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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Creative director Ben Jaffe discusses the band's new album — titled That's It! — and spotlights four live songs, recorded live at City Winery in New York City. -
These acid jazz veterans visit with David Dye and perform three songs from their new album, Inland Emperor. -
David Dye sits down with this rising British folk-rock group, who also perform four songs live in the World Cafe studio. -
The former singer of Miracle Legion and Polaris (remember the theme song to The Adventures of Pete & Pete?) joins David Dye to discuss his new solo album, Dear Mark J. Mulcahy I Love You. -
The Black Keys' Patrick Carney produced this Knoxville band's upcoming album. Listen to two cuts on this World Cafe Next podcast. -
In this edition of Vintage Cafe, where we revisit older, influential studio sessions, the Seattle band that took the Pacific Northwest by storm in 2011 stops by the World Cafe studios during a national tour. -
The always fashionable Glaswegians stop by the World Cafe studio to perform songs from their new album, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action. -
The Latin Alternative's co-host discusses the Colombian singer, who created his own tropical sound. -
The 78-year-old harmonica master stops by to perform songs from his new album, Cotton Mouth Man. -
There was never any doubt that Argentine vocalist Natalia Clavier could sing, but she spent the beginning of her career as a guest vocalist. Now, her name takes top billing on her new album, Lumen. Hear her perform songs from the record live in the World Cafe studios.
