World Cafe

The Decemberists Holly Andres/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Billy Allen + The Pollies Abraham Rowe/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Prince's Purple Rain Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Talia Schlanger Katherine Holland/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Paul Weller Nicole Nodland/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Sweet Honey in the Rock live at the Ravinia Festival in 2006. singitonline/Flickr hide caption

Reyna Tropical Devyn Galindo/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

The Red Clay Strays Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Ani DiFranco Danny Clinch/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Cosmo Sheldrake Jack Thompson-Roylance/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Dehd Paige Walter/WXPN hide caption

Camera Obscura Robert Perry/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Bess Atwell Leo Sartain/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Sam Evian Josh Goleman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Kaitlin Butts Thomas Crabtree/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Chromeo Alexander Gay/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Cibo Matto's 1999 album, Stereo Type A Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Shabaka Atiba Jefferson hide caption

Eric Slick Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Iron & Wine Kim Black/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

The Reverend Shawn Amos Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Kamasi Washington Vincent Haycock/Courtesy of the artist hide caption