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After spending a number of weeks traveling across Australia with her Watershed tour, k.d. lang and her band have made their way across the Tasman Sea for a performance in Wellington, New Zealand, tonight at the Michael Fowler Centre, and a stop in Auckland tomorrow night. NPR's World Cafe has broadcast an interview with and performance from k.d. "Offered up with confidence and honesty," says NPR, "k.d. lang's deeply personal narratives invite listeners into an intimate world. Her glorious voice fuses country, jazz, and even Brazilian rhythms, and on her latest CD, Watershed, she finds a certain earthy elegance."

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After spending a number of weeks traveling across Australia with her Watershed tour, k.d. lang and her band have made their way across the Tasman Sea for a performance in Wellington, New Zealand, tonight at the Michael Fowler Centre, and a stop in Auckland tomorrow night at the ASB Theatre in the Aotea Centre.

k.d. spoke with the New Zealand Herald's Russell Baillie about the new album and her tour of the Southern Hemisphere, including a few unexpected headlines she made while, as the Herald puts it, she took Australia by storm. Read the interview at nzherald.co.nz.

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NPR's World Cafe has broadcast an interview with k.d. and host David Dye that includes performances of "I Dream of Spring," "Coming Home," "Thread," and "Close Your Eyes" from the US leg of the tour, recorded in Seattle earlier this year. "Offered up with confidence and honesty," says NPR, "k.d. lang's deeply personal narratives invite listeners into an intimate world. Her glorious voice fuses country, jazz, and even Brazilian rhythms, and on her latest CD, Watershed, she finds a certain earthy elegance." Listen to k.d. on World Cafe now at npr.org.

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  • Sunday, May 4, 2008
    k.d. lang Featured on NPR's "World Cafe," Brings Tour to New Zealand

    After spending a number of weeks traveling across Australia with her Watershed tour, k.d. lang and her band have made their way across the Tasman Sea for a performance in Wellington, New Zealand, tonight at the Michael Fowler Centre, and a stop in Auckland tomorrow night at the ASB Theatre in the Aotea Centre.

    k.d. spoke with the New Zealand Herald's Russell Baillie about the new album and her tour of the Southern Hemisphere, including a few unexpected headlines she made while, as the Herald puts it, she took Australia by storm. Read the interview at nzherald.co.nz.

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    NPR's World Cafe has broadcast an interview with k.d. and host David Dye that includes performances of "I Dream of Spring," "Coming Home," "Thread," and "Close Your Eyes" from the US leg of the tour, recorded in Seattle earlier this year. "Offered up with confidence and honesty," says NPR, "k.d. lang's deeply personal narratives invite listeners into an intimate world. Her glorious voice fuses country, jazz, and even Brazilian rhythms, and on her latest CD, Watershed, she finds a certain earthy elegance." Listen to k.d. on World Cafe now at npr.org.

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