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Monday-Thursday 9:00-11:00 AM
David Dye

Since 1991, World Cafe has showcased contemporary music, serving up an eclectic blend of blues, rock, folk and alternative country. David Dye hosts the program from member station WXPN in Philadelphia. Each show centers on David's "performance chat" with a featured artist or band.

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World Cafe
4:25 pm
Wed May 22, 2013

Mount Moriah On World Cafe

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Mount Moriah.

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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World Cafe
8:02 am
Tue May 21, 2013

The National On World Cafe

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The National.

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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World Cafe
1:12 pm
Mon May 20, 2013

Next: Hanni El Khatib

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Hanni El Khatib.

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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World Cafe
2:08 pm
Fri May 17, 2013

Frightened Rabbit On World Cafe

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Frightened Rabbit.

Originally published on Sat May 18, 2013 7:57 am

Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchinson has been creating compelling, sometimes even uplifting, songs about abject failure since the Scottish band's first album, Sing the Greys, came out in 2006.

On this installment of World Cafe, Hutchinson tells host David Dye how the entire band was involved in writing lyrics for its new album, Pedestrian Verse. The singer also discusses Frightened Rabbit's unique experience during a recent tour of northern Scotland.

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World Cafe
4:07 pm
Thu May 16, 2013

Latin Roots: Son Jarocho

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Los Angeles' Las Cafeteras recorded a version of the classic son jarocho song "La Bamba."

Originally published on Sun May 19, 2013 8:23 am

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Playlist

December 13, 2012

9:00 AM
Tanacara
Artist : Gonzaghuinha
Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
Composer :
Label : Luaka Bop
9:01 AM
Somewhere Down the Crazy River
Artist : Robbie Robertson
Album : Robbie Robertson
Composer :
Label : Geffen
9:06 AM
As You Are
Artist : Angel Snow
Album : Angel Snow
Composer :
Label : Black Mesa
9:08 AM
Live and Die
Artist : The Avett Brothers
Album : The Carpenter
Composer :
Label : Republic
9:12 AM
Even If We Try
Artist : Night Beds
Album : Country Sleel
Composer :
Label : Dead Oceans
9:16 AM
The Walls Are Coming Down
Artist : Fanfarlo
Album : Reservoir
Composer :
Label : Raffle Bat Records
9:20 AM
Mind’s Eye
Artist : Josh Ritter
Album : The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
Composer :
Label : Sony
9:28 AM
Me & Jiggs
Artist : Josh Ritter
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
9:37 AM
The Temptation of Adam
Artist : Josh Ritter
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
9:43 AM
Wait for Love
Artist : Josh Ritter
Album : The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
Composer :
Label : Sony
9:46 AM
Folk Bloodbath
Artist : Josh Ritter
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
9:53 AM
Joy to You Baby
Artist : Josh Ritter
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
10:00 AM
Tanacara
Artist : Gonzaghuinha
Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
Composer :
Label : Luaka Bop
10:01 AM
Love’s Dart
Artist : Django Django
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
10:06 AM
Default
Artist : Atoms for Peace
Album : Amok
Composer :
Label : XL Recordings
10:10 AM
On Melancholy Hill
Artist : Gorillaz
Album : Plastic Beach
Composer :
Label : Virgin
10:14 AM
1904
Artist : The Tallest Man On Earth
Album : There's No Leaving Now
Composer :
Label : Dead Oceans
10:18 AM
I Want the World to Stop
Artist : Belle & Sebastian
Album : Write About Love
Composer :
Label : Matador Records
10:22 AM
Spitting Image
Artist : Freelance Whales
Album : Diluvia
Composer :
Label : Mom & Pop Music
10:26 AM
Anna (El Negro Zumbon)
Artist : Pink Martini
Album : Hang On Little Tomato
Composer :
Label : Heinz Records
10:28 AM
El Pequeno Tamborilero
Artist : Los Papaines
Album : It's a Cuban Christmas
Composer :
Label : Universal Records
10:34 AM
Los Peces en el Rio
Artist : Mariachi Reyna De Los Angeles
Album : Navidad en America
Composer :
Label : Aries Music Entertainment
10:38 AM
The Letter
Artist : Xavier Rudd
Album : Food in the Belly
Composer :
Label : Elektra/WEA
10:40 AM
Emmylou
Artist : First Aid Kit
Album : The Lion's Roar
Composer :
Label : Wichita Records
10:44 AM
Love Hurts
Artist : Gram Parsons
Album : Grievous Angel
Composer :
Label : Reprise / WEA
10:48 AM
Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings
Artist : Father John Misty
Album : Fear Fun
Composer :
Label : Sub Pop
10:51 AM
Bullet and a Target
Artist : Citizen Cope
Album : The Clarence Greenwood Recordings
Composer :
Label : Arista
10:55 AM
Sleep
Artist : Allen Stone
Album : Allen Stone
Composer :
Label : ATO Records