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Exploring the unexpectedly inspiring places of Berlin with Emperor X

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Exploring the unexpectedly inspiring places of Berlin with Emperor X

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June 29, 2022 • Why is Berlin such a hotbed of creativity? American expat and musician Emperor X answers the question in this installment of our Sense of Place: Berlin series.

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World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2020

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World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2020

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May 13, 2022 • Though it feels like just yesterday that Jason Isbell released Reunions and we got incredible releases from Phoebe Bridgers, My Morning Jacket and Fiona Apple, it was, in fact, just two years ago.

Live from the National Museum of African American Music: Amythyst Kiah

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Live from the National Museum of African American Music: Amythyst Kiah

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May 12, 2022 • Amythyst Kiah's debut solo album, Wary + Strange, with its unusual combination of roots influences and alternative sounds, features the Grammy-nominated song, "Black Myself."

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World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2019

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World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2019

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May 11, 2022 • 2019 was a big year for breakouts in music: We were introduced to Jade Bird, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Maggie Rogers, Black Pumas, The Highwomen, Orville Peck and Nilufer Yanya, among others.

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World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2018

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May 5, 2022 • From Hozier to Kacey Musgraves, Nathaniel Rateliff, Jade Bird, Janelle Monae and Hop Along, 2018 was peppered with excellent releases from all genres of music.

Live from the National Museum of African American Music: Devon Gilfillian

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Live from the National Museum of African American Music: Devon Gilfillian

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May 3, 2022 • Devon's debut album, Black Hole Rainbow, was one of our favorites of 2020. Last year, he embarked on an ambitious project: a song-for-song cover of Marvin Gaye's What's Going On.

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World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2017

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May 3, 2022 • Many of our musical favorites released best-of-the-year albums, including Kendrick Lamar, Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, Fleet Foxes, Strand of Oaks, Big Thief, The War On Drugs, and St. Vincent.

World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2016

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World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2016

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April 30, 2022 • In addition to big releases from Adele, Radiohead, Frank Ocean, Beyonce, Drake, and David Bowie's final album, Blackstar, 2016 was filled with some of World Cafe's most favorite new artists.

Hear Magdalena Bay perform a dreamy mini-concert for World Cafe

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Hear Magdalena Bay perform a dreamy mini-concert for World Cafe

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April 28, 2022 • The duo makes dreamy electro-pop that nods in the direction of Charli XCX.

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