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Studio Sessions : World Cafe Artists in conversation and performance from the World Cafe studios in Philadelphia.

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Studio Sessions

Glorietta On World Cafe

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Glorietta On World Cafe

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A bunch of exceptional songwriters and performers rent a house in Glorieta, N.M. for a week of tequila, hot tubs, home cooking and music-making. Just like that, out pops an album!

Glorietta On World Cafe

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Doe Paoro On World Cafe

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Doe Paoro On World Cafe

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The songwriting in Paoro's latest album, Soft Power, examines control, loss, struggle and a woman's place in it all.

Doe Paoro On World Cafe

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Hozier On World Cafe

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Hozier On World Cafe

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Hozier creates musical moments big enough to galvanize every molecule around them into action and tiny enough that they can burrow themselves in the hidden corners of your heart.

Hozier On World Cafe

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Anna St. Louis On World Cafe

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Anna St. Louis On World Cafe

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Willie Nelson, Mazzy Star and Neil Young have all inspired this LA transplant to make inviting music that carries an air of mystery, nostalgia and ease.

Anna St. Louis On World Cafe

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The Nude Party On World Cafe

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The Nude Party On World Cafe

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The Nude Party creates an unmistakable mix of indie, folk, psych and good old-fashioned rock and roll.

The Nude Party On World Cafe

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Arthur Buck On World Cafe

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Arthur Buck On World Cafe

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Performing with different techniques, Joseph Arthur and Peter Buck of R.E.M. come together for a mesmerizing performance.

Arthur Buck On World Cafe

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Hatchie On World Cafe

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Hatchie On World Cafe

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Harriette Pilbeam talks about striking out as a solo artist and capturing the sparkling sounds of 90s pop on her debut EP, Sugar & Spice.

Hatchie On World Cafe

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Ruston Kelly On World Cafe

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Ruston Kelly On World Cafe

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Kelly's been to the brink and back. You can hear that journey in the moving songs that make up his latest album, Dying Star.

Ruston Kelly On World Cafe

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Kacey Musgraves On World Cafe

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Kacey Musgraves On World Cafe

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"Once you present yourself as who you are, and kind of make no apologies for it, then you don't ever have to concede to anything else," the boundary-pushing country artist tells host Talia Schlanger.

Kacey Musgraves on World Cafe

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Tom Morello On World Cafe

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Tom Morello On World Cafe

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The guitar legend talks Bruce Springsteen, Chris Cornell and his new sound on his latest album, The Atlas Underground.

Tom Morello On World Cafe

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'You Can Be Your Best Friend': Hear Robyn On World Cafe

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'You Can Be Your Best Friend': Hear Robyn On World Cafe

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The Swedish pop star reflects on becoming friends with her body, using dance to wade through sadness and Honey, her first solo album in eight years.

Robyn On World Cafe

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KT Tunstall On World Cafe

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Sense Of Place

KT Tunstall On World Cafe

World Cafe visited Tunstall in Edinburgh — where the artist was born — the day after a sold-out show featuring songs from her new album, WAX.

KT Tunstall On World Cafe

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The Revivalists On World Cafe

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The Revivalists On World Cafe

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The New Orleans-based octet discusses the success of its song "Wish I Knew You" and shares Hurricane Katrina stories — plus, live performances recorded at Denver's Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

The Revivalists On World Cafe

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Bonjay On World Cafe

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Bonjay On World Cafe

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The duo performs songs from the album Lush Life, a love letter to the swirl of cities and the people they bring together.

Bonjay On World Cafe

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'I Love Men Very Much, But...': Rosanne Cash On Telling Women's Stories

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'I Love Men Very Much, But...': Rosanne Cash On Telling Women's Stories

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One of America's great storytellers explains the urgent need she felt to tell female stories on her latest album, She Remembers Everything.

Rosanne Cash On World Cafe

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Stella Donnelly On World Cafe

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Stella Donnelly On World Cafe

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In her songs and in-person, Donnelly is charming, generous and funny. She's also unafraid to speak up about serious topics.

Stella Donnelly On World Cafe

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The English Beat On World Cafe

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The English Beat On World Cafe

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Dave Wakeling is still touring like a man 30 years his younger. He recently recorded a new studio album, Here We Go Love.

The English Beat On World Cafe

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Graham Coxon On World Cafe

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Graham Coxon On World Cafe

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The Blur guitarist and prolific solo artist shares beautiful, fun-sized songs he wrote for the Netflix series The End of the F***ing World.

Graham Coxon On World Cafe

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Mountain Man On World Cafe

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Mountain Man On World Cafe

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Something truly magical happens when Amelia Meath, Molly Erin Sarlé and Alexandra Sauser-Monnig are in the same room, huddled around the same mic, breathing and harmonizing together.

Mountain Man On World Cafe

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