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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 26, 2012

2:00 PM
Tanacara
Artist : Gonzaghuinha
Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
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2:01 PM
I Thank You
Artist : Bonnie Raitt
Album : The Glow
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2:03 PM
Wrap it Up
Artist : Sam & Dave
Album : The Best Of Sam & Dave
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2:09 PM
Right Down the Line
Artist : Bonnie Raitt
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
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2:23 PM
Used to Rule the World
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2:27 PM
Love Sneakin’ Up On You
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2:28 PM
Not Cause I Wanted To
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2:36 PM
Love Sneakin’ Up On You
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2:40 PM
Right Down the Line
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2:41 PM
California
Artist : Delta Spirit
Album : Delta Spirit
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2:45 PM
I Confess
Artist : English Beat
Album : Speacial Beat Service
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2:50 PM
More Than This
Artist : Roxy Music
Album : Avalon
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2:54 PM
Every Single Night
Artist : Fiona Apple
Album : The Idler Wheel¿
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2:57 PM
I Don’t Mind
Artist : Black Joe Lewis
Album : Black Joe Lewis
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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
I’ve Got Dreams to Remember
Artist : Buddy Guy
Album : Bring ¿Em In
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3:19 PM
Queen Of California
Artist : John Mayer
Album : Born And Raised
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Shadow Days
Artist : John Mayer
Album : Born And Raised
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Shadow Days
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Queen Of California
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Born and Raised
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World Cafe
9:00 am
Mon February 20, 2012

World Cafe Looks Back: Blues And Gospel

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Mavis Staples performs with The Roots at the Climate Rally on the National Mall on April 25, 2010, in Washington, D.C.

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Throughout the month of October, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of World Cafe by revisiting some of the best and most memorable interviews of the past 20 years.

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11:40 am
Fri February 17, 2012

Chairlift On World Cafe

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Originally published on Sat February 18, 2012 11:24 pm

Produced by Hot Chip's Dan Carey, Chairlift's new album Something blends upbeat, synth-heavy pop with eerie lyrics that depart from the purely effervescent sound of the 2008 hit "Bruises." On Something, singer Caroline Polachek takes risks — manipulating her vocals with AutoTune and even programming synth parts to mimic the sou

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4:28 pm
Thu February 16, 2012

Real Estate On World Cafe

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Real Estate's new album is titled Days.
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Originally from Ridgewood, N.J., the Brooklyn transplants in Real Estate have built a reputation for cheerful yet sentimental beach-pop. The band's self-titled album broke through on the strength of the lead single "Beach Comber," and that record's 2011 follow-up (Days) achieved widespread critical acclaim and popularity in its own right.

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3:22 pm
Wed February 15, 2012

Air On World Cafe

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Le Voyage Dans La Lune is AIR's seventh release, written as a soundtrack for a re-release of the 1902 Georges Méliès film of the same name.
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Originally published on Wed February 15, 2012 4:52 pm

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2:14 pm
Tue February 14, 2012

Kathleen Edwards On World Cafe

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Kathleen Edwards' new album is titled Voyageur.
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Originally published on Tue February 14, 2012 2:15 pm

Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards is enjoying a huge career boost with her new fourth album, Voyageur. Produced in part by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, Voyageur sounds deeply personal and genuine: Edwards sings of failed marriages, life in the spotlight and the delicate happiness that comes with new beginnings.

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