The World Cafe picks their favorite artist sessions from 2024. Photo Illustration by Miguel Perez/Image Credits: Nick Cave - Ian Allen; Charley Crocket - Ryan Vestil; Sampha - Jesse Crankson; Lizzie No - Cole Nielsen; Waxahatchee - Molly Matalon/Photos courtesy of the artists hide caption
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Sampha's LAHAI tops our shortlist for the best releases out this week. Jesse Crankson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Issa Rae is an American actor. NPR hide caption
Hurray for the Riff Raff Sarrah Danziger/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
NPR Music's top five albums of the year. (Clockwise from upper left) Process by Sampha, DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar, Melodrama by Lorde, Crtl by SZA and Capacity by Big Thief. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Overcoats, Jay Som, Vagabon, Diet Cig, ALA.NI Courtesy of the artists hide caption
David Dockey plays along to Sampha's Tiny Desk Concert. YouTube hide caption
Sampha performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Feb. 7, 2017. (Claire Harbage/NPR) Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Missy Elliott, Mount Eerie, Sampha, Young Fathers Courtesy of the artists hide caption