Gray's voice still sounds as glorious, distinct and beautiful as it did when he broke through the mainstream with 1998's White Ladder.

The rules of musical gravity don't apply for the spirited saxophonist, composer and producer.

The Austin native's latest album This Land incorporates punk, soul and even hip-hop.

The Lumineers cellist left the band this past fall. In January, she officially struck out on her own with a solo album, Rattlesnake.

Ruby, Macy Gray's latest album, brings many similarities to her last, The Id. It's funny and funky, never saccharine, always uplifting.

Late Show bandleader Jon Batiste, New Yorker writer Briana Younger and NPR Music's Rodney Carmichael join World Cafe for a spirited conversation on the black creators shaping the future of music.

BBC Radio Scotland presenter, music journalist and author Nicola Meighan takes us around the city during our Sense Of Place visit.

Ondara grew up in Nairobi, Kenya with big dreams of becoming a musician in the U.S. Hear a studio performance of songs from his debut album, Tales Of America.

Listen back to sessions from 2019 Grammy nominees who have come through our doors this past year.

It's been 40 years since Steve Forbert released his debut album, Alive on Arrival, and he's marked the occasion with a new album and a new memoir.

Chan Marshall performs live and talks about her journey to 2018's Wanderer, a powerful realization she had with Lana Del Rey and the true meaning behind her band name.

World Cafe takes a trip to Glasgow to hear about Kathryn Joseph and James Graham's life-changing act of taking other people's stories and turning them into songs.

The Melbourne-based band has always got a bent note or quirky chord progression up its proverbial sleeve.

Take a trip to the farm in Colorado where Isakov created his latest album, Evening Machines.

The My Morning Jacket frontman reflects on some of the truths he's found in his own lyrics, including his thoughts on drinking and struggles to stay in the moment.

Recommended by locals, Martha Ffion treated World Cafe to songs from her debut full length album, Sunday Best.

Even in his 70s, Crosby's stretching sounds in ways that seem to surprise and delight even the musician himself.

The members of Mumford & Sons went through a lot of personal changes that fed into writing the band's fourth album, Delta.

World Cafe went on a tour of the National Museum of Scotland's exhibition dedicated to Scottish pop music with the man who wrote the book on it, BBC Radio Scotland host Vic Galloway.

Ray's in love with a place that doesn't always love her back. But she draws creative fuel from the differences of opinion.