The Staple Singers perform at Wattstax, a benefit concert that took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Aug. 20, 1972. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
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Essential and Emerging ArtistsSense Of Place
Music director Stanley Stovall stands inside Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, which is widely considered "the birthplace of gospel music." Miguel Perez/WXPN hide caption
Ebenezer Baptist Church on World Cafe
Makaya McCraven Sulyiman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Makaya McCraven on World Cafe
Ayana Contreras Guillaume Ziccarelli/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Ayana Contreras on World Cafe
Instrumentalist Nathaniel Murphy is often called upon to try out the many guitars inside the Chicago Music Exchange. Miguel Perez/WXPN hide caption
Chicago Music Exchange on World Cafe
A crowd gathers before Chicago indie band Friko performs at Eli Schmitt's apartment as part of his New Now concert series. Kimberly Junod/WXPN hide caption
New Now on World Cafe
Pinqy Ring on World Cafe
Culture Corner: Curtis Mayfield on World Cafe
KAINA Dennis Elliott/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
KAINA on World Cafe
Dos Santos Jose Calvo/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Dos Santos on World Cafe
Steve Albini on World Cafe
Martin Atkins on World Cafe
Bilderbuch on World Cafe
Vienna Central Cemetery Walk on World Cafe
My Ugly Clementine Franz Reiterer/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
My Ugly Clementine on World Cafe
Yugo On World Cafe
DIVES on World Cafe
Sharktank perform live for World Cafe's Sense Of Place: Vienna series Kimberly Junod/WXPN hide caption
Sharktank on World Cafe
Susanna Gartmayer of the Vegetable Orchestra Kimberly Junod/WXPN hide caption
Vegetable Orchestra on World Cafe
Mark Reeder Saki Hinatsu/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Mark Reeder on World Cafe
Sofia Portanet performs live for World Cafe Sense of Place: Berlin WXPN hide caption
Sofia Portanet on World Cafe
Laura Lee & the Jettes Kimberly Junod/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Laura Lee and the Jettes on World Cafe
Emperor X takes World Cafe on a tour of a few unexpectedly inspiring places in Berlin. Kimberly Junod/WXPN hide caption
Emperor X on World Cafe
Von Wegen Lisbeth performs live for World Cafe Kimberly Junod/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Von Wegen Lisbeth on World Cafe
Shybits performing live at 8MM Bar in Berlin. Kimberly Junod/WXPN hide caption