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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 27, 2012

2:00 PM
Tanacara
Artist : Gonzaghuinha
Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
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2:01 PM
Locked Down
Artist : Dr. John
Album : Locked Down
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2:06 PM
Dark Star
Artist : Polica
Album : Give You The Ghost
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2:11 PM
Heavy Cloud, No Rain
Artist : Sting
Album : Ten Summoner's Tale
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2:15 PM
Easy Way Out
Artist : Gotye
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
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2:24 PM
Somebody That I Used To Know
Artist : Gotye
Album : Making Mirrors
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2:30 PM
State of the Art
Artist : Gotye
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
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2:38 PM
Easy Way Out
Artist : Gotye
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2:42 PM
Eyes Wide Open
Artist : Gotye
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
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2:47 PM
Eyes Wide Open
Artist : Gotye
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
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2:48 PM
Waiting In Vain
Artist : Bob Marley & The Wailers
Album : Exodus
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2:52 PM
Tell Me A Tale
Artist : Michael Kiwanuka
Album : Tell Me A Tale
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2:57 PM
Worms
Artist : Yeasayer
Album : All Hour Cymbals
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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
Gatekeeper
Artist : Feist
Album : Let It Die
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3:03 PM
Itchycoo Park
Artist : Small Faces
Album : There Are But Four Small Faces
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3:06 PM
Happy Pills
Artist : Norah Jones
Album : Little Broken Hearts
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3:09 PM
Everybody Here Wants You
Artist : Jeff Buckley
Album : Sketches For My Sweetheart the Drunk
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3:14 PM
Untitled (Love Song)
Artist : Counting Crows
Album : Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation
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3:19 PM
Cool Enough
Artist : Nicole Atkins
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
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3:21 PM
Submarines
Artist : The Lumineers
Album : Recorded Live For the World Cafe
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3:27 PM
Ho Hey
Artist : The Lumineers
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3:29 PM
Dead Sea
Artist : The Lumineers
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3:34 PM
Stubborn Love
Artist : The Lumineers
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3:39 PM
Ho Hey
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3:40 PM
Revolution Girls
Artist : Mariachi El Bronx
Album : II
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3:44 PM
Ring of Fire
Artist : Johnny Cash
Album : Love, God, Murder
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3:47 PM
The Lady of Leitrim
Artist : Megan Reilly
Album : The Well
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3:51 PM
Tiger Lily
Artist : Luna
Album : Bewitched
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3:56 PM
Disclaimer
Artist : The Dears
Album : Missiles
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World Cafe
9:00 am
Mon February 13, 2012

World Cafe Looks Back: Country And Bluegrass

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Charlie Louvin (right) and his brother Ira, a.k.a. The Louvin Brothers.

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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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World Cafe
4:49 pm
Fri February 10, 2012

Craig Finn On World Cafe

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Craig Finn's solo debut is titled Clear Heart Full Eyes.
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Ever since Craig Finn's band The Hold Steady first broke through in 2004, he's gotten famous for a mix of hyper-literate story songs and classic-rock arrangements. After releasing a string of highly praised albums and EPs, Finn took a five-month break from The Hold Steady to record his solo debut, Clear Heart Full Eyes.

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4:08 pm
Thu February 9, 2012

Nils Lofgren On World Cafe

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Nils Lofgren specializes in high-energy blues-rock.
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Originally published on Tue June 19, 2012 10:50 am

Nils Lofgren has built a stellar reputation as a masterful guitarist in both solo and collaborative endeavors, and his extensive discography showcases a unique brand of high-energy blues-rock.

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World Cafe
4:05 pm
Wed February 8, 2012

The Front Bottoms On World Cafe

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The Front Bottoms.
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Brian Sella and Mathew Uychich of The Front Bottoms.
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Brian Sella and Mathew Uychich of the New Jersey band The Front Bottoms have been playing together for years.

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World Cafe
3:41 pm
Tue February 7, 2012

Jonathan Wilson On World Cafe

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Jonathan Wilson's first album is titled Gentle Spirit.
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Jonathan Wilson is practically overflowing with music, if his debut album Gentle Spirit is any indication. The album runs 78 minutes, with several songs spanning more than six minutes. That's a lot of material for a debut, but Wilson is no newbie — he's worked with the likes of Elvis Costello, Robbie Robertson and Jackson Browne.

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