NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
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Intimate musical performances, recorded live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
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Episode 128 : Amy Grant
December. 17,2018
Amy Grant maps her fabulous, four-decade career with some of her coziest and heartfelt Christmas songs, not to mention a delightful version of "Jingle Bells."
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Episode 127 : Harold López-Nussa Trio
December. 14,2018
Cuban pianist Harold López-Nussa, along with his brother Ruy on drums and bassist Gaston Joya, deliver a set of danceable jazz explorations rooted in Afro-Cuban musical traditions to the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 126 : H.E.R.
December. 12,2018
The singer stuns in her second appearance at the Tiny Desk, showcasing not only her vocal mastery, but her skills as a captivating multi-instrumentalist.
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Episode 125 : Wu-Tang Clan
December. 05,2018
The Clan celebrates its 25th anniversary with an old-school cipher at the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 124 : Dirty Projectors
December. 04,2018
The band takes its quirks of production, rhythm and rhyme and brilliantly arranges them to work behind the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 123 : Joey Alexander
November. 30,2018
No one in the NPR offices could have imagined how remarkable this 15-year old pianist would be at the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 122 : The Innocence Mission
November. 28,2018
The Innocence Mission, ever the most careful cultivators of quiet, encouraged us to come closer, to discover the "thing beautiful enough" in the moment it's delivered.
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Episode 121 : dvsn
November. 19,2018
The Toronto-based R&B duo bathed the Tiny Desk in vibrant blue, purple and orange light to make it feel more like a concert hall.
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Episode 120 : Boygenius
November. 16,2018
Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus and Phoebe Bridgers are all Tiny Desk alumae, but here they play together at NPR for the first time as boygenius, one of this year's best surprises.
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Episode 119 : Bernie And The Believers Feat. Essence
November. 12,2018
The story of Bernie and the Believers is the story of Bernie Dalton's diagnosis of Lou Gehrig's disease and compassionate friends making his dream come true and his songs come to life.
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Episode 118 : Half Waif
November. 08,2018
The band's songs, stripped here to their essence, are particularly peaceful and calm — and sometimes chilling.
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Episode 117 : Pedro The Lion
November. 05,2018
No matter how dark or disastrous, there's always been an undercurrent of grace to the music of David Bazan. He returns to his Pedro the Lion moniker for this memorable Tiny Desk performance.
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Episode 116 : Nicholas Payton Trio
November. 02,2018
After back-to-back performances in South Africa, Argentina, Chile and New York, Payton hit the Tiny Desk, where he dazzled the audience, simultaneously playing his trumpet and a Fender Rhodes.
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Episode 115 : Liniker e os Caramelows
October. 29,2018
Liniker e os Caramelows are from Brazil but steeped in the tradition of soul from here in the U.S. Watching this performance is to witness a spell being cast, note-by-note.
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Episode 114 : Jim James
October. 26,2018
A single voice can send a powerful message - and that's just what Jim James did at the Tiny Desk, with just his voice and an acoustic guitar.
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Episode 113 : Cautious Clay
October. 24,2018
The charismatic singer and saxophonist brought a group of longtime friends to play a warm, thoughtful and chill set at the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 112 : Chromeo
October. 19,2018
The self-proclaimed "Funklordz" normally perform as a duo, but played with a live band for the first time at the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 111 : Alfredo Rodríguez
October. 18,2018
The Cuban pianist thrilled the NPR office with an intense performance that was as melodic as it was rhythmic.
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Episode 110 : Florence + the Machine
October. 16,2018
"I'm sorry I'm shy," Florence Welch told the crowd of NPR family and friends gathered for her Tiny Desk performance. "If this was a big gig, I'd probably be climbing all over here and running around."
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Episode 109 : Café Tacvba
October. 12,2018
The pioneering Mexican band recreates the adventurous musical energy of their massive stadium shows behind Bob Boilen's desk.
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Episode 108 : Big Boi
October. 09,2018
The OutKast star performs "So Fresh, So Clean," "The Way You Move" and his solo single "All Night" with the help of singer Sleepy Brown and an eight-member backing band.
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Episode 107 : Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles
October. 05,2018
Henry and his band would have sounded right at home on Stax Records in the '70s — no small accomplishment. Watch them perform three funky, soulful jams.
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Episode 106 : Saba
October. 01,2018
Before embarking on a tour of Australia and Asia, the Chicago native brought the squad that helped make Care For Me one of 2018's best — along with a very special guest.
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Episode 105 : Cécile McLorin Salvant
September. 25,2018
The jazz singer, who used to be into radical feminist punk, now composes and sings beautiful jazz ballads.
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Episode 104 : Anthony Roth Costanzo
September. 21,2018
Watch the ambitious countertenor sing music that spans more than 250 years, connecting the dots between David Byrne, George Frideric Handel and Philip Glass.
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Episode 103 : Julie Byrne
September. 19,2018
Julie Byrne's transporting music can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.
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Episode 102 : Smif-N-Wessun
September. 17,2018
Brooklyn-bred hip-hop duo Smif-N-Wessun – consisting of partners in rhyme, Steele and Tek – illuminated the Tiny Desk with their signature, 80-proof poetry: straight, no chaser.
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Episode 101 : GoGo Penguin
September. 14,2018
This trio has become a reference point of their own for new school instrumentalists, a coveted achievement for any jazz group, though their appeal stretches far outside the jazz ecosystem.
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Episode 100 : Hobo Johnson
September. 12,2018
While this Sacramento, Calif. band didn't win this year's Tiny Desk contest, their video entry, for the song "Peach Scones," was among the more memorable we've ever seen.
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Episode 99 : Jupiter & Okwess
September. 07,2018
Jupiter Bokondji and his band Okwess play music that feels both African and American, with Jupiter's early musical tastes inspired by The Jackson 5, James Brown and the sounds of Motown.
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Episode 98 : Kalbells
September. 05,2018
The band makes life-affirming music that singer Kalmia Traver created over the past few years, filled with the triumph of being cancer free.
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Episode 97 : George Li
August. 31,2018
Watch the young Harvard grad dispatch some of the most "knuckle-busting" piano repertoire with uncommon panache and precision.
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Episode 96 : Tech N9ne Feat. Krizz Kaliko
August. 29,2018
Two of Kansas City's finest — and indie hip-hop's trailblazers — deliver a dose of Strange Music.
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Episode 95 : T.I.
August. 27,2018
In the fifteen years since he released Trap Muzik, Tip Harris has reinvented himself a thousand times over. But the stories he recounts from that era make his Tiny Desk a memorable one.
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Episode 94 : Dermot Kennedy
August. 24,2018
Backed for the first time ever by members of the Howard Gospel Choir, the Irish singer-songwriter shows off a voice built to fill stadiums in more ways than one.
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Episode 93 : Camp Cope
August. 22,2018
The Australian band uses tiny moments of introspection to illuminate life's bewildering, terrifying, isolating aspects — especially as they apply to women.
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Episode 92 : Yo-Yo Ma
August. 17,2018
Watch the 19-time Grammy winner return to his lifelong passion for J.S. Bach, playing music from the Cello Suites and offering advice on the art of incremental learning.
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Episode 91 : Erykah Badu
August. 15,2018
The singer's performance at the Tiny Desk was an almost spiritual experience, leaving many at the NPR Music offices in awe.
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Episode 90 : Tower Of Power
August. 13,2018
Even from its beginnings in late-'60s Oakland, the band has always stood out. Fifty years later, its devotion to classic horn-driven soul remains unmatched, its passion and precision unchanged.
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Episode 89 : DAWN
August. 10,2018
DAWN has a breathless enthusiasm for shape-shifting pop music. She strips three songs to just the essentials, illuminating the impeccable songwriting behind her wild combination of sounds.
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Episode 88 : Mac Miller
August. 06,2018
Mac Miller reflects on his journey's peaks and valleys in a boisterous set of songs from Swimming, featuring special guest Thundercat on "What's the Use?"
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Episode 87 : Haley Heynderickx
August. 03,2018
One of our favorite new artists of 2018 visits the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 86 : The Del McCoury Band
August. 01,2018
Del McCoury has been performing, and updating, his take on bluegrass for some 60 years. At the Tiny Desk, he brought three traveling songs and some good yarns to share from his ample time on the road.
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Episode 85 : Flasher
July. 30,2018
The precise serrations of Washington, D.C. band Flasher get softened for a visit to the Tiny Desk — their vocals, normally side-by-side rushing electric instruments, get the center stage treatment.
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Episode 84 : Lalah Hathaway
July. 25,2018
The veteran singer showcases her soaring powerfully expressive voice in a performance that bridges several generations of classic soul.
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Episode 83 : The King's Singers
July. 23,2018
The storied vocal ensemble brings close harmony singing to a diverse set list that includes a Beatles tune and a bawdy madrigal from the 1500s.
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Episode 82 : Ólafur Arnalds
July. 19,2018
The Icelandic composer is joined by two "ghost" pianists, making mysterious and memorable music at the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 81 : The Midnight Hour
July. 18,2018
A Tribe Called Quest's Ali Shaheed Muhammad and composer Adrian Younge brought their Luke Cage-inspired collaboration to the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 80 : Mumu Fresh Feat. Black Thought & DJ Dummy
July. 11,2018
Occasionally a new voice emerges so rich in experience that the only way to describe it is old soul.
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Episode 79 : Rev. Sekou And The Seal Breakers
July. 10,2018
Rev. Sekou and the Seal Breakers gave one of the most rousing Tiny Desks we've ever had, opening with one question: "Do you want to get free?"
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Episode 78 : Dave Chappelle Guest Hosts Frédéric Yonnet's Tiny Desk
July. 09,2018
Yonnet is a magician on the harmonica. You'll see why he's performed with Stevie Wonder, Prince and Ed Sheeran.
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Episode 77 : PJ Morton
July. 02,2018
New Orleans' native son brought his musical Gumbo — and a 10-piece orchestra — to the Tiny Desk for some well-seasoned soul and a lesson in creative freedom.
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Episode 76 : Golden Dawn Arkestra
June. 29,2018
Join the "Children of the Sun" - or sit back and enjoy the spectacle - in this Tiny Desk experience.
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Episode 75 : Dave Matthews
June. 27,2018
The star sheds his band for a warm, winning, utterly game, happily overstuffed five-song performance of songs from across his long career.
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Episode 74 : Rakim
June. 25,2018
Watch the New York rap icon perform "Paid In Full" and "Know The Ledge," as well as a new song for Marvel's Luke Cage, at the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 73 : From The Top
June. 22,2018
A handful of teenagers, and a 12-year-old violinist, from the radio show From the Top, give sparkling performances, proving there's a bright future for classical music.
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Episode 72 : The Messthetics
June. 20,2018
The bassist and drummer from D.C.'s pioneering punk band Fugazi join guitarist Anthony Pirog for a set of thrilling, sometimes loud and frenetic instrumentals.
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Episode 71 : Khalid
June. 18,2018
Watch the 20-year-old star perform acoustic versions of "Location," "Saved" and "Young Dumb & Broke."
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Episode 70 : Yissy García & Bandancha
June. 15,2018
Come for one of Havana's most talented acts. Stay for García's incredible mohawk.
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Episode 69 : GoldLink
June. 13,2018
The D.C. rapper brought quite the crew to his Tiny Desk performance.
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Episode 68 : Jorja Smith
June. 11,2018
Watch the rising U.K. star perform intimate renditions of "Blue Lights," "On My Mind" and "Teenage Fantasy" with a full band.
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Episode 67 : MILCK
June. 08,2018
The one-woman riot who made headlines during the inaugural Women's March On Washington visits the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 66 : Grace VanderWaal
June. 06,2018
The 14-year-old singer who signed to Columbia after winning America's Got Talent, dazzles the Tiny Desk with her breathtaking voice.
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Episode 65 : Daniel Caesar
June. 04,2018
Watch the R&B star-in-the-making perform three songs, including a guest appearance by H.E.R.
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Episode 64 : Tom Misch
June. 01,2018
This 22-year-old Brit has soul for days.
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Episode 63 : Trouble Funk
May. 30,2018
We squeezed 12 go-go musicians behind the Tiny Desk. Watch what ensued.
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Episode 62 : Third Coast Percussion
May. 29,2018
Watch the Chicago-based ensemble conjure otherworldly sounds from steel pipes, tuned cowbells and a bowl that sings.
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Episode 61 : Ill Camille
May. 25,2018
The Los Angeles rapper and Kendrick Lamar collaborator performed four songs from her excellent album, Heirloom.
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Episode 60 : Juanes & Mon Laferte
May. 23,2018
The Colombian pop star and Chilean rising star brought their duet tour to the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 59 : The Band's Visit
May. 21,2018
Tony Shalhoub, Katrina Lenk and the cast of the Tony-nominated play The Band's Visit marked the first Broadway performance at the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 58 : Partner
May. 18,2018
The dream of the '90s is alive in this Canadian rock band.
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Episode 57 : Khruangbin
May. 16,2018
This trio from Houston, Texas makes trance-inducing music heavily inspired by 1960s and '70s funk and soul from, of all places, Thailand.
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Episode 56 : Naia Izumi
May. 14,2018
The winner of this year's Tiny Desk Contest makes his official debut behind the desk.
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Episode 55 : Bela Fleck And Abigail Washburn
May. 11,2018
Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn are two American musical treasures. This husband-and-wife banjo duo write original tunes steeped in the roots of folk music.
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Episode 54 : Gordi
May. 07,2018
In three songs from Reservoir, Gordi keeps her voice both unadorned and centered within warm, cool arrangements that include piano, guitar, pedal steel, a harmonium named Barbara, and more.
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Episode 53 : Darlingside
May. 04,2018
Even if the world came to an end, there's still beauty and hope in all of us and in song. That about sums up the wistful mystery that is the music of Darlingside.
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Episode 52 : GZA & The Soul Rebels
May. 02,2018
Most rap fans would name RZA as the head of the Wu-Tang Clan. But Wu purists know that GZA, or The Genius, is the crew's unspoken elder statesman.
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Episode 51 : Bedouine
April. 30,2018
Bedouine is Azniv Korkejian, a singer and guitarist who echoes sounds from the 1960's North American folk songwriters, but with vocal inflections closer to Leonard Cohen than to Joni Mitchell.
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Episode 50 : ÌFÉ
April. 27,2018
ÌFÉ isn't playing anything new. In fact, the band takes on something quite old: ritual Afro-Caribbean music that takes a lifetime to absorb and master.
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Episode 49 : Superorganism
April. 25,2018
The multinational band of theatrically fun and talented musicians in Superorganism mix melody and mischievous with almost Seussian folly.
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Episode 48 : Logan Richardson
April. 23,2018
Hear a triumphant fusion of jazz, rock and blues that moves with momentum and fresh anticipation. Logan Richardson plays with a lyrical intensity that is both focused and free.
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Episode 47 : John Moreland
April. 20,2018
When you hear John Moreland's sweet voice, it's hard to believe he spent years singing in punk, metal-core and hardcore bands. He plays acoustic guitar now, but his songs are still full of passion.
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Episode 46 : O.C.
April. 18,2018
The veteran Brooklyn rapper was an underground star during hip-hop's golden era. At the Tiny Desk, O.C. made it clear that he hasn't lost his edge.
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Episode 45 : The Breeders
April. 16,2018
The Breeders' dreamy scuzz sounds wiser and more frazzled at the Tiny Desk, featuring the same lineup behind the band's breakout, 1993 album Last Splash.
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Episode 44 : Jorge Drexler
April. 13,2018
The Uruguayan singer-songwriter is one of the finest lyricists operating today. Watch his stunning performance behind the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 43 : Tyler Childers
April. 11,2018
Tyler Childers writes songs about hard lives and hard love with direct heart and a soulful Kentucky drawl.
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Episode 42 : Lara Bello
April. 10,2018
Flamenco, jazz and classical share the stage in this Tiny Desk from one of our favorite Spanish composers.
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Episode 41 : Rhye
April. 09,2018
See the band perform a rare evening Tiny Desk concert, illuminated by flickering lights
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Episode 40 : Dan Auerbach
April. 04,2018
The guitarist and singer for The Black Keys and The Arcs brings his Easy Eye Sound Revue to the Tiny Desk, recalling a time and sound from the '60s when southern R&B, including Nashville, was a force.
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Episode 39 : Dee Dee Bridgewater
April. 02,2018
Bridgewater connects with her roots, her birthplace and the town she's loved all her life, with a set of songs from Memphis.
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Episode 38 : Robin Olson
April. 01,2018
Hear the elusive avant-garde pianist debut a new piece, etched in shimmering chords and dark, lamenting octaves.
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Episode 37 : Masta Ace
March. 30,2018
The Juice Crew legend brought his biggest hit, "Born To Roll," and a heartfelt recollection of his personal journey to the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 36 : I'm With Her
March. 28,2018
Aoife O'Donovan, Sarah Jarosz and Sara Watkins are bound by a love for bluegrass, chamber music, jazz, storytelling and singing.
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Episode 35 : Jenny And The Mexicats
March. 26,2018
Sometimes frenetic, sometimes slow and luxurious, the grooves the band creates are the perfect cushion for Jenny Ball's impassioned singing and engaging stage presence.
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Episode 34 : Väsen
March. 23,2018
The Swedish trio brought a 30-string sonic blast to the Tiny Desk, performing on 12-string guitar, viola and the nyckelharpa (a fiddle with keys — think 15th century keytar).
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Episode 33 : Cornelius
March. 19,2018
Cornelius' Keigo Oyamada deconstructs and reassembles music like it's a neon cubist-pop sculpture. On a rare U.S. tour, the Japanese band brought its complex cool to the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 32 : Raul Midón
March. 15,2018
Raul Midón brought nothing but a guitar and his voice to an extended Tiny Desk set of dense, breathtaking jazz and soul textures.
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Episode 31 : John Prine
March. 12,2018
For more than 45 years, the legendary John Prine has written some of the most powerful lyrics in the American music canon. He brings some of his best to this unforgettable Tiny Desk performance.
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Episode 30 : Kuinka
March. 09,2018
Each year we get thousands of submissions for our annual Tiny Desk contest. Seattle's Kuinka was one of last year's entrants. While they didn't win, we loved them so much we invited them to come play.
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Episode 29 : Alex Clare
March. 07,2018
Clare's songs ask listeners to probe their own emotions through the lens of life’s bigger pictures. His visit to Bob Boilen’s desk is the perfect setting to bask in the power of his voice.
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Episode 28 : Big K.R.I.T.
March. 05,2018
The Mississippi rapper paid homage to his grandmother and performed songs from his new album 4eva Is a Mighty Long Time.
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Episode 27 : Anna Meredith
March. 02,2018
Out of nearly 700 performances at the Tiny Desk over the past decade, this one by British composer Anna Meredith is one of the most exhilarating.
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Episode 26 : Roy Ayers
March. 01,2018
Watch the 77-year-old jazz-funk icon perform “Everybody Loves The Sunshine” (and more) at the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 25 : Lee Ann Womack
February. 26,2018
The Nashville star brought some good old country music stories to the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 24 : Vagabon
February. 23,2018
Laetitia Tamko, the artist known as Vagabon, is a 25-year-old, Cameroon-born musician with a big, tenor voice just bursting with new musical ideas.
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Episode 23 : Common Welcomes Brandy, Andra Day To Special Tiny Desk Concert
February. 21,2018
August Greene, Common's new trio with Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins, brought some special guest vocalists to the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 22 : Big Daddy Kane
February. 19,2018
One of the greatest to ever bless the mic treated the Tiny Desk audience to an office block party.
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Episode 21 : Betsayda Machado y Parranda El Clavo
February. 16,2018
The Afro-Venezuelan collective brings the boisterous parranda sound to the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 20 : Nick Hakim
February. 14,2018
The music of Nick Hakim occupies a space and time that feels out of this world, with songs that explore the quietude of inner thoughts.
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Episode 19 : Marlon Williams
February. 12,2018
Marlon Williams has a heart-stopping voice, is in love with a good, traditional blues or country tune, and writes songs about vampires and horror films.
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Episode 18 : The Crossrhodes
February. 09,2018
The Crossrhodes showed up to the Tiny Desk with game faces on, bringing with it a locally cultivated, globally appreciated energy.
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Episode 17 : Ibeyi
February. 07,2018
Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Díaz never fail to mesmerize. Watch the twin sisters perform a four-song set at the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 16 : Hurray For The Riff Raff
February. 05,2018
The music of Hurray For The Riff Raff builds bridges, unites people and forms communities. It's a spirit singer Alynda Segarra and the rest of the band bring to this memorable Tiny Desk performance.
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Episode 15 : Vicente García
February. 02,2018
This under-the-radar singer from the Dominican Republic is starting to turn some heads. You'll see why in this Tiny Desk performance.
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Episode 14 : Alice Smith
January. 31,2018
The beloved singer-songwriter premiered three new songs while turning NPR's headquarters into a Harlem speakeasy.
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Episode 13 : Jamila Woods
January. 29,2018
In three songs celebrating black ancestry and self-love, Woods demonstrated just how adept she is at creating songs rich with philosophical meaning that also move and groove.
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Episode 12 : Barbara Hannigan
January. 26,2018
Eavesdrop on a beautiful recital of German songs from fin de siècle Vienna, when music was transitioning from the swells of romanticism to the uncharted waters of modernism.
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Episode 11 : George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars
January. 24,2018
George Clinton brought his family, both immediate and extended, to the Tiny Desk for a set of classic cosmic slop.
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Episode 10 : St. Vincent
January. 22,2018
The singer performed at the Tiny Desk without a warmup or soundcheck, with just her acoustic guitar and un-amplified voice, letting the wordplay in her songs shine through.
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Episode 9 : Amadou and Mariam
January. 19,2018
The Malian musicians, who've been playing together for nearly 40 years, bring some of the most lyrical melodies and joyful sounds we've ever had at the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 8 : The Lemon Twigs
January. 17,2018
Brothers Brian and Michael D'Addario seem like they beamed into the Tiny Desk from the year 1971, untouched by the 21st century.
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Episode 7 : AHI
January. 16,2018
The Ontario-based singer has a gruff but sweet voice with openly honest words behind soulful tunes of hope.
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Episode 6 : Artists From The 'Take Me To The River' Tour
January. 15,2018
More than a dozen artists gather behind the Tiny Desk to celebrate Memphis soul in a joyful, triumphant performance.
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Episode 5 : Daniil Trifonov
January. 12,2018
Watch the young Russian musician, who The Times of London calls “the most astounding pianist of our age,” play a smart, Chopin-focused concert on a grand piano, precisely wedged behind the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 4 : Julien Baker
January. 10,2018
Julien Baker's Turn Out The Lights brought her much-deserved critical acclaim and wider attention in 2017. Before its release we asked her to make a rare return to the Tiny Desk for something special.
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Episode 3 : The Weather Station
January. 08,2018
One of the joys of listening to The Weather station is the tension and release in the group's enchanting music. It's what made the band's most recent album one of Bob Boilen's favorite of 2017.
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Episode 2 : Lo Moon
January. 05,2018
The LA band's signature sound is intimate and demonstrative, haunting yet uplifting, an old-fashioned rock beat under glimmering guitar and keys. And at the Tiny Desk, it was at ease.
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Episode 1 : Open Mike Eagle
January. 03,2018
The indie rap denizen behind one of 2017's most inventive albums came to the nation's capital to represent all the Brick Body Kids who Still Daydream.
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Death Row Chronicles is the story of the world's most dangerous record label could only be told in a definitive 6-part documentary series. While Death Row Records boasted the success of Snoop Dogg, 2Pac, and Dr. Dre forged by unmatched creativity, the chart-topping and record-breaking sales came at a bloody, controversial cost. Part true-crime murder mystery and part hip hop drama, this compelling docu-series will comb through mountains of misinformation, uncovering key evidence and witnesses who will reveal the truth about the bitter rivalries surrounding its legends. The limited series will also celebrate the groundbreaking music of Death Row, explain how it reflected society at the time, and how it influenced some of today's biggest hip hop artists. On the eve of the label's 25th anniversary, Death Row Chronicles offers an unflinching look at the label and its legacy.
Lipstick on Your Collar
During the Suez Crisis of 1956, two young clerks at the stuffy Foreign Office in Whitehall display little interest in the decline of the British Empire. To their eyes, it can hardly compete with girls, rock music, and the intrigue of romantic entanglements.
Totally Frank
Totally Frank was a comedy drama series with a real life band as its stars on Channel 4. It followed a band, Frank, who were struggling to make it in the music industry.
Flight of the Conchords
The trials and tribulations of a two man, digi-folk band who have moved from New Zealand to New York in the hope of forging a successful music career. So far they've managed to find a manager (whose "other" job is at the New Zealand Consulate), one fan (a married obsessive) and one friend (who owns the local pawn shop) -- but not much else.