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World Cafe

Monday - Friday, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday, 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.
David Dye

The World Cafe with host David Dye serves up an eclectic mix of music from blues, rock, and world, to folk, and alternative country with live performances and interviews with celebrated and emerging artists. This acclaimed program, distributed nationally to over 185 stations across the country through NPR Music, is produced by WXPN in Philadelphia.

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September 24, 2012

2:00 PM
Tanacara
Artist : Gonzaghuinha
Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
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2:01 PM
Buffalo River Home
Artist : John Hiatt
Album : Perfectly Good Guitar
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2:06 PM
Open the Door (to Your Heart)
Artist : Van Morrison
Album : Born to Sing: No Plan B
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Label : Blue Note Records
2:11 PM
Yellow Moon
Artist : The Neville Brothers
Album : Yellow Moon
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2:16 PM
Secondhand News
Artist : Fleetwood Mac
Album : Rumours
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Rhiannon
Artist : Best Coast
Album : Just Tell Me That You Want Me
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2:22 PM
Last Year
Artist : Best Coast
Album : Recorded Live for the World Caf¿
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2:25 PM
The Only Place
Artist : Best Coast
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2:29 PM
No One Like You
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2:35 PM
Let’s Go Home
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Last Year
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The Only Place
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2:44 PM
Charmer
Artist : Aimee Mann
Album : Charmer
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2:47 PM
Things That Disappear
Artist : Rhett Miller
Album : The Instigator
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Talk About the Passion
Artist : REM
Album : Murmur
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Why Won’t You Make Up Your Mind
Artist : Tame Impala
Album : Innerspeaker
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2:59 PM
Tanacara
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Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
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Scary Monsters
Artist : David Bowie
Album : Scary Monsters
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Label : Virgin Records Us
3:05 PM
Awkward
Artist : Lightning Love
Album : Blonde Album
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Together
Artist : Lightning Love
Album : Blonde Album
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3:10 PM
Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
Artist : Vampire Weekend
Album : Vampire Weekend
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Don’t Look Back
Artist : Peter Tosh
Album : The Toughest
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3:17 PM
Call Girl Blues
Artist : Diamond Rugs
Album : Recorded Live for the World Caf¿
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3:18 PM
I Will Wait
Artist : Mumford & Sons
Album : Babel
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Mr. Soul
Artist : Buffalo Springfield
Album : Retrospective: The Best of Buffalo Springfield
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A Little Bit of Everything
Artist : Dawes
Album : Nothing is Wrong
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Little Black Submarines
Artist : The Black Keys
Album : El Camino
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Stay With Me
Artist : Faces
Album : The Best of Faces: Good Boys When They're Asleep
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3:40 PM
Dye The World
Artist : The Smith Westerns
Album : Dye It Blonde
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Duquesne Whistle
Artist : Bob
Album : Tempest
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3:48 PM
Good Rockin’ Daddy
Artist : Etta James
Album : R&B Dynamite
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Fire Bug
Artist : JD McPherson
Album : Signs & Signifiers
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3:52 PM
Call Me The Breeze
Artist : J.J. Cale
Album : 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection: The Best of J.J. Cale
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Christine
Artist : Madi Diaz
Album : Skin and Bone
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World Cafe
2:53 pm
Thu March 15, 2012

Andrew Bird On World Cafe

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Andrew Bird's latest record, Break It Yourself, was released this month.
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Originally published on Mon July 23, 2012 11:05 am

Whistling polymath Andrew Bird has become a perennial favorite of folk-pop aficionados and classical fans alike. As a trained violinist and a longtime touring musician, he has a way of expertly melding many genres and influences into his own unique brand of baroque pop. Showcasing his impressive skills with the violin, guitar, mandolin, glockenspiel and vocals, Bird is a picture of versatility.

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4:17 pm
Wed March 14, 2012

Sense Of Place: Portland's Revered Record Stores

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The storefront of Music Millennium, Portland's premier independent record store.
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Terry Currier, owner of Music Millennium, Portland's premier independent record store.
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Originally published on Mon September 10, 2012 1:33 pm

Our Sense of Place Portland series focuses on the history of Portland, Ore. pop music as observed by longtime resident Terry Currier. He's uniquely qualified to survey the Portland music scene and the state of the record business because he owns Music Millennium, Portland's premier independent record store, where he has worked since 1972. He is also the founder of the Coalition of Independent Music Stores.

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World Cafe
3:30 pm
Wed March 14, 2012

Imelda May On World Cafe

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Irish rockabilly singer Imelda May.
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Imelda May began her affair with rockabilly early on in life — by the time she was 9, she'd already begun to emulate Elmore James and Billie Holiday. In 2007, after years of singing in clubs, May stole the spotlight with Love Tattoo. The 12-track collection shot to the #1 spot in Ireland, stealing the hearts of audiences and contemporaries the world over.

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World Cafe
12:00 pm
Tue March 13, 2012

Sense Of Place: Discover Portland's Music Scene

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Colin Meloy and David Dye in Portland.
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Originally published on Mon September 10, 2012 1:33 pm

In this special World Cafe broadcast, we explore a side of Portland, Ore. with The Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy.

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11:59 am
Tue March 13, 2012

Julia Nunes On World Cafe

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YouTube star Julia Nunes' first album for a record label, Settle Down, was released in February.
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Originally published on Tue March 13, 2012 3:55 pm

Hailing from New York, acoustic pop sensation Julia Nunes got her start posting videos on YouTube in 2006, playing covers from idols such as The Beatles, Ben Folds and The Beach Boys.

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