World Cafe Live
World Cafe Live is a nonprofit devoted to supporting live music, music education, & community engagement in Philadelphia. In 2019, we merged with our longtime nonprofit partner LiveConnections. On our World Cafe Live channel, you can find full performances and excerpts from WCL/LiveConnections Bridge Sessions. During these educational performances, artists collaborate across diverse music traditions — blues, classical, gospel, hip-hop, jazz, pop, rock, Latin American, Middle Eastern, & West African, to name a few. You can also see full performances and excerpts from LiveConnections Presents, our concert series that features curated programs, pairing artists from distinct musical genres who might not otherwise work together. These genre-crossing collaborations have sparked new ensembles, ongoing performance series and a revitalized approach to concert music in the Philadelphia region.
World Cafe Live 20th Anniversary | Our Story
20 Years of World Cafe Live | 6abc Action News Coverage
World Cafe Live Education Program Recap 2023-2024
WCL Bridge Sessions: November 2022 Recap
The Artist Body: Film Premiere & Concert WCL Q+A!
World of Percussion: An Arts Residency at Northeast High School
The Philadelphia Lullaby Project Concert Celebration (2021)
“Zollie’s Song” - Philadelphia Lullaby Concert Sneak Peek
Bridging the Distance: Folk Music, the People's Music
Mighty Songs Poetry & Song Release Celebration
WCL House Concerts: Hinton, Bower, Jones
WCL House Concerts: Sophie Coran
WCL House Concerts: Kelsey Cork and the Swigs
WCL House Concerts: emospacebird.
WCL House Concerts: Great Time
WCL House Concerts: Daniel de Jesús
WCL House Concerts: Emmanuel Ohemeng III & Perpetual Motion
“Thankful" Lyric Video - A "Mighty Songs" Creation
WCL House Concerts: Swift Technique (from WCL!)
WCL House Concerts: Arthur Thomas & The Funkitorium
WCL House Concerts: Ill Fated Natives
WCL House Concerts: Jacqueline Constance
WCL House Concerts: Zeek Burse
WCL House Concerts: Chris Kasper
WCL House Concerts: Omar's Hat
WCL House Concerts: Naeemah Maddox
WCL House Concerts: David Jacobs-Strain & Bob Beach