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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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December 28, 2012

2:00 PM
Tanacara
Artist : Gonzaghuinha
Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
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2:01 PM
Warrior Man
Artist : Dr. Dog
Album : Be the Void
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Label : Anti Records
2:06 PM
Come to the City
Artist : The War On Drugs
Album : Slave Ambient
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Label : Secretly Canadian
2:10 PM
Anesthesia
Artist : Luna
Album : Lunapark
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Label : Millpond Records
2:14 PM
Myth
Artist : Beach House
Album : Bloom
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2:18 PM
Vessels
Artist : Freelance Whales
Album : Weathervanes
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2:23 PM
Man on Fire
Artist : Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
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2:29 PM
Fire Water
Artist : Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
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2:38 PM
Home
Artist : Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
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40 Day Dream
Artist : Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
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2:45 PM
Santa Fe
Artist : Beirut
Album : The Rip Tide
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Label : Pompeii Records
2:49 PM
Chicago
Artist : Sufjan Stevens
Album : Come on Feel the Illinois
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New York City
Artist : Moe.
Album : Dither
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3:00 PM
Tanacara
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Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
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Last Summer
Artist : Pete Yorn
Album : Back and Fourth
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Label : Sony
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Misfits and Lovers
Artist : The Wallflowers
Album : Glad All Over
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3:09 PM
I’m Writing A Novel
Artist : Father John Misty
Album : Fear Fun
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3:12 PM
Into Your Arms
Artist : The Lemonheads
Album : Come On Feel The Lemonheads
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3:15 PM
Time to Run
Artist : Lord Huron
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
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The Man Who Lives Forever
Artist : Lord Huron
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3:25 PM
She Lit A Fire
Artist : Lord Huron
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Time to Run
Artist : Lord Huron
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3:37 PM
Ends of the Earth
Artist : Lord Huron
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3:42 PM
When Will I See You Again
Artist : Lord Huron
Album : Into the Sun
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3:43 PM
Tell Me a Tale
Artist : Michael Kiwanuka
Album : Recorded Live at the World Cafe
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3:49 PM
Coyote
Artist : Joni Mitchell
Album : Hejira
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3:53 PM
Sinner In the Sea
Artist : Calexico
Album : Algiers
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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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