World Cafe

World Cafe

The World Cafe at the former Hajoca Corp. showroom
Genre	Music/Interview
Running time	2 hours, Monday-Friday
Country	United States
Languages	English
Home station	WXPN 88.5 in Philadelphia, PA
Syndicates	NPR
Starring	David Dye
Air dates	since 1991
Website	Official show website
Podcast	World Cafe Podcasts

World Cafe is a two-hour long, nationally syndicated music radio program that originates from WXPN, a non-commercial station licensed to the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The program began in 1991 and was originally distributed by Public Radio International. Since 2005, the show has been distributed by NPR. Hosted by David Dye, World Cafe features live performances and interviews with established and emerging artists. The program's format covers a wide spectrum of musical genres, including indie rock, folk, hard rock, singer-songwriter, alt-country, and world music. The program produces two weekly podcasts containing interviews and information about musical performers: "World Cafe Words and Music," which features more established singers and bands, and "World Cafe Next," which highlights emerging artists.

World Cafe Live

World Cafe Live is a three-tiered live music venue dedicated to showcasing live music. The venue is well known for hosting upcoming local artists as well as nationally touring acts. Past performers have included Adele, Phoenix and Aimee Mann. The venue also hosts the beta hi-fi Music Festival every year in an effort to highlight and promote local talent. Past participants have been artists such as Melody Gardot, Joshua Park and Rod Kim.^{[citation needed]}

World Cafe Live is a full-service restaurant, serving drinks and light fare for upstairs performances and serving complete dinners during the shows downstairs.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Official Site
• Official World Cafe Live Site