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August 15, 2018 • Watch all seven performances from this year's festival celebrating the new sounds of Latin alternative music.

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Jukebox The Ghost On World Cafe

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August 14, 2018 • When three friends are good at what they do and they're having a lot of fun with each other doing it, we're all in for a good time. That's what this session promises.

Jukebox The Ghost On World Cafe

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World Cafe Nashville: Liz Cooper And The Stampede

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World Cafe Nashville: Liz Cooper And The Stampede

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August 13, 2018 • Call it psychedelic, call it classic or call it the sound of new Nashville. Liz Cooper and The Stampede is leading the rock pack in Tennessee right now.

World Cafe Nashville: Liz Cooper & The Stampede

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Nick Lowe And Los Straitjackets On World Cafe

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Nick Lowe And Los Straitjackets On World Cafe

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August 9, 2018 • Los Straitjackets has been backing Lowe for the last few years of touring, so it was only natural that he and the band would record together for this session.

Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets On World Cafe

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August 7, 2018 • One of the kings of Americana releases two new albums to bookend his career — one with new tunes and one that dusts off his recordings from 1979.

Jim Lauderdale On World Cafe

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August 6, 2018 • A live performance of songs from one of the most intriguing albums of the year, soil.

serpentwithfeet On World Cafe

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August 3, 2018 • Boz Scagg's new music traces back to an early love of the blues that he first fell in love with growing up in Texas and Oklahoma.

Boz Scaggs On World Cafe

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World Cafe Nashville: Rainbow Kitten Surprise

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World Cafe Nashville: Rainbow Kitten Surprise

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August 2, 2018 • This undefinable five-piece band boasts a blend of charisma, musical chops, sing-along harmonies and breakneck creativity.

World Cafe Nashville: Rainbow Kitten Surprise

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Hear The Striking Simplicity Of Cordovas' 'Talk To Me'

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Hear The Striking Simplicity Of Cordovas' 'Talk To Me'

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August 1, 2018 • These East Nashville Americana rockers are taking their place amongst the musical lineage of cosmic country stars.

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July 31, 2018 • Mama wants to change that Nashville sound.

Amanda Shires On World Cafe

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The Story Of The Edwin Hawkins Singers' 'Oh Happy Day'

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The Story Of The Edwin Hawkins Singers' 'Oh Happy Day'

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by Alex Lewis

July 30, 2018 • Edwin Hawkins' use of contemporary sounds, a Latin groove, synthesizers and a soul-influenced lead vocal performance created a new model for gospel music.

The Story Of Edwin Hawkins Singers' "Oh Happy Day" On World Cafe

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July 30, 2018 • A chat with the legend himself and band member Cameron Graves on the new album The Message.

Stanley Clarke On World Cafe

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Watch Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band And Blind Boys Of Alabama Perform Live

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Watch Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band And Blind Boys Of Alabama Perform Live

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by Rich McKie

July 28, 2018 • Ritter caps off the 2018 XPoNential Music Festival with his incredibly catchy folk-rock tunes and a smile.

Heavy Rotation: 10 Hot Summer Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

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Heavy Rotation: 10 Hot Summer Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

July 28, 2018 • For this month's playlist, Rebel Diaz and Ana Tijoux reverberate a powerful message to black and brown communities and jazz duo Adam & Kizzie capture the sounds of falling in love.

Watch Margo Price And Femi Kuti & The Positive Force Live

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Watch Margo Price And Femi Kuti & The Positive Force Live

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by Rich McKie

July 27, 2018 • A modern spin on traditional country and Afrobeat, these two artists join eight others for a day full of live performances from the XPoNential Music Festival.

Watch The Lone Bellow And Bermuda Triangle Perform Live

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Watch The Lone Bellow And Bermuda Triangle Perform Live

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by Rich McKie

July 26, 2018 • Representing Brooklyn and Nashville, these trio's go back to back, capping off the live webcast from day one of the 2018 XPoNential Music Festival.

Watch Live Performances From XPoNential Music Festival This Weekend

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Watch Live Performances From XPoNential Music Festival This Weekend

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July 26, 2018 • Watch Josh Ritter, Bermuda Triangle, Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real, Femi Kuti & The Positive Force and many more perform live on the Camden Waterfront starting Friday at 4 p.m. ET.

Amos Lee Illuminates Nature With 'No More Darkness, No More Light'

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Amos Lee Illuminates Nature With 'No More Darkness, No More Light'

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July 25, 2018 • If Amos Lee sings in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does he really make a sound?

World Cafe Nashville: Sam Lewis And Birds Of Chicago

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World Cafe Nashville: Sam Lewis And Birds Of Chicago

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by Jewly Hight

July 24, 2018 • Troubled by the divisiveness in America's social and political discourse, folk singer Sam Lewis and folk duo Birds of Chicago found themselves drawn toward poetic openness and humble idealism.

World Cafe Encore Week: Revisiting The Past Year Of Studio Sessions

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World Cafe Encore Week: Revisiting The Past Year Of Studio Sessions

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July 23, 2018 • Listen back to some of the best World Cafe interviews and performances of the past year including Courtney Barnett, David Crosby, Natalie Prass and many more.

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Low Cut Connie On World Cafe

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July 20, 2018 • Party band, piano rock, juke jointing. This band can do it all.

Low Cut Connie On World Cafe

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Dessa On World Cafe

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