August 26, 2020 • World Cafe's Nashville correspondent, Ann Powers, talks about the state of Music City and five new releases that she's excited about. Distributed by NPR to more than 200 US radio stations and heard by nearly 600,000 listeners each week, World Cafe is known by artists, appreciative audiences, and the radio and music industries as an influential source for music discovery. But despite the tremendous challenges, there are still steady broadcasts coming out of our treasured public radio music stations. Are you someone who believes that people can fundamentally change, or do you think we just are who we are? Stream past World Cafe Nashville Sessions on NPR Music.

New York-based singer-songwriter Paul Beaubrun was born into the legendary musical family behind Boukman Eksperyans, one of Haiti's most famous bands. As always, you can discover fantastic music programming happening across the country by clicking the links to each station's website, included below. Jessie's joining us from WMOT in Nashville, and you might have heard one of her interviews on the show before, but it was time for a proper introduction. Singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz has been touring since she was 16 years old, so the 2020 quarantine has been an especially unusual year for her. World Cafe celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Discover new music by musicians from Guatemala City, San Salvador, Lima, Costa Rica, Ecuador and more in our playlist below. World Cafe Words and Music Podcast from WXPN. Fall is upon us and World Cafe's Nashville correspondent, Ann Powers of NPR Music, is back to give you a rundown of her favorite end of summer releases to come out of the Music City this month. Follow the World Cafe Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music to get a new soundtrack every Monday. As the nation’s most listened-to public radio music program, its impact on the careers and audience awareness of thousands of artists is immeasurable.

Bonjay joins host Talia Schlanger *The Police - “King Of Pain” - Synchronicity Bonjay - “Ingenue” - Recorded Live for the World Cafe Bonjay - “Chelsea” - Recorded Live for the World Cafe Bugz in the Attic, Wunmi - “Zombie - Bugz in the Attic Remix” … And since it's imaginary, it means we were able to "book" anyone we wanted — RUSH, Aretha Franklin, Wilco and Jackson Browne, all on the same huge lineup. The music selection encompasses singer-songwriters, classic rock, indie rock, Americana, alt-country, blues, world music, R&B and soul. Amidst The Pandemic, The New Music Out Of Nashville Never Stops Since its release, fans are sharing stories of personal connection to Bridgers' latest album, one that's made many feel less alone in a time of self-isolation. The entire set of performance videos featured on the World Cafe Performance Film Festival - in celebration of Public Radio Music Day, April 16, 2020. Check out this 25-song video playlist, featuring a studio performance from Chicano Batman, a festival performance by Xenia Rubinos and much, much more. Launched in 1991, World Cafe is known by artists, appreciative audiences, and the radio and music industries as an influential source for music discovery. All of this month's picks are available to stream on the Heavy Rotation Spotify playlist at the bottom of this page. Latin Roots – a bi-weekly series on World Cafe made possible by the Wyncote Foundation. World Cafe is hosted and produced by Raina Douris in Philadelphia at WXPN, presenting interviews and performances with today's essential and emerging artists. And then, after the 2011 album The People's Key, Bright Eyes' output stopped. Outlaw country is kind of tricky to define. One of the best things about summer time is the live shows, right? World Cafe launched on October 14, 1991.

World Cafe launched in 1991. Hispanic Heritage Month On World Cafe: The Playlist XPN | By Byron Gonzalez Published September 14, 2020 at 12:27 PM CDT More than 200 public radio stations, from all corners of the country, carry the two-hour program. When it comes to the airwaves, World Cafe is NPR's most popular music radio show. Distributed by NPR to more than 200 US radio stations and heard by nearly 600,000 listeners each week, World Cafe is known by artists, appreciative audiences, and the radio and music industries as an influential source for music discovery. World Cafe Nashville – Hosted by NPR Music’s Ann Powers, World Cafe Nashville explores the local scene of the Music City and features studio sessions with up and coming artists in the area. He packed up his things in Nairobi, Kenya, where he grew up and moved to Minnesota, because that's where his hero, Bob Dylan, was born.

Before we get to that, we introduce you to the newest member of the World Cafe team, Jessie Scott. Playlist [ 57 videos] Play Add to queue To celebrate we're taking a musical journey throughout Latin America, through cities in Central America, South America, and Mexico to explore the rising Latinx voices and sounds that sometimes fall under the radar. NPR.org … They also provided critical support for their local music economies. World Cafe launched in 1991. It's been eight years since Kathleen Edwards released her last album, and it really seemed like it was going to be her last. You might think that sitting down with two of music's biggest superstars would be kind of intimidating — that someone who has spent the last year breaking sales records and accepting countless awards would maybe be hard to relate to.

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A few months into the pandemic, in mid-June, Phoebe Bridgers released her second full-length solo album, Punisher. To celebrate we're taking a musical journey throughout Latin America, through cities in Central America, South America, and Mexico to explore the rising Latinx voices and sounds that sometimes fall under the radar. Join the World Cafe as we explore the vast variety of music from Spanish-speaking countries and people. To celebrate we're taking a musical journey throughout Latin America, through cities in Central America, South America, and Mexico to explore the rising Latinx voices and sounds that sometimes fall under the radar.

Visit our World Cafe Guests page of archived episodes. Sweet Crude, a six-piece band from New Orleans, combines English and Louisiana French, a dialect that has evolved over hundreds of years, mostly in southern Louisiana. All around the country, NPR member stations are not only a vital source of news but music, arts and culture, too. So today, World Cafe is bringing live music to you with an imaginary music festival of all live tracks.

Ridgewood, N.J., rock band Real Estate put out its first album in 2009, but the group started playing together a lot earlier than that. It's almost as if he were destined to do it, considering his pedigree: Rufus is the son of folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and the late Kate McGarrigle; his sister, musician Martha Wainwright; his half-sister, singer-songwriter Lucy Wainwright Roche.