World Cafe WXPN in Philadelphia and host Raina Douris present interviews and performances with today's essential and emerging artists.

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Essential and Emerging Artists

The Black Opry Residency concert took place at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. Senia Lopez/WXPN hide caption

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Listen to WXPN's Black Opry Residency concert

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Ben Folds. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Abe Partridge. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Tom Rush Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Hear Tom Rush's 30A Songwriters Session

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The Roots' Black Thought and Questlove. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Graham Nash on World Cafe

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Arlo Parks Alexandra Waespi/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Arlo Parks on World Cafe

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Dave Matthews performing acoustic for World Cafe in his home studio. Stephen Kallao/WXPN hide caption

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Dave Matthews on World Cafe

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Scott McMicken Wyndham Garnett/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Scott McMicken on World Cafe

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Sleafod Mods on World Cafe

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boygenius Matt Grub/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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boygenius on World Cafe

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Devon Gilfillian Emmanuel Afolabi/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Devon Gilfillian on World Cafe

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Lizzy McAlpine on World Cafe

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Caroline Polachek on World Cafe

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