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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…]

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Ty Dolla $ign Pays Tribute To Mac Miller At The Tiny Desk 0 (0)

Watch Ty Dolla $ign pay a special tribute to Mac Miller 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 Aug. 8, 2019 | Bobby Carter — Today, Aug. 8, marks the one-year anniversary of when NPR Music published the late Mac Miller’s Tiny Desk. Last week, Ty Dolla $ign visited NPR headquarters to record a fantastic Tiny Desk concert of his own that will air in its entirety soon. But once we wrapped the taping, something special happened: I reminded Ty that he sat at the desk almost a year to the [See More…]

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Lizzo: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert 0 (0)

Watch Lizzo play “Cuz I Love You”, “Truth Hurts” and “Juice” at the Tiny Desk. Follow Lizzo https://facebook.com/LizzoMusic https://twitter.com/lizzo https://instagram.com/lizzobeeating https://soundcloud.com/lizzomusic http://lizzomusic.com More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic July 29, 2019 | Stephen Thompson — Lots of musicians cut corners during sound check. It’s a time to make sure everyone’s in tune and in balance, everyone’s blocked properly for the cameras, and every piece of recording equipment is doing its job the way it’s supposed to, but it’s not as if anyone’s rolling tape for posterity. Sometimes, Tiny Desk artists do their sound check [See More…]

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Sting And Shaggy: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert 0 (0)

Watch Sting And Shaggy play “Englishman in New York”, “Don’t Make Me Wait” and “Shape of My Heart/Lucid Dreams” at the Tiny Desk. Watch Tiny Desk Concerts ONE WEEK before they go on YouTube at https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Follow NPR Music: Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic July 10, 2019 | Josh Rogosin — Sting and Shaggy might not be the most likely musical pairing. But one thing is certain, they love playing each other’s music. On a bright autumn morning, the legends arrived at the NPR Music office bleary-eyed yet excited to play for the diverse staff of Shaggy and Sting fans. What [See More…]

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Betty Who: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert 0 (0)

Watch Betty Who play “Taste”, “Friend Like Me” and “I Remember” 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 June 26, 2019 | Josh Rogosin — One of my favorite things about Tiny Desk concerts is that artists are often inspired to experiment. Betty Who was in town recently for a three-night residency at D.C.’s famed 9:30 Club where her sound was larger than life. The subwoofers cranked out backing tracks you could feel in your gut and dancers flanked the pop star, punctuating every pulsating beat. But she began her Tiny [See More…]