Tank And The Bangas On World Cafe
The New Orleans band, who won NPR Music's 2017 Tiny Desk Contest, brings its big sound and huge heart to this interview and performance.
Music Interviews
Stevie Wonder Reflects On Motown, God And Prince
The one and only Stevie Wonder talks to Stretch, Bobbito and DJ Spinna about making music at Motown Records, pushing for the creation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and missing his friend Prince.
Amplified And Orbital: Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme On Living In The Moment
The band's frontman and founder talks to Kelly McEvers about being "a now-ist," working with Mark Ronson and Iggy Pop and the dancey sound on the band's new record, Villains.
World Cafe: The National's Matt Berninger Reflects On Creating 'Sleep Well Beast'
The singer and lyricist reveals his secret to beating the jitters and having fun on stage, the subtexts of his band's new album and the things you miss when you don't pay attention.
Celebrating 30 Years Of 'Fresh Air': Ronnie Spector, Lead Singer Of The Ronettes
Spector, who spoke to Terry Gross in 1988, was part of the 1960s girl group that gave us "Be My Baby." She left the music business for a number of years before returning to recording in the 1970s.
Celebrating 30 Years Of 'Fresh Air': Soul Singer Ben E. King
King began his career in the '50s with The Drifters, but it was the '61 hit "Stand by Me" that sealed his musical legacy. He spoke with Terry Gross in '88 about his career and his childhood in Harlem.
Celebrating 30 Years Of 'Fresh Air': Singer Otis Williams, Founder Of The Temptations
Williams started the famed harmony group, whose hits included "My Girl" and "Ain't Too Proud To Beg." Later he kept The Temptations together after its lead singers left. Originally broadcast in 1988.
Steve Earle On World Cafe
The prolific songwriter has a lifetime of stories, and you're gonna hear them — plus, a live performance of music from his latest album.
World Cafe Nashville: Molly Tuttle
Catching up with the first female to ever be nominated for International Bluegrass Music Association's guitarist of the year award — she was not expecting the honor.
Kinan Azmeh Brings The Magic Of Music To Summer Camp For Refugee Children
The acclaimed Syrian clarinetist has performed all over the world, but recently played before a different type of international audience: refugee children at a summer camp in New Jersey.