World Cafe

World Cafe steps inside the Grammy Award-winning producer and engineer Will Yip's new studio in South Philly as part of its latest Sense of Place series.

The radio DJ, journalist and activist shares tales from her storied career for the first installment of our series, Sense of Place: Philadelphia.

The musician, producer and Vampire Weekend cofounder shares musical insights from American Stories. It blends classic Americana sounds with Middle Eastern instrumentation inspired by his Persian heritage.

Jazz guitarist Bill Frisell takes great care with each note he plays. When he stopped by the World Cafe studio to talk about his new album, In My Dreams, he brought that same care to the stories he chose to tell.

World Cafe correspondent John Morrison says the rock band's second studio album was "one of the most inspired, quintessential mainstream rock records of the '90s."

For about 5 years, The Bronx was a punk rock band. Then, they started making mariachi music as Mariachi El Bronx.

Change is the one constant in life. Even the things you feel the most secure in could — and probably will — change. The indie rock band's sixth studio album was Big Thief's first as a trio, following the departure of bassist and founding member Max Oleartchik.

The Minneapolis duo, Ant and Slug, join us to talk about their latest studio album, Jestures. It's a sprawling concept album with 26 tracks — one for every letter of the alphabet, in order.

The Country Music Hall of Famer is in the midst of releasing a new EP every month for a year for his 50 Years From Home project.

On the final installment of World Cafe's Black History Month series, John Morrison talks about what's happening today in Black music.