World Cafe

WNRN is pleased to bring you World Cafe weeknights from 6-8 p.m. World Cafe is known by artists, appreciative audiences, and the radio and music industries as an influential source for music discovery. The two-hour daily program features a mix of artist interviews with in-studio performances by both established and emerging artists. The music selection encompasses singer-songwriters, classic rock, indie rock, Americana, alt-country, blues, world music, R&B and soul. As the nation’s most listened-to public radio music program, its impact on the careers and audience awareness of thousands of artists is immeasurable.
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Recent World Cafe Programs
Latin Roots Correspondent Byron Gonzalez on World Cafe
Tuesday March 16th, 6-8pm Spring is in the air and it’s time to get moving! On the next World Cafe, Latin Roots Correspondent Byron Gonzalez stops by with some tunes that bring the beats to [...]
Dirty Knobs on World Cafe
Airing Thursday March 11th at 6pm Mike Campbell spent decades writing and recording with Tom Petty as a member of The Heartbreakers. Now, Campbell fronts a band called The Dirty Knobs. On the next World [...]
Dawes on World Cafe
Airing Wednesday March 10th at 6pm Dawes have a new album called Good Luck with Whatever. On this World Cafe, we get to live performances of the new songs – and an old favorite – [...]
Alanis Morisette on World Cafe
Tuesday March 9th at 6pm Alanis Morissette’s breakthrough album Jagged Little Pill turned 25 last year. It was adapted into a Broadway musical, and just picked up 15 Tony Nominations including Best Musical. In an [...]
Joy Oladokun on World Cafe
Friday February 26th, 2021 The song “Who Do I Turn To?” was a heartfelt plea, written by Joy Oladokun during the Black Lives Matter protests last summer. On the next World Cafe, she talks about [...]
David Shaw on World Cafe
Thursday February 25th, 2021 After college, David Shaw got serious about music, moved to New Orleans, and formed the band The Revivalists. They toured the world, opened for The Rolling Stones, and had hits like [...]