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Chiaki Horan on World Cafe

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The Lemon Twigs on World Cafe

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CHAMELEON LIME WHOOPIEPIE on World Cafe

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Shonen Knife on World Cafe

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luvis on World Cafe

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Bleachers on World Cafe

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The Culture Corner on World Cafe

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beabadoobee on World Cafe

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Jeremy Dutcher on World Cafe

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Feist on World Cafe

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The Culture Corner on World Cafe

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Talia Schlanger on World Cafe

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Paul Weller on World Cafe

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Mavis Staples on Prince, MLK and a life onstage

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Camera Obscura on World Cafe

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Bess Atwell on World Cafe

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The Culture Corner on World Cafe

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Eric Slick on World Cafe

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Brittany Davis on World Cafe

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From left: Robyn, Christine and the Queens, Janelle Monáe, MUNA, Arlo Parks and Perfume Genius From left: Heji Shin, Eloïse Labarbe-Lafon, Mason Rose, Isaac Schneider, Alexis Waespi and Gilles Laurent/Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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