Some of the albums featured on World Cafe's Best of 2017 Playlist.Courtesy of the artistshide caption
World Cafe WXPN in Philadelphia and host Talia Schlanger present interviews and performances with today's essential and emerging artists.
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Three of the artists we lost in 2017: Tom Petty with Mudcrutch (left), Chuck Berry (top right), Jesse Zazu with Those Darlins (bottom right, credit: Veta & Theo).Courtesy of the artistshide caption
Father John Misty (left), Sylvan Esso (top right), and The War On Drugs (bottom right) are 3 of the man World Cafe guests that are nominated for a Grammy Award this year.WXPNhide caption
Album Cover, Christmas with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Priscilla Presley On World Cafe
Jidenna performs live at WXPN's Free At Noon concert at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. Emma Silverstone/WXPN hide caption
Jidenna On World Cafe
Curtis Harding (center) and his band pose inside the World Cafe Performance Studio. Galea McGregor/WXPN hide caption
Curtis Harding On World Cafe
Three of the artists we lost in 2017: Tom Petty with Mudcrutch (left), Chuck Berry (top right), Jesse Zazu with Those Darlins (bottom right, credit: Veta & Theo). Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real appear inside the World Cafe Performance Studio. Galea McGregor/WXPN hide caption
Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real On World Cafe
A still from Angel Snow's "I Need You," a video found in this list of 20 songs from Nashville artists in 2017. YouTube hide caption
Some of the albums featured on World Cafe's Best of 2017 Playlist. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Michael McDonald Timothy White/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Michael McDonald On World Cafe
Emily Haines Justin Broadbent/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Emily Haines On World Cafe
St. Vincent's Masseduction was one of Talia Schlanger's favorite albums this year. Needa Afsari/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Rag'n'Bone Man Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Rag 'N' Bone Man On World Cafe
JD McPherson Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the aritst hide caption
JD McPherson On World Cafe
Penny And Sparrow Courtesy of the artist hide caption
World Cafe Nashville: Penny & Sparrow
Ranking Roger of The English Beat, performing in May 28, 1983. The group's rework of Smokey Robinson and The Miracles' "The Tears of a Clown" reimagined the sterling soul hit as a bouncing slice of ska. Paul Natkin/Getty Images hide caption
Xylouris White M. Mathioudakis/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Xylouris White On World Cafe
Combo Chimbita Itzel Alejandra/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Latin Roots: Combo Chimbita
Bette Smith Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Bette Smith On World Cafe
Bootsy Collins Michael Weintrob/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Bootsy Collins On World Cafe
Luna Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Luna On World Cafe
Father John Misty (left), Sylvan Esso (top right), and The War On Drugs (bottom right) are 3 of the man World Cafe guests that are nominated for a Grammy Award this year. WXPN hide caption
Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie John Russo/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie On World Cafe
Emily West Courtesy of the artist hide caption