Listen: Lianne La Havas Performs on NPR's "World Cafe"

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Lianne La Havas, who is currently touring the US, recently stopped by NPR's World Cafe to talk with host David Dye about her new album, Blood, and perform three tracks from it—"Green and Gold," "What You Don't Do," and "Unstoppable"—as well as "Forget," from her debut album. "In 2012, Is Your Love Big Enough? came out, and it was a real breath of fresh air," says Dye. "It's really unusual to find any artist, but particularly one so young, who doesn't feel the need to be genre-defined in any way. What a great record ... Blood is here now, the new album, and as you will hear, it's a pretty spectacular record." Listen to the performance and interview here.

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Lianne La Havas, who is currently touring the United States, recently stopped by NPR's World Cafe from WXPN in Philadelphia to talk with host David Dye about her new album, Blood, and perform three tracks from it—"Green and Gold," "What You Don't Do," and "Unstoppable"—as well as "Forget," from her debut album, Is Your Love Big Enough?, before a live audience. The show airs today on NPR stations across the US and can be heard below.

"I can't tell you how excited I am that Lianne La Havas is back with us in the World Cafe," says David Dye. "In 2012, Is Your Love Big Enough? came out, and it was a real breath of fresh air. It's really unusual to find any artist, but particularly one so young, who doesn't feel the need to be genre-defined in any way. What a great record ... Blood is here now, the new album, and as you will hear, it's a pretty spectacular record."

Listen to the performance and interview here:

La Havas's US tour has reached the West Coast, where she performs the first of two consecutive, sold-out nights at The Independent in San Francisco tonight, then moves south to perform shows in Los Angeles, Anaheim, and San Diego, before heading to Texas. For details and tickets where available, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

To pick up a copy of Blood, head to iTunes and the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include a download of the complete album at checkout.

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Lianne La Havas: NPR's "World Cafe," October 2015 by Rich McKie/WXPN
  • Wednesday, October 14, 2015
    Listen: Lianne La Havas Performs on NPR's "World Cafe"
    Rich McKie/WXPN

    Lianne La Havas, who is currently touring the United States, recently stopped by NPR's World Cafe from WXPN in Philadelphia to talk with host David Dye about her new album, Blood, and perform three tracks from it—"Green and Gold," "What You Don't Do," and "Unstoppable"—as well as "Forget," from her debut album, Is Your Love Big Enough?, before a live audience. The show airs today on NPR stations across the US and can be heard below.

    "I can't tell you how excited I am that Lianne La Havas is back with us in the World Cafe," says David Dye. "In 2012, Is Your Love Big Enough? came out, and it was a real breath of fresh air. It's really unusual to find any artist, but particularly one so young, who doesn't feel the need to be genre-defined in any way. What a great record ... Blood is here now, the new album, and as you will hear, it's a pretty spectacular record."

    Listen to the performance and interview here:

    La Havas's US tour has reached the West Coast, where she performs the first of two consecutive, sold-out nights at The Independent in San Francisco tonight, then moves south to perform shows in Los Angeles, Anaheim, and San Diego, before heading to Texas. For details and tickets where available, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

    To pick up a copy of Blood, head to iTunes and the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include a download of the complete album at checkout.

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