World Cafe

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

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 27, 2012

1:00 PM
Tanacara
Artist : Gonzaghuinha
Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
Label : Luaka Bop
1:01 PM
Locked Down
Artist : Dr. John
Album : Locked Down
Label : Nonesuch
1:06 PM
Dark Star
Artist : Polica
Album : Give You The Ghost
Label : Totally Gross Nation
1:11 PM
Heavy Cloud, No Rain
Artist : Sting
Album : Ten Summoner's Tale
Label : A&M
1:15 PM
Easy Way Out
Artist : Gotye
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Label : WXPN
1:24 PM
Somebody That I Used To Know
Artist : Gotye
Album : Making Mirrors
Label : Universal Republic
1:30 PM
State of the Art
Artist : Gotye
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Label : WXPN
1:38 PM
Easy Way Out
Artist : Gotye
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Label : WXPN
1:42 PM
Eyes Wide Open
Artist : Gotye
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Label : WXPN
1:47 PM
Eyes Wide Open
Artist : Gotye
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Label : WXPN
1:48 PM
Waiting In Vain
Artist : Bob Marley & The Wailers
Album : Exodus
Label : Island
1:52 PM
Tell Me A Tale
Artist : Michael Kiwanuka
Album : Tell Me A Tale
Label : Interscope
1:57 PM
Worms
Artist : Yeasayer
Album : All Hour Cymbals
Label : We Are Free
2:00 PM
Tanacara
Artist : Gonzaghuinha
Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
Label : Luaka Bop
2:01 PM
Gatekeeper
Artist : Feist
Album : Let It Die
Label : Interscope Records
2:03 PM
Itchycoo Park
Artist : Small Faces
Album : There Are But Four Small Faces
Label : Sony
2:06 PM
Happy Pills
Artist : Norah Jones
Album : Little Broken Hearts
Label : Blue Note
2:09 PM
Everybody Here Wants You
Artist : Jeff Buckley
Album : Sketches For My Sweetheart the Drunk
Label : Sony
2:14 PM
Untitled (Love Song)
Artist : Counting Crows
Album : Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation
Label : Collective Sounds
2:19 PM
Cool Enough
Artist : Nicole Atkins
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Label : WXPN
2:21 PM
Submarines
Artist : The Lumineers
Album : Recorded Live For the World Cafe
Label : WXPN
2:27 PM
Ho Hey
Artist : The Lumineers
Album : Recorded Live For the World Cafe
Label : WXPN
2:29 PM
Dead Sea
Artist : The Lumineers
Album : Recorded Live For the World Cafe
Label : WXPN
2:34 PM
Stubborn Love
Artist : The Lumineers
Album : Recorded Live For the World Cafe
Label : WXPN
2:39 PM
Ho Hey
Artist : The Lumineers
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Label : WXPN
2:40 PM
Revolution Girls
Artist : Mariachi El Bronx
Album : II
Label : Witchita
2:44 PM
Ring of Fire
Artist : Johnny Cash
Album : Love, God, Murder
Label : Lost Highway
2:47 PM
The Lady of Leitrim
Artist : Megan Reilly
Album : The Well
Label : Carrot Tope
2:51 PM
Tiger Lily
Artist : Luna
Album : Bewitched
Label : Elektra/ADA
2:56 PM
Disclaimer
Artist : The Dears
Album : Missiles
Label : Arts & Crafts

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3:00pm

Mon February 20, 2012
World Cafe

Julia Nunes On 'World Cafe Next'

Credit Shervin Lainez / Courtesy of the artist.

Before the eyes of her YouTube subscribers, Julia Nunes went from being a teen covering her favorite artists to a young woman playing live shows with them.

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9:00am

Mon February 20, 2012
World Cafe

World Cafe Looks Back: Blues And Gospel

Credit Brendan Hoffman / Getty Images

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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11:40am

Fri February 17, 2012
World Cafe

Chairlift On World Cafe

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

Credit Alejandro Cardenas

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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4:28pm

Thu February 16, 2012
World Cafe

Real Estate On World Cafe

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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3:22pm

Wed February 15, 2012
World Cafe

Air On World Cafe

Originally published on Wed February 15, 2012 4:52 pm

Credit Wendy Bevan / Courtesy of the artist

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