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Listen Latin Roots: Bolero WXPN
March 7, 2013 – Latin music producer Aaron Levinson discusses the distinctive forms of this slow-tempo dance. WXPN
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Listen The Avett Brothers On World Cafe WXPN
March 7, 2013 – Hear the dynamic, thought-provoking folk-rock band play songs from its latest album, The Carpenter. WXPN
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Listen Y La Bamba On World Cafe WXPN
March 6, 2013 – The group, which fuses traditional and modern Mexican music, plays songs from its forthcoming album. WXPN
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Listen Josh Ritter On World Cafe WXPN
March 5, 2013 – Hear the folk-rock singer-songwriter play songs from his new album, The Beast in Its Tracks. WXPN
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Listen Next: Jesse Dee WXPN
March 4, 2013 – Hear two tracks from the soulful musician's debut album, On My Mind, In My Heart. WXPN
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Listen Guards On World Cafe WXPN
March 4, 2013 – Hear the old-school Brooklyn pop-rock band play songs from its new album, In Guards We Trust. WXPN
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Listen The Bryan Ferry Orchestra On World Cafe WXPN
February 28, 2013 – The innovative Roxy Music frontman re-imagines some of his classic songs as 1920s-style jazz. WXPN
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Listen The Relatives On World Cafe WXPN
February 27, 2013 – Forty years after forming, the gospel-funk quintet released its debut album, The Electric Word. WXPN
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Listen Next: Jacco Gardner WXPN
February 25, 2013 – The Dutch multi-instrumentalist's debut album, Cabinet of Curiosities, channels baroque 1960s pop. WXPN
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Listen Beach House On World Cafe WXPN
February 25, 2013 – The indie-pop duo performs songs from its latest album, Bloom, and discusses its creative process. WXPN
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Listen Ellie Goulding On World Cafe WXPN
February 22, 2013 – The U.K. singer performs stripped-down versions of her global pop hits and talks about her image. WXPN
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Listen Latin Roots: Merengue
February 21, 2013 – Grammy-winning Latin music producer Aaron Levinson explores the many facets of this rhythmic style.
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Listen Camper Van Beethoven On World Cafe WXPN
February 21, 2013 – The band's new album, La Costa Perdida, explores its California roots and midlife nostalgia. WXPN
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Listen Erin McKeown On World Cafe WXPN
February 20, 2013 – McKeown's new Manifestra is a self-released, fan-funded album of personal and political folk-rock. WXPN
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Listen Sera Cahoone On World Cafe WXPN
February 19, 2013 – The singer-songwriter plays a few warmly charming songs from her latest album, Deer Creek Canyon. WXPN
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