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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Janiva Magness.

May 24, 2012 The blues singer plays songs from her new album, Stronger For It, live in the studio.

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Joachim Cooder.

May 23, 2012 The drummer and son of Ry Cooder performs songs from his "soundtrack without a film."

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Kent Hartman

May 23, 2012 The author of The Wrecking Crew talks about the influential group of 1960s musicians.

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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Neal Casal.

May 22, 2012 The veteran guitarist and member of The Cardinals plays songs from his album Sweeten the Distance.

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John Fullbright

May 22, 2012 Download a track featuring the Oklahoma songwriter's unassuming, roots-based take on folk music.

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Friday, May 18, 2012

Rodrigo y Gabriela.

May 18, 2012 On its new album, the fleet-fingered duo revisits its material with the aid of a 13-piece orchestra.

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In 2011, Chuck Brown appeared on World Cafe to discuss his recent live album, We Got This.

May 18, 2012 The Godfather of Go-Go died this week. World Cafe re-airs a 2011 discussion of his career and music.

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