Von Wegen Lisbeth performs live for World Cafe Kimberly Junod/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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MUNA. Foreground: Josette Maskin; center-right: Katie Gavins. Back: Naomi McPherson. Isaac Schneider/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
MUNA's new album features growth and an 'astral projection anthem'
Gary Bartz Jonathan Chimene/WBGO hide caption
From bebop to hip-hop: Gary Bartz's sax sound shapes many eras
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From bebop to hip-hop: Gary Bartz's sax sound shapes many eras
Shybits performing live at 8MM Bar in Berlin. Kimberly Junod/WXPN hide caption
Shybits on World Cafe Sense of Place Berlin
The rapper Logic, whose latest album, Vinyl Days, was released June 17. Justin Fleischer/Courtesy of the artist. hide caption
"With the pandemic, with the climate crisis, the world is becoming more and more inhospitable for more and more people," Zola Jesus tells NPR. "Arkhon is about all of that." Shervin Lainez hide caption
It's been complicated demanding respect and understanding as Cimarrón's leader in a region that's still predominantly machista, Ana Veydó explains. Angela Vives/Ana Veydo hide caption
Los Llanos are home to cowboys. Cimarrón's music complicates that image
Joan Jett Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Joan Jett on World Cafe
Bartees Strange. Luke Piotrowski/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
"When you don't have the creative restriction of others, you're out there in the wilderness of your own brain and abilities," says Katie Alice Greer, whose debut solo album Barbarism is out June 24. Kathryn Vetter Miller hide caption
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For pianist Vadim Neselovskyi, Ukraine war adds urgency to his most personal work
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For pianist Vadim Neselovskyi, Ukraine war adds urgency to his most personal work
"Rap — this is a whole lifestyle," Pusha T tells NPR. "This is a whole culture." Amy Harris/Amy Harris/Invision/AP hide caption
Singer songwriter Margo Cilker has carved out a niche performing original country songs from her home in rural Washington state. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption
Rural singer-songwriter Margo Cilker's pandemic hustle is paying off
A crowd entering the theater to see Jurassic Park, photographed on October 5, 1993. Fairfax Media Archives/Fairfax Media via Getty Images hide caption
Fontaines D.C. Paige Walter/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Fontaines D.C. on World Cafe
2016 Tiny Desk Contest winner Gaelynn Lea NPR / Courtesy of artist hide caption
S.G. Goodman composed parts of her new album, Teeth Marks, to evoke the feeling of traumatic experiences building up in the body. Ryan Hartley/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Wilco members Jeff Tweedy (right) and Glenn Kotche (center) spoke with NPR's Scott Simon about embracing country on their album Cruel Country. Jamie Kelter Davis hide caption
Wilco releases an out-and-out country music double album with 'Cruel Country'
Angel Olsen. Angela Ricciardi/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Sharon Van Etten Paige Walter/WXPN hide caption
Sharon Van Etten on World Cafe
Left, drummer Adam Deitch of the band Lettuce, with funk superstar Bootsy Collins. Patti Collins/NPR hide caption