – Family Dinner, Vol. 2 (2016), featuring David Crosby
“Something” – Family Dinner, Vol. 1 (2013), featuring Lalah Hathaway
“Soro (Afriki)” – Family Dinner, Vol. 2 (2016), featuring Salif Keita, Carlos Malta, and Bernardo Aguiar
“Strange Dream” – Bring Us the Bright (2008)
“Strawman” – Bring Us the Bright (2008)
“Take It!” – Empire Central (2022)
“Tarova” – Culcha Vulcha (2016)
“Tarova (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)” – Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2020)
“The Big Ugly” – Culcha Vulcha (2016)
“The Clearing” – Sylva (2015), with Metropole Orkest
“The Clearing (Bonus Version)” – Sylva (Remixed & Remastered) (2024), with Metropole Orkest
“The Curtain” – Sylva (2015), with Metropole Orkest
“The Curtain (Bonus Version)” – Sylva (Remixed & Remastered) (2024), with Metropole Orkest
“The Good Man Deliver and the Best Is Blessed” – Tell Your Friends (2010)
“The Little People” – Tell Your Friends (2010)
“The Simple Life” – Culcha Vulcha (2016)
“The World Is Getting Smaller” – The World Is Getting Smaller (2007)
“Thing of Gold” – groundUP (2012)
“Thorn” – The World Is Getting Smaller (2007)
“Tio Macaco” – We Like It Here (2014)
“Tio Macaco (Alternate Take)” – We Like It Here (Remixed + Remastered + Reimagined) (2024)
“Too Hot to Last” – Family Dinner, Vol. 1 (2013), featuring Lucy Woodward
“Trinity” – Empire Central (2022)
“Turned Away” – Family Dinner, Vol. 1 (2013), featuring Tony Scherr

U–Z

“Waves Upon Waves” – SOMNI (2025), with Metropole Orkest and Jules Buckley
“What About Me?” – We Like It Here (2014)
“What About Me? (Alternate Take)” – We Like It Here (Remixed + Remastered + Reimagined) (2024)
“While We’re Young” – Immigrance (2019)
“While We’re Young (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)” – Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2020)
“Whitecap” – Tell Your Friends (2010)
“Xavi” – Immigrance (2019)
“Xavi (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)” – Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2020)
“Young Stuff” – groundUP (2012)