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Enjoy engaging discussions with some of today's most important artists hosted by David Dye of the World Cafe. Tune in every Wednesday at 10pm on WXPN 88.5FM
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Amadou and Mariam are two blind musicians from Mali who met, fell in love with each other's musicianship and became global Afropop sensations. The duo performs music from its new album, La Confusion.
Portland, Ore.'s The Decemberists and British singer-songwriter Olivia Chaney teamed up to reimagine traditional British folk songs. Hear a performance recorded at the XPoNential Music Festival.
The band performs songs from its latest album, Walk Into A Storm, inside Sound State Studios.
Partial Tracklist
AARON LEE TASJAN “Little Movies”
ALT J “In Cold Blood”
CHICANO BATMAN "Freedom Is Free"
DAVID CROSBY “Guinevere”
FATHER JOHN MISTY “Pure Comedy”
HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF “Hungry Ghost”
LAURA MARLING “Wild Fire”
LEIF VOLLEBEKK “Elegy”
MAC DeMARCO “This Old Dog”
THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS "High Ticket Attraction"
PINEGROVE “Old Friends”
SYLVAN ESSO “Radio”
Tracklist
Disc One: New From World Cafe
1. Darlingside “White Horses”
2. The Lumineers “Cleopatra”
3. Dawes “When The Tequila Runs Out”
4. Andrew Bird “Capsized”
5. Quilt “Roller”
6. Margaret Glaspy “You And I”
7. Car Seat Headrest “Vincent”
8. Hop Along ”Waitress”
9. Steve Gunn “Ancient Jules”
10. Lake Street Dive “Call Off Your Dogs”
11. Lucius “Madness”
12. Sunflower Bean “Easier Said”
13. Parquet Courts “Berlin Got Blurry”
14. The Record Company “Off The Ground”
15. Tedeschi Trucks Band “Anyhow”
16. Peter Frampton “Show Me The Way”
The Canadian troubadour may have just released his 33rd record, but his lyrics have the urgent feel of a passionate artist just starting out. He stops by World Cafe for an interview and performance.
One of the definitive bands in 1990s shoegaze, Ride is back with a new album called Weather Diaries. Hear a World Cafe performance and interview.
Hear the Floridian blues musician perform music from his latest record, Pick Your Poison, live with his band in the World Cafe studio.
