Courtney Barnett On World Cafe
The Australian artist's latest album Tell Me How You Really Feel is marvelous for many reasons. Barnett discusses writing about doubt while exuding total ease and artistic certainty.
Music Interviews
Transgression, Noise And Drag: The Creation Of A Fake Arab Pop Star
Of the life of an artist — particularly for women of color — the fearless Fatima Al Qadiri says: "Everything can be an act of joy and beauty until it gets put out. Then it can get dangerous."
World Cafe Nashville: R.LUM.R
His voice and style align him more with rising R&B crooners than with country hunks, but R.LUM.R is part of a Tennessee pop scene pairing classic song craftsmanship with innovative production.
Roger Daltrey Renews His Love For The 'Magical Music' Of American Soul
The voice of The Who taps into his early love of soul music with his ninth solo record, As Long as I Have You.
World Cafe Nashville: Katie Herzig
Herzig's trajectory probably doesn't much resemble what you'd expect a professional Nashville songwriter's career to look like. That seems to suit her just fine.
Angélique Kidjo Connects Talking Heads With Her African Roots
The first time Kidjo heard Talking Heads' "Once in a Lifetime," she knew it was an African song. Almost 35 years later, her new cover album sounds as if it really had been conceived in West Africa.
Black Thought Sets Out On His Own
Streams of Thought Vol. 1, the debut solo project from the voice of The Roots, shows off a side of the rapper fans rarely get to hear.
'Still A Lot Of Love': Arturo O'Farrill On Cuba-U.S. Artistic Relations
The band leader weighs in on the complicated and historical relationship between Cuba and the United States.
John Prine On World Cafe
You don't have to have heard John Prine's music before to feel instantly connected to him. His songs are an invitation to come along.
Country Music's Outlaw Legacy, Behind Glass
At the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, an exhibit casts the Outlaw country movement of the 1970s as a fluid exchange between the Nashville establishment and raucous outsiders.