King Princess is a young producer, singer, multi-instrumentalist and emerging gay icon. In this encore edition of World Cafe, she talks about literally growing up in the NYC recording studio built by her dad, navigating the music business and performs songs from her magnetic self-produced debut EP Make My Bed. 

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(Photo: King Princess' video for "Cheap Queen" spotlights drag culture and nostalgia - Vince Aung/Courtesy of the artist/via NPR)

Karl Denson is the leader of Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, who make a fusion of funk, jazz, soul, and rock. He also has one of the coolest side gigs in the world; in 2015 he took over for Bobby Keys playing sax for the Rolling Stones on tour. And, he co-founded The Greyboy Allstars. Today, Karl joins host Stephen Kallao to talk about the new album from his Tiny Universe, called Gnomes & Badgers. Plus, he’ll take over as guest DJ, spinning some of his favorite tracks, from Fela Kuti, Leon Bridges, and more. On this encore edition of the World Cafe.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 /  streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org  / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App from the App Store & Google Play.

(Photo: Karl Denson - Robbie Jeffers/Courtesy of the artist/via World Cafe)

Siddhartha Khosla is the composer for NBC’s hit series “This Is Us,” and he was recently nominated for an Emmy for his work on the show. Today we'll step into his process of scoring the emotional drama about the Pearson family, and Siddhartha talks us through the soundtrack. We'll also hear about the soundtrack to his own life - He was raised on traditional Indian music until his teens, when he flipped on the radio one day and heard R.E.M. It’s music from “This Is Us” and the man who writes it, on this encore edition of the World Cafe.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 /  streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org  / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App from the App Store & Google Play.

(Photo: This Is Us composer Siddhartha Khosla - Courtesy of the artist/via NPR)

Carlos Santana is an astonishing guitarist, from his groundbreaking performance at Woodstock, to his latest album, produced by Rick Rubin, called Africa Speaks. He plays live on the next World Cafe and recalls his time at Woodstock as the 50th anniversary of the legendary music festival begins.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 /  streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org  / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App from the App Store & Google Play.

(Photo: Carlos Santana - Maryanne Bilham/Courtesy of the artist/via NPR)