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World Cafe

Monday - Thursday, 1-3pm and Friday 2-3pm
David Dye

World Cafe is a cutting edge, two-hour program of alternative contemporary music. It offers a broad range of innovative sounds drawn from American as well as international music. It includes music that is familiar but also showcases works by new and emerging artists.

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December 24, 2012

1:00 PM
Tanacara
Artist : Gonzaghuinha
Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
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Label : Luaka Bop
1:01 PM
Twinkle (Little Christmas Lights)
Artist : JD McPherson
Album : Twinkle (Little Christmas Lights)
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Label : Rounder Records
1:03 PM
Home For the Holidays
Artist : The dBs
Album : Christmas Time Again
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Label : Collector's Choice
1:06 PM
Wonderful Christmastime
Artist : The Shins
Album : Holidays Rule
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Label : Hear Music
1:08 PM
Christmastime
Artist : Aimee Mann
Album : Just Say Noel
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Label : Geffen
1:12 PM
2000 Miles
Artist : The Pretenders
Album : The Edge of Christmas
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Label : Oglio
1:15 PM
25th December
Artist : Everything But the Girl
Album : You Sleigh Me
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Label : Atlantic
1:20 PM
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Artist : John Scofield
Album : Have Yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas
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Label : Polygram
1:26 PM
Joy
Artist : Tracy Thorn
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
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Label : WXPN
1:31 PM
Like A Snowman
Artist : Tracy Thorn
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
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Label : WXPN
1:37 PM
River
Artist : Tracy Thorn
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
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Label : WXPN
1:45 PM
Tinsel and Lights
Artist : Tracy Thorn
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
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Label : WXPN
1:49 PM
Sleigh Bells & Wine
Artist : Jason Gleason
Album : A Santa Cause
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Label : Immortal Records
1:49 PM
Merry Christmas Baby
Artist : Otis Redding
Album : R&B Christmas Vol. 3
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Label : Atlantic
1:51 PM
White Christmas
Artist : The Drifters
Album : Christmas Album
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Label : New West Records
1:55 PM
Santa Baby
Artist : Eartha Kitt
Album : Billboard Greatest Christmas Hits: 19351954
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Label : Rhino
2:00 PM
Tanacara
Artist : Gonzaghuinha
Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
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Label : Luaka Bop
2:01 PM
Fairytale of New York
Artist : The Pogues
Album : Essential Pogues
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Label : Polygram
2:06 PM
Christmas In The Room
Artist : Sufjan Stevens
Album : Silver & Gold
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Label : Asthmatic Kitty
2:10 PM
Christmas Wrapping
Artist : The Waitresses
Album : The Edge of Christmas
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Label : Oglio
2:15 PM
Sleigh Ride
Artist : Los Straitjackets
Album : Tis The Season for Los Straitjackets
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Label : Yep Roc Records
2:19 PM
Little Drummer Boy
Artist : Pink Martini
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
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Label : WXPN
2:25 PM
Congratulations (Happy New Year)
Artist : Pink Martini
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
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Label : WXPN
2:30 PM
Do You Hear What I Hear
Artist : Pink Martini
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
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Label : WXPN
2:35 PM
White Christmas
Artist : Pink Martini
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
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Label : WXPN
2:37 PM
We Three Kings
Artist : Pink Martini
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
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Label : WXPN
2:43 PM
Winter Wonderland
Artist : Al Kooper
Album : Christmas Guitars
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Label : Green Linnet
2:44 PM
Getting Ready For Christmas Day
Artist : Paul Simon
Album : So Beautiful Or So What
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Label : Hear Music
2:48 PM
Baby It’s Cold Outside
Artist : Ray Charles & Betty Carter
Album : Ray Charles and Betty Carter/Dedicated to You
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Label : Atlantic / WEA
2:52 PM
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
Artist : Billie Holiday
Album : Verve Remixed Christmas
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Label : Verve

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11:59am

Tue March 13, 2012
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Julia Nunes On World Cafe

Originally published on Tue March 13, 2012 3:55 pm

Credit Shervin Lainez / Courtesy of the artist

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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3:30pm

Mon March 12, 2012
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Y La Bamba On 'World Cafe: Next'

Credit Sarah Law / Courtesy of the artist

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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5:11pm

Fri March 9, 2012
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Sharon Van Etten On World Cafe

Originally published on Mon July 9, 2012 3:01 pm

Credit Elisabeth Vitale

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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3:40pm

Thu March 8, 2012
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band On World Cafe

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

Credit Shannon Brinkman

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

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4:52pm

Wed March 7, 2012
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Willie Nile On World Cafe

Credit Cristina Arrigoni

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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