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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 25, 2012

2:00 PM
Tanacara
Artist : Gonzaghuinha
Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
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2:01 PM
Merry Christmas From The Family
Artist : Robert Earl Keen
Album : Gringo Honeymoon
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Label : Mercury
2:07 PM
The Chipmunk Song
Artist : Alvin & The Chipmunks
Album : Chipmunks Christmas
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2:08 PM
Rocking Around The Christmas Tree
Artist : Brenda Lee
Album : The Hit Collection
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2:11 PM
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Artist : Jackson 5
Album : A Motown Christmas
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2:13 PM
You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch
Artist : Whirling Dervishes
Album : Grinch
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2:15 PM
Sleigh Ride
Artist : Johnny A
Album : Sleigh Ride
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Label : Favored Nations
2:18 PM
Christmas At Ground Zero
Artist : Weird Al Yankovic
Album : Polka Party
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2:22 PM
Happy Christmas War Is Over
Artist : The Polyphonic Spree
Album : Recorded Live For the World Cafe
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2:26 PM
The Christmas Song
Artist : The Polyphonic Spree
Album : Recorded Live For the World Cafe
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2:29 PM
Silver Bells
Artist : The Polyphonic Spree
Album : Recorded Live For the World Cafe
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2:33 PM
Little Drummer Boy
Artist : The Polyphonic Spree
Album : Recorded Live For the World Cafe
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2:39 PM
Chrismas Eve Sarajevo
Artist : Trans Siberian Orchestra
Album : Christmas Eve and Other Stories
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2:41 PM
Father Christmas
Artist : The Kinks
Album : Come Dancing with the Kinks: The Best of the Kinks 19771986
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2:44 PM
Skating Away On The Thin Ice of a New Day
Artist : Jethro Tull
Album : War Child
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2:48 PM
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Artist : Alvin & The Chipmunks
Album : Chipmunks Christmas
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2:49 PM
This Christmas
Artist : Donny Hathaway
Album : Soul Christmas
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2:53 PM
Jingle Bells
Artist : Booker T & The MG’s
Album : The Ultimate R&B Christmas
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2:55 PM
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Artist : The Smithereens
Album : The Edge of Christmas
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3:00 PM
Tanacara
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Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
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3:01 PM
Blue Christmas
Artist : Elvis Presley
Album : Elvis: Blue Christmas
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3:03 PM
Someday At Christmas
Artist : Stevie Wonder
Album : A Motown Christmas
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3:06 PM
Mele Kalikimaka
Artist : Poi Dog Pondering
Album : Acoustic Christmas
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3:09 PM
Santa Claus Is Back In Town
Artist : My Morning Jacket
Album : My Morning Jacket Does Xmas Fiasco Style EP
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3:13 PM
Joy To the World (Mocean Worker Remixed)
Artist : The Cathedral Brass
Album : Christmas Remixed
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3:17 PM
En La Navidad
Artist : Yomo Y Daniel Hector
Album : Feliz Navidad
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3:22 PM
Amarga Navidad
Artist : Lila Downs
Album : La Cantina
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3:28 PM
Farolito
Artist : Latinos Band
Album : Navidad Colombiana
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3:33 PM
A Comer Lechon
Artist : Cuco Valoy
Album : Tira Pulla En Navidad!
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3:39 PM
Feliz Navidad
Artist : The Daddy Mack Blues Band
Album : Bluestones
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3:41 PM
Linus and lucy
Artist : David Benoit
Album : Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown
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3:43 PM
Christmas in Prison
Artist : John Prine
Album : John Prine Christmas
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3:47 PM
Christmas in the Trenches
Artist : John McCutcheon
Album : Rounder Christmas Album: Must Be Santa!
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3:52 PM
Grateful for Christmas
Artist : Hayes Carll
Album : Kmag Yoyo
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3:56 PM
"Linus and Lucy"
Artist : Moe
Album : Seasons Greetings from Moe
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World Cafe
5:11 pm
Fri March 9, 2012

Sharon Van Etten On World Cafe

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Sharon Van Etten.
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Originally published on Mon July 9, 2012 3:01 pm

Sharon Van Etten's raspy, elegant vocals and deeply confessional folk-rock have made her a rising star. Ever since her official debut in 2009, the heart-breakingly intimate Because I Was In Love, Van Etten has been expanding her sound and adding grit to her delivery.

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World Cafe
3:40 pm
Thu March 8, 2012

Preservation Hall Jazz Band On World Cafe

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Originally published on Mon September 10, 2012 1:56 pm

This week, World Cafe invites you to discover the music of New Orleans with the series Sense of Place.

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World Cafe
4:52 pm
Wed March 7, 2012

Willie Nile On World Cafe

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Willie Nile's folk-rock career has been varied and somewhat sporadic, but he always finds his way back to music. A gifted singer-songwriter, Nile has developed a versatile style that can be just as moving in a stadium as it is in a coffee shop.

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World Cafe
3:10 pm
Tue March 6, 2012

Bahamas On World Cafe

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Afie Jurvanen records and performs under the name Bahamas.
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Bahamas is the indie-folk project of Canadian singer-songwriter Afie Jurvanen. His 2009 debut Pink Strat was nominated for a Juno Award and the Polaris Music Prize, and was well-reviewed for its honest, no-frills, airy love songs.

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World Cafe
12:41 pm
Mon March 5, 2012

First Aid Kit On 'World Cafe: Next'

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Both in their early 20s, First Aid Kit's Johanna and Klara Söderberg are already winning over listeners worldwide with their intricate, woodsy harmonizing. The Swedish duo's second album, The Lion's Roar, has already charted in Australia, Denmark, the U.K., Norway and Sweden.

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