Emperor X takes World Cafe on a tour of a few unexpectedly inspiring places in Berlin. Kimberly Junod/WXPN hide caption toggle caption Kimberly Junod/WXPN Sense Of Place Exploring the unexpectedly inspiring places of Berlin with Emperor X XPN June 29, 2022 Why is Berlin such a hotbed of creativity? American expat and musician Emperor X answers the question in this installment of our Sense of Place: Berlin series. Emperor X on World Cafe 13:11 Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1108574864/1108576795" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World Cafe celebrates 30 years with a playlist from 2020 WXPN hide caption toggle caption WXPN WC30 World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2020 XPN May 13, 2022 Though it feels like just yesterday that Jason Isbell released Reunions and we got incredible releases from Phoebe Bridgers, My Morning Jacket and Fiona Apple, it was, in fact, just two years ago.
Amythyst Kiah Sandlin Gaither/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Sandlin Gaither/Courtesy of the artist WC30 Live from the National Museum of African American Music: Amythyst Kiah XPN May 12, 2022 Amythyst Kiah's debut solo album, Wary + Strange, with its unusual combination of roots influences and alternative sounds, features the Grammy-nominated song, "Black Myself." Audio is no longer available
World Cafe celebrates 30 years with a playlist from 2019 WXPN hide caption toggle caption WXPN WC30 World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2019 XPN May 11, 2022 2019 was a big year for breakouts in music: We were introduced to Jade Bird, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Maggie Rogers, Black Pumas, The Highwomen, Orville Peck and Nilufer Yanya, among others.
World Cafe celebrates 30 years with a playlist from 2018. WXPN hide caption toggle caption WXPN WC30 World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2018 XPN May 5, 2022 From Hozier to Kacey Musgraves, Nathaniel Rateliff, Jade Bird, Janelle Monae and Hop Along, 2018 was peppered with excellent releases from all genres of music.
Devon Gilfillian Jacqueline Day/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Jacqueline Day/Courtesy of the artist WC30 Live from the National Museum of African American Music: Devon Gilfillian XPN May 3, 2022 Devon's debut album, Black Hole Rainbow, was one of our favorites of 2020. Last year, he embarked on an ambitious project: a song-for-song cover of Marvin Gaye's What's Going On. Audio is no longer available
World Cafe celebrates 30 years with a playlist from 2017 WXPN hide caption toggle caption WXPN WC30 World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2017 XPN May 3, 2022 Many of our musical favorites released best-of-the-year albums, including Kendrick Lamar, Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, Fleet Foxes, Strand of Oaks, Big Thief, The War On Drugs, and St. Vincent.
World Cafe celebrates 30 years with a playlist of songs from 2016 WXPN hide caption toggle caption WXPN WC30 World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2016 XPN April 30, 2022 In addition to big releases from Adele, Radiohead, Frank Ocean, Beyonce, Drake, and David Bowie's final album, Blackstar, 2016 was filled with some of World Cafe's most favorite new artists.
Magdalena Bay Lissyelle Laricchia/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Lissyelle Laricchia/Courtesy of the artist WC30 Hear Magdalena Bay perform a dreamy mini-concert for World Cafe XPN April 28, 2022 The duo makes dreamy electro-pop that nods in the direction of Charli XCX. Magdalena Bay on World Cafe 22:22 Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1095222099/1095248546" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World Cafe celebrates 30th years with a playlist from 2015. WXPN hide caption toggle caption WXPN WC30 World Cafe 30th anniversary playlist: 2015 XPN April 12, 2022 Musically, 2015 was a heavyweight champion year: Tame Impala, Father John Misty, Kendrick Lamar, Grimes, Sufjan Stevens, Adele, Drake and Chris Stapleton all released exceptional new albums.
World Cafe celebrates its 30th Anniversary with who nights of live music in Nashville, TN. WXPN hide caption toggle caption WXPN WC30 Watch live sets by Amythyst Kiah, Lizzie No, Keb' Mo' and Devon Gilfillian XPN April 4, 2022 Starting Tuesday, April 5, and Wednesday, April 6, the World Cafe's 30th anniversary concerts will be streaming via NPR Live Sessions.
World Cafe World Cafe hide caption toggle caption World Cafe WC30 Watch Lido Pimienta in concert from World Cafe Live XPN April 1, 2022 The Colombian Canadian electronic musician is currently on tour, performing material from her recent 2021 Polaris Prize winning and Grammy nominated album, Miss Colombia.
World Cafe celebrates 30th years with a playlist from 2014 WXPN hide caption toggle caption WXPN WC30 World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2014 XPN March 31, 2022 Some of the year's highlights included Hozier's breakthrough debut hit, "Take Me To Church," Spoon's They Want My Soul, and Hurray For The Riff Raff's Small Town Heroes.
World Cafe celebrates its 30th anniversary with a playlist of songs released in 2013. WXPN hide caption toggle caption WXPN WC30 World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2013 XPN March 29, 2022 Music in 2013 was marked by some popular hits from Robin Thicke, Lorde, Daft Punk, Disclosure, Katy Perry, Drake and more.
World Cafe celebrates it's 30th Anniversary with a playlist of songs released in 2012 WXPN hide caption toggle caption WXPN WC30 World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2012 XPN March 16, 2022 We were introduced to new voices like Alabama Shakes, Alt-J, Kishi Bashi and Lianne La Havas. Lana Del Rey released her major label debut, Born To Die, along with Frank Ocean's Channel Orange.
World Cafe continues it's 30th Anniversary Celebration with a playlist from 2011 WXPN hide caption toggle caption WXPN WC30 World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2011 XPN March 9, 2022 2011 was an exemplary year, with memorable releases by Drake, Radiohead, Adele, PJ Harvey and more.
World Cafe continues it's 30th Anniversary Celebration with a playlist from 2010 WXPN hide caption toggle caption WXPN WC30 World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2010 March 2, 2022 It was the last year that we were gifted with a full-length album from Sade.
World Cafe celebrates 30 years with a 2009 playlist. WXPN hide caption toggle caption WXPN WC30 World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2009 XPN February 28, 2022 2009 was a big year for really big pop stars, like Lady Gaga, The Black Eyed Peas and Jay-Z; indie rock artists like Wilco, Dirty Projectors and Animal Collective also put out standout records.
World Cafe celebrates 30 years with a 2008 playlist. WXPN hide caption toggle caption WXPN WC30 World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2008 XPN February 16, 2022 Debut albums by artists like Adele, Vampire Weekend and Lady Gaga — plus albums by established artists, including TV On The Radio, Kings Of Leon and Beach House — made 2008 a great year for music.
World Cafe celebrates 30 years with a 2007 playlist. WXPN hide caption toggle caption WXPN WC30 World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2007 XPN February 10, 2022 While the music business in 2007 was not in the greatest shape, the sounds themselves were fantastic.
World Cafe celebrates 30 years with a 2006 playlist. WXPN hide caption toggle caption WXPN WC30 World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2006 XPN February 3, 2022 2006 was a great year in music, marked by excellent releases by Amy Winehouse, Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twins, Neko Case, My Chemical Romance and Bob Dylan.
World Cafe celebrates 30 years with a 2005 playlist. WXPN hide caption toggle caption WXPN WC30 World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2005 XPN January 27, 2022 It was, simply, an amazing year in music, from Late Registration to Sufjan Stevens. Let's look back.
World Cafe celebrates 30 years with a 2004 playlist. WXPN hide caption toggle caption WXPN WC30 World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2004 XPN January 21, 2022 Muscially, 2004 was a notable for releases from OutKast, The Arcade FIre, Kanye West, Green Day and many more. Let's look back.
World Cafe celebrates 30 years with a 2003 playlist. WXPN hide caption toggle caption WXPN WC30 World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2003 XPN January 12, 2022 It was the year of "Stacy's Mom," "Seven Nation Army" and "Hey Ya," along with several excellent albums from singer-songwriters and Warren Zevon's final studio album.