Music Interviews

Chronixx's debut album, Chronology, showcases his unique sound — what he calls "black experimental music."

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It's Not Just Reggae, Says Chronixx: Call It 'Black Experimental Music'

4:42pm August 21, 2017

by Baz Dreisinger

The 24-year-old Jamaican artist has released his debut album, Chronology. It showcases his myriad influences, including genres like gospel, ska and electronic music and his own musical family lineage.

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Robin Pecknold, of the band Fleet Foxes, felt he needed to turn his attention back to the parts of his life that music had eclipsed in order to grow as an artist.

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How Time Off — And Surfing — Influenced Fleet Foxes' 'Crack-Up'

6:10pm August 19, 2017

In 2011, the band put its career on hold at the height of its success. Singer and songwriter Robin Pecknold says he needed to turn his attention back to other parts of his life to grow as an artist.

Power Of Peace is a new album from Carlos Santana and The Isley Brothers.

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Santana And The Isley Brothers Come Together For 'Power Of Peace'

5:52am August 19, 2017

by Felix Contreras

For this new collaborative album, the icons aimed for timelessness — a sound "frozen in immortality, eternity and infinity," Santana says. Power Of Peace was released July 28.

Lost Horizons: Simon Raymonde (left) and Richie Thomas

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Simon Raymonde On World Cafe

9:00am August 18, 2017

by David Dye

The multi-faceted musician, who played bass in Cocteau Twins, talks to World Cafe about his record label, Bella Union, and his current band, Lost Horizons.

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Overcoats On World Cafe

1:21pm August 17, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

The duo's music rests on two voices so perfectly in sync you'd swear they were coming from the same person. Hear songs from Overcoats' debut album, Young.

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Guest DJ: Residente On Life And Music After Calle 13

12:00pm August 17, 2017

by Felix Contreras

The former Calle 13 frontman starts a new musical chapter with his latest album and documentary film, both of which are records of his two-year trip around the world.

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Marina Satti and dancers rehearsing for the music video to "Mantissa," a "love song to yourself" that has become an anthem for young Greeks facing unemployment due to the debt crisis.

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A Greek Summer Hit Fills A Generation With Hope

11:13pm August 16, 2017

by Joanna Kakissis

Marina Satti's song "Mantissa" ("Seer") has resonated with a generation of young Greeks trying to stay optimistic after the country's debt crisis and austerity.

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Chuck Berry, the subject of discussion in this session with his son Charles Berry Jr.

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Charles Berry Jr. On World Cafe

5:15pm August 16, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

The son of the late Chuck Berry shares memories from his early years, what it was like joining his father on tour and contributing to that final album, Chuck.

Preservation Hall Jazz Band inside the World Cafe Performance Studio

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Preservation Hall Jazz Band On World Cafe

10:21am August 16, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

The ambassadors of the French Quarter paid a visit to our studios in Philadelphia for a live session.

Stephen Wade's new album, Across the Amerikee: Showpieces from Coal Camp to Cattle Trail, was released this June.

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Stephen Wade Goes 'Across The Amerikee' With Historical Banjo And Guitar Music

4:39pm August 14, 2017

The musician and historian behind the long-running stage show Banjo Dancing has a new album of banjo and guitar showpieces that span the late 19th century and well into the 20th.