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They are saying you possibly can’t run away out of your issues, however generally, getting away will help you get some perspective on these issues.
After going by way of a breakup, travel-loving songwriter Saya Grey determined to go on a street journey in Japan. It was on that journey that she started writing the songs that grew to become her debut, full-length album, SAYA. (And one in every of NPR’s most-anticipated albums of 2025.)
On this session, the Japanese Canadian musician talks about why touring is so vital to her artistic course of. She additionally talks about her personal private journey rising up because the daughter of two very musical dad and mom, her stint as a music director for Willow Smith, and her ever-evolving sonic ambitions.
You can hear a few of that evolution, too, as Grey performs songs from her new album dwell within the World Cafe studio.
This episode of World Cafe was produced and edited by Miguel Perez. Our senior producer is Kimberly Junod and our engineer is Chris Williams. Our programming and reserving coordinator is Chelsea Johnson and our line producer is Will Loftus.