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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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2:37pm

Fri May 24, 2013
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Fitz & The Tantrums On World Cafe

Originally published on Sat May 25, 2013 9:12 am

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The L.A. band Fitz & The Tantrums broke through in 2011 with its debut album, Picking Up the Pieces. Undeniable songs and exciting concerts led the group to festival dates and other high-profile live appearances around the world.

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1:20pm

Thu May 23, 2013
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Boy On World Cafe

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The Swiss-German duo Boy has enjoyed worldwide success with its charming debut album, Mutual Friends. Members Sonya Glass and Valeska Steiner met in 2005 at a six-week song workshop and quickly developed a rapport.

In this installment of World Cafe, the two discuss the nuances of writing in English, and describe how their friendship grew along with their musical success.

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5:25pm

Wed May 22, 2013
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Mount Moriah On World Cafe

Originally published on Thu May 23, 2013 11:05 am

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Mount Moriah is a rock band formed around the duo of guitarist Jenks Miller and singer Heather McEntire. Its second full-length album, the recent Miracle Temple, combines the strum and twang of Southern rock with vocals that hit hard emotionally.

On this installment of World Cafe, host David Dye discusses with McEntire the complexity of Mount Moriah's sound, as well as her push to explore the nuances in her vocals.

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9:02am

Tue May 21, 2013
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The National On World Cafe

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The National's rise has been slow and steady, to match the growth and evolution of its dour but beautiful rock sound. In this installment of World Cafe, the band tells host David Dye how sleep deprivation led its members to craft more straightforward songs on their new album, Trouble Will Find Me.

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1:45pm

Mon May 20, 2013
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Next: Hanni El Khatib

Originally published on Mon May 20, 2013 2:12 pm

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Hanni El Khatib is a first-generation American who grew up with a Palestinian father and a Filipino mother in San Francisco. His music has origins in '50s and '60s soul, blues, R&B and garage rock, with all those influences filtered through an intense love of punk music.

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