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Hadestown: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert 0 (0)

This performance was recorded on March 2, 2020. We will continue releasing Tiny Desk videos of shows that had already been taped. In light of current events, NPR is postponing new live tapings of Tiny Desk Concerts. In the meantime, check out Tiny Desk (home) concerts! They’re recorded by the artists in their home. It’s the same spirit — stripped-down sets, an intimate setting — just a different space. June 1, 2020 | Stephen Thompson — You can probably guess that we recorded the original Broadway cast of Hadestown before the coronavirus pandemic made live theater (live anything) an untenable [See More…]

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Coldplay: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert 0 (0)

This performance was recorded on January 23, 2020. We will continue releasing Tiny Desk videos of shows that had already been taped. In light of current events, NPR is postponing new live tapings of Tiny Desk Concerts. In the meantime, check out Tiny Desk (home) concerts! They’re recorded by the artists in their home. It’s the same spirit — stripped-down sets, an intimate setting — just a different space. Watch Coldplay play “Cry Cry Cry”, “Viva La Vida”, “Broken”, “1999” (Prince cover) and “Champion Of The World” at the Tiny Desk. Did you know you can watch new Tiny Desk [See More…]

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Snoh Aalegra: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert 0 (0)

Watch Snoh Aalegra play “Love Like That”, “I Want You Around”, “Whoa”, “Fool For You” and “Find Someone Like You” at the Tiny Desk. Did you know you can watch new Tiny Desk concerts on npr.org ONE WEEK before they go up on YouTube? Click here: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Follow NPR Music: Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic Feb. 18, 2020 | Sidney Madden — Almost without trying, Snoh Aalegra has an unforgettable presence. Strolling into NPR’s music department on the day of her Tiny Desk Concert debut, the striking Iranian-Swedish singer donned Off-White Nike Dunks, baggy jeans, dewy skin and a sleek ponytail, [See More…]

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Weyes Blood: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert 0 (0)

Watch Weyes Blood play “Andromeda”, “Wild Time” and “Picture Me Better” at the Tiny Desk. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic Dec. 11, 2019 | Robin Hilton — For most of her performance at the Tiny Desk, Nataile Mering, the transfixing voice behind Weyes Blood, sang with her eyes closed, lost and blissed out in the gently sweeping sounds. She didn’t say a word until just before the last song, when she smiled and thanked everyone for coming. But you could feel the warmth and beauty and yearning in what was a tranquil, stirring [See More…]

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Freddie Gibbs And Madlib: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert 0 (0)

Watch Freddie Gibbs And Madlib play “Education” , “Gat Damn” , “Soul Right” and “Freestyle S***” at the Tiny Desk. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic Dec. 6, 2019 | Abby O’Neill — This Freddie Gibbs and Madlib Tiny Desk performance was a year in the making, largely because Madlib insisted on playing with El Michels Affair, a vintage funk and soul band based out of New York. But it was worth the wait. When pianist Marco Benevento opened with a delicate, almost jazzy run, it created the perfect opening — and juxtaposition — [See More…]

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Burna Boy: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert 0 (0)

Watch Burna Boy play “Gbona”, “Wetin Man Go Do”, “Dangote” and “Ye” at the Tiny Desk. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic Nov. 18, 2019 | Bobby Carter — While preparing for Burna Boy’s Tiny Desk appearance, it was evident early on that his performance would be strictly business. After exchanging pleasantries on the phone with his mother and manager, Bose Ogulu, she made it clear there wouldn’t be time for much of anything else. “Burna has been working really hard so please bear with us,” she told me. “The band will arrive well [See More…]

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Dave: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert 0 (0)

Watch Dave play “Location”, “Black” and “Hangman”at the Tiny Desk. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic Nov. 8, 2019 | Rodney Carmichael — Rather than squeezing in a stop by NPR’s Washington D.C. headquarters between tour stops, the rapper Dave made a special trip all the way from the UK just for his Tiny Desk performance. If that isn’t proof that it was a big deal, his nervousness before the show confirmed it. But he powered through in a performance that puts his gift for making the personal political on full display. Behind Dave’s [See More…]

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Taylor Swift: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert 0 (0)

Watch Taylor Swift play “The Man”, “Lover”, “Death by a Thousand Cuts” and “All Too Well” at the Tiny Desk. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic Oct. 15, 2019 | Lyndsey McKenna — As Taylor Swift settled in for her Tiny Desk, she looked out at the 300-plus NPR employees and guests. “Wow! This is a lot of people in a tiny office!” she said. “I love it!” Then, after introducing herself, she explained her objective: “I just decided to take this as an opportunity to show you guys how the songs sounded when [See More…]

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Summer Walker: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert 0 (0)

Watch Summer Walker play”Session 32″, “Wasted”, “Girls Need Love”, “Riot” and “Playing Games” at the Tiny Desk. Watch Tiny Desk Concerts ONE WEEK before they go on YouTube at https://www.npr.org/tinydesk More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic Oct. 21, 2019 | Rodney Carmichael — Seconds before the cameras started to roll, Summer Walker showed just how much she was willing to sacrifice for her day at the Tiny Desk: She clipped her nails. It wasn’t an aesthetic choice but a pragmatic one. Not even her love for a fresh set of bedazzled acrylics would get [See More…]

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Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert 0 (0)

Watch Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley play “Slave Mill”, “So a Child May Follow” and “Speak Life” at the Tiny Desk. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic Sept. 9, 2019 | Felix Contreras — There was a distinct feeling of history in the air when Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley took his place in our office with his band, and it wasn’t just the legend behind his surname. For fifteen minutes, we were treated to the same socially relevant reggae that his father, legendary Jamaican reggae icon Bob Marley, made popular when he put the genre [See More…]