In March a tornado hit Nashville and David Rawlings and Gillian Welch found themselves rescuing boxes of 20-year-old archived tapes from their studio. Then, they wondered, should they release these saved songs? The answer was a resounding YES and thus 3 volume set called Boots Number 2—The Lost Songs was born. Hear all about it on the next World Cafe.

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(Photo: Gillian Welch And David Rawlings - Henry Diltz/Courtesy of the artist)

Lately, there’s been a lot of talking…A lot of arguing, debating, and just plain chatter. But today, you can find a moment to clear your head with World Cafe’s all instrumental episode. No words, all music. Host Raina Douris takes us through a two-hour mix of instrumental jams, from George Benson, Fleetwood Mac, Beastie Boys, and many more. Coming up, on the next World Cafe.

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Whether you’ve already voted, or you’re on your way to the polls today – It’s Election Day in the USA! And host Raina Douris has a mix of songs to inspire, to empower, and to remind us that we’re all in this together. We’ll hear from artists like James Brown, Patti Smith, The Youngbloods, Chicano Batman, and many more. It’s music to vote by! On the next World Cafe.

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Ondara’s debut record, Tales of America, earned a Grammy nomination last year – Based in Minneapolis but born in Kenya, he examined the United States from an outsider’s perspective through his music. Now he’s back with a new collection, called Folk n’ Roll Vol. 1: Tales of Isolation – But this isn’t the follow-up record he planned on. In a conversation with host Raina Douris today, Ondara recalls how he woke up one day during quarantine and started writing music as a kind of therapy. We’ll hear some of that new music live today. On this encore edition of the World Cafe. 

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(Photo: Ondara - Galea McGregor/WXPN)