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World Cafe
Weekdays 7:00am-9:00am, 4:00pm-6:00pm on KBIA HD-3

World Cafe is a two-hour long, nationally syndicated music radio program that originates from WXPN, a non-commercial station licensed to the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The program began in 1991 and was originally distributed by Public Radio International. Since 2005, the show has been distributed by NPR. Hosted by David Dye, World Cafe features live performances and interviews with established and emerging artists. The program's format covers a wide spectrum of musical genres, including indie rock, folk, hard rock, singer-songwriter, alt-country, and world music. The program produces two weekly podcasts containing interviews and information about musical performers: "World Cafe Words and Music," which features more established singers and bands, and "World Cafe Next," which highlights emerging artists.

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  • Hear the Australian pop star pay a visit to World Cafe in 2012 to perform songs from his new album, Making Mirrors.
  • The "Space Cowboy" sits down for a lengthy interview with World Cafe host David Dye.
  • For this installment of our Vintage Cafe series, we revisit a chat with the Portland, Ore., quintet that took place upon the release of The King Is Dead in 2011.
  • The newly independent California band plays songs from its new record, Stories Don't End, and singer-songwriter Taylor Goldsmith talks about the inspiration behind the album.
  • The elegant, intensely emotive Australian band plays songs from its new album, Push the Sky Away.
  • Hear the fiercely intelligent singer-songwriter perform four songs from The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You live in the studio.
  • The Welsh performer sings blues, gospel and Leonard Cohen on his new album, Spirit in the Room.
  • The gigantic band has taken its joyful, exuberant Christmas music on the road, touring the country with its "Holiday Extravaganza." Hear the group play classic Christmas tunes in this studio session.
  • Some Nights, fun.'s latest album, is a worldwide left-field success, and "We Are Young" became one of 2012's signature anthems. Hear an archived performance and interview with WXPN, recorded during the group's ride to the top of the charts.
  • Helm, an Americana legend and drummer for the '60s rock group The Band, died in 2012. In this week's Vintage Cafe, we remember Helm with an archived interview and performance from WXPN.