World Cafe
Monday thru Thursday 9AM
World Cafe is hosted and produced by Raina Douris in Philadelphia at WXPN presents interviews and performances with today's essential and emerging artists.
Since 1991, World Cafe has showcased contemporary music, serving up an eclectic blend of blues, rock, folk and alternative country. David Dye hosted the program from member station WXPN in Philadelphia until the mid 2010s.
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Here at World Cafe, we're celebrating music that's been around for a quarter-century, including a landmark release from Radiohead, a seminal song from The Verve and a comeback from Bob Dylan. -
Beach House and Mitski and Spoon, oh my! Here are the tracks public radio is spinning over and over this year.
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What adds to Lido's Polaris Prize and Grammy award-winning resume is her ability to command the stage as a live performer.
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Throughout her trailblazing career, Joan Jett defied peoples' expectations of what a woman could do in music — both as an artist and as a businessperson.
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A signature series from WXPN, Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans features live music, theatre events and an audio documentary.
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Aftab is the first Pakistani woman not only to win a Grammy, but to even be nominated for one. Hear about her life and how music brought her to America in this episode of World Cafe.
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For 50 years, Keb's made music that's resonated deeply with people — and he's nowhere close to calling it a career. His latest album is Good to Be.
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Lizzie No is a magnetic performer and a rising star in the folk world — and when you hear her, you'll understand why.
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It was a decade that gave us unforgettable pop, metal and more. Take a wild ride through the end of a century in our 30-song playlist.
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Coming out of punk, New Wave and the early days of hip-hop, musicians like Prince, Talking Heads, The Smiths, The Cure, Madonna, Public Enemy, Whitney Houston and more delivered timeless classics.
