World Cafe WXPN in Philadelphia and host Raina Douris present interviews and performances with today's essential and emerging artists.

World Cafe

Essential and Emerging Artists

Fabrizio Bianco, the son of Six Bars Jail founder Sergio Bianco, performs during a World Cafe session at the venue in Serpiolle, Italy. Patrizia Messeri/Courtesy of Six Bars Jail hide caption

toggle caption
Patrizia Messeri/Courtesy of Six Bars Jail

Six Bars Jail on World Cafe

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1255040236/1269554071" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Black Snake Moan Courtesy of the artist hide caption

toggle caption
Courtesy of the artist

Black Snake Moan on World Cafe

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1255015986/1269539190" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Ennio Morricone conducting in Studio A at Forum Studios in Rome. Courtesy of Forum Studios hide caption

toggle caption
Courtesy of Forum Studios

Forum Studios on World Cafe

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1254874797/1269538182" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Ludovico Einaudi Mary McCartney/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

toggle caption
Mary McCartney/Courtesy of the artist

Ludovico Einaudi on World Cafe

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1254697884/1269523503" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Laila Al Habash Courtesy of the artist hide caption

toggle caption
Courtesy of the artist

Laila Al Habash on World Cafe

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1254640154/1269519200" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Weird Bloom Courtesy of the artist hide caption

toggle caption
Courtesy of the artist

Weird Bloom on World Cafe

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1254614608/1269511607" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

The original soundtrack to the 1973 film Rivelazioni Di Uno Psichiatra Sul Mondo Perverso Del Sesso Photo Illustration by Miguel Perez/WXPN hide caption

toggle caption
Photo Illustration by Miguel Perez/WXPN

Four Flies Records on World Cafe

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1254460276/1269500517" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

d4vd Courtesy of the artist hide caption

toggle caption
Courtesy of the artist

d4vd on World Cafe

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1254291442/1269484541" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Boyz II Men's Cooleyhighharmony Courtesy of the artist hide caption

toggle caption
Courtesy of the artist

The Culture Corner on World Cafe

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1254264640/1269479184" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Miya Folick Courtesy of the artist hide caption

toggle caption
Courtesy of the artist

Miya Folick on World Cafe

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1254056473/1269464476" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Gigi Perez Courtesy of the artist hide caption

toggle caption
Courtesy of the artist

Gigi Perez on World Cafe

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1253992698/1269454139" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Uwade Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

toggle caption
Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist

Uwade on World Cafe

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1253891550/1269438030" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Patterson Hood Courtesy of the artist hide caption

toggle caption
Courtesy of the artist

Patterson Hood on World Cafe

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1253689655/1269425149" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Ben Kweller Bob Sweeney/WXPN hide caption

toggle caption
Bob Sweeney/WXPN

Ben Kweller on World Cafe

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1253382244/1269391561" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

The Weather Station Brendan George Ko/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

toggle caption
Brendan George Ko/Courtesy of the artist

The Weather Station on World Cafe

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1253312396/1269389349" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Hannah Cohen Josh Goleman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

toggle caption
Josh Goleman/Courtesy of the artist

Hannah Cohen on World Cafe

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1253209943/1269370649" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">