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Ben Harper And Charlie Musselwhite On World Cafe

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Ben Harper And Charlie Musselwhite On World Cafe

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April 25, 2018 • The Grammy-winning duo is back to talk about finding common ground and perform songs from their new record No Mercy In This Land.

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Ben Harper And Charlie Musselwhite On World Cafe

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April 22, 2013 • The singer-songwriter and harmonica legend give the blues a modern twist on their new album, Get Up!

Ben Harper And Charlie Musselwhite On World Cafe

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Ben Harper And Charlie Musselwhite Get Muddy

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Ben Harper And Charlie Musselwhite Get Muddy

January 31, 2013 • The multifaceted singer-songwriter and the harmonica legend team up on a new album of original blues songs, Get Up!

Ben Harper And Charlie Musselwhite Get Muddy

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Charlie Musselwhite On World Cafe

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January 20, 2011 • Considered one of the top blues performers today, the longtime bluesman Charlie Musselwhite brings his distinct style of blues-harp and harmonica playing to the World Cafe stage.

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Beyond The Blues: The Blues Harmonica In Jazz

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Beyond The Blues: The Blues Harmonica In Jazz

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May 11, 2009 • Being relatively inexpensive, relatively easy to play and extremely portable, the harmonica has long been the perfect instrument for a nation on the move. Its popularity has waxed and waned, and it's most often heard in blues music today. But every now and again, the harmonica crosses over to jazz.

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Charlie Musselwhite's Blues 'Sanctuary'

April 29, 2004 • Blues harmonica legend Charlie Musselwhite has played with some of the biggest legends of the genre, at a crucial time in the history of the blues. Now young lions such as Ben Harper are contributing to his latest CD, Sanctuary. Hear live tracks of songs the two musicians recorded at NPR West, and hear an extended version of the interview.

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Jonny Greenwood, Sufjan Stevens, Sigur Ros

March 9, 2004 • New musical meditations from Sigur Ros; The delicate melodies of Sufjan Stevens; Blues harp master Charlie Musselwhite; A one-man roots rock band: Charlemagne and more.

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