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Devon Gilfillian's latest album is a bold declaration of Black joy

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May 9, 2023 • The Nashville-based musician talks about writing and recording Love You Anyway.

Devon Gilfillian on World Cafe

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Devon Gilfillian's 'Brown Sugar Queen' is 'a tribute to Black and Brown women'

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Devon Gilfillian's 'Brown Sugar Queen' is 'a tribute to Black and Brown women'

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September 16, 2022 • "I wanted it to feel nostalgic and new at the same time, to combine sexy nostalgia with new grooves," Devon Gilfillian says of his new song, "Brown Sugar Queen." It more than succeeds on both counts.

Live from the National Museum of African American Music: Devon Gilfillian

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Live from the National Museum of African American Music: Devon Gilfillian

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May 3, 2022 • Devon's debut album, Black Hole Rainbow, was one of our favorites of 2020. Last year, he embarked on an ambitious project: a song-for-song cover of Marvin Gaye's What's Going On.

Devon Gilfillian on World Cafe

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Watch live sets by Amythyst Kiah, Lizzie No, Keb' Mo' and Devon Gilfillian

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Watch live sets by Amythyst Kiah, Lizzie No, Keb' Mo' and Devon Gilfillian

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April 4, 2022 • Starting Tuesday, April 5, and Wednesday, April 6, the World Cafe's 30th anniversary concerts will be streaming via NPR Live Sessions.

Devon Gilfillian Re-Records Marvin Gaye's 1971 album 'What's Going On'

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Devon Gilfillian Re-Records Marvin Gaye's 1971 album 'What's Going On'

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October 23, 2020 • Nashville-based artist Devon Gilfillian talks about why he wanted to re-record What's Going On from start to finish.

Devon Gilfilian On World Cafe

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Devon Gilfillian Thinks The Pandemic Has Exposed The 'Cracks In The Ceiling'

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Devon Gilfillian Thinks The Pandemic Has Exposed The 'Cracks In The Ceiling'

August 19, 2020 • The soul singer talks about his entry for the Morning Edition Song Project which considers how the pandemic created space for a national dialogue on race after pausing many aspects of regular life.

Devon Gilfillian Thinks The Pandemic Has Exposed The 'Cracks In The Ceiling'

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