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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 26, 2012

2:00 PM
Tanacara
Artist : Gonzaghuinha
Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
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2:01 PM
Your Touch
Artist : The Black Keys
Album : Magic Potion
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Label : Sony
2:03 PM
I’ll Be Your Man
Artist : The Black Keys
Album : The Big ComeUp
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Label : Nonesuch
2:06 PM
Heaven
Artist : The Walkmen
Album : Heaven
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Label : Fat Possum
2:09 PM
Heaven
Artist : Talking Heads
Album : Fear of Music
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2:13 PM
Heaven
Artist : Psychedelic Furs
Album : All Of This & Nothing
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2:17 PM
Don’t Turn Out the Light
Artist : Hacienda
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
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2:21 PM
Veronica
Artist : Hacienda
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
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Natural Life
Artist : Hacienda
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
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Savage
Artist : Hacienda
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2:40 PM
Natural Life
Artist : Hacienda
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
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2:41 PM
Heaven
Artist : Los Lonely Boys
Album : Los Lonely Boys
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Reboot The Mission
Artist : The Wallflowers
Album : Glad All Over
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Eyeoneye
Artist : Andrew Bird
Album : Break It Yourself
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The Clockwise Witness
Artist : Devotchka
Album : A Mad And Faithful Telling
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2:57 PM
A Soft Place to Land
Artist : Kathleen Edwards
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
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3:00 PM
Tanacara
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Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
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Chicago
Artist : Sufjan Stevens
Album : Come on Feel the Illinoise
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Angel Dance
Artist : Robert Plant & The Band of Joy
Album : Band of Joy
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Brave New World
Artist : Michael Penn
Album : March
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Knock Knock
Artist : Band of Horses
Album : Mirage Rock
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Tempted
Artist : Squeeze
Album : East Side Story
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Say So
Artist : Allen Stone
Album : Allen Stone
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I Need Your Company
Artist : Michael Kiwanuka
Album : Tell Me A Tale EP
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3:26 PM
Is Your Love Big Enough
Artist : Lainne La Havas
Album : Is Your Love Big Enough
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3:29 PM
Who Is He And What Is He To You
Artist : Bill Withers
Album : Best of Bill Withers
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Hold On
Artist : The Alabama Shakes
Album : The Alabama Shakes EP
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See No Evil
Artist : Television
Album : Marquee Moon
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Nine in the Afternoon
Artist : Panic At the Disco
Album : Pretty. Odd.
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Take a Walk
Artist : Passion Pit
Album : Gossamer
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Pets
Artist : Porno For Pyros
Album : Porno For Pyros
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Dirty Money
Artist : Antibalas
Album : Antibalas
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3:55 PM
Up From The South
Artist : The Budos Band
Album : The Budos Band
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World Cafe
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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World Cafe
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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World Cafe
3:30 pm
Mon March 12, 2012

Y La Bamba On 'World Cafe: Next'

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Y La Bamba's new album, Court The Storm, was released this February.
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Hailing from the rain-soaked, indie folk hub that is Portland, Ore., the members of Y La Bamba are pretty far from their Latin inspirations. But this pop outfit is centered around the powerful, otherworldly vocals of Luz Elena Mendoza, and some of her main influences came from a childhood in Mexico — accordions, mariachi and Latin rhythms.

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