Together with three of his former banjo students, Joe Troop creates music that combines the Latin American influences of his adopted home with the bluegrass he grew up on.

Father of the Bride is an ambitious collection of 18 songs featuring guests like Steve Lacy and Danielle Haim.

In this farewell playlist, you'll find 100 songs that have challenged or changed Schlanger during her time on World Cafe; songs she'll be taking with her as she goes.

Though she is sad to be leaving, Talia is thrilled to be handing World Cafe off to an amazing host who she loves listening to.

Born in Israel and raised the Netherlands, Keren Ann now calls Paris home.

Pascal Danaë shed light on the historic and musical connection between Africa, the French West Indies and Louisiana.

Multi-instrumentalist, film composer and rare instrument enthusiast Marc Chouarain teaches host Talia Schlanger how to play the theremin.

The sisters share how their Yoruban traditions have shaped the people they become.

Help Us Stranger marks the first Raconteurs album recorded at White's studio in Nashville.

Bruce Hornsby has an appetite for the unusual that may surprise those who know him best for his 1986 smash hit "The Way It Is."

Michelle Zauner has an incredibly rich creative life. She makes music as Japanese Breakfast, scores video games, directs music videos and more.

Run your finger across the song titles and liner notes of Lee Fields' latest album and you might guess Fields is a singer invested in spreading love through soulful music.

Seeking a voice for his new music, Adrian Quesada was turned onto Eric Burton by a mutual producer friend and it was love at first listen.

On World Cafe's Sense Of Place trip to London, Ben invited host Talia Schlanger to check out Omeara, his 320-capacity venue near London Bridge.

From its pulsing electronic backbone to its wild arrangements to the voice of lead singer Catrin Vincent, going to see Another Sky live is an immersive experience.

The members of this Reading, Berkshire four-piece have gone from sneaking CDs into the bags of unsuspecting customers while working their day jobs to headlining tours across Europe.

Hear a very rare demo of the first time David Bowie ever sang the title track to his 15th studio album after Rodgers rearranged it.

British-born singer Eno Williams grew up in Nigeria, but fuses the language of her roots with the musical roots of her bandmates, who hail from Ghana, Trinidad, Australia and Brazil.

Richard Porter has earned the title "Beatles Brain of Britain" for zipping around London, showing all the band's most famous hot spots paired with deep dive stories about the Fab Four.

If 1960s rock icon Jimi Hendrix and 18^th century composer George Frideric Handel were alive at the same time, they would have been next door neighbors in London.