Tinashe: Tiny Desk Concert

3 days, 13 hours ago

The 10 Best Tiny Desk Concerts of 2024

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The 10 Best Tiny Desk Concerts of 2024 Jackie Lay/NPR It was a banner year at the Tiny Desk. —Anamaria Sayre, Tiny Desk producer and Alt.Latino co-host Doechii When I first discovered Doechii's music back in 2019, it made me wonder where she'd been my whole life. —Maia Stern, Tiny Desk video producer The LOX When hip-hop music is arranged …

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4 days, 13 hours ago

Sabrina Carpenter: Tiny Desk Concert

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Sabrina Carpenter: Tiny Desk Concert When I greeted Sabrina Carpenter at NPR HQ for her Tiny Desk debut, her charm was immediately disarming. You'd think this was one of her first "big time" gigs, not a regular performance for a pop veteran, having sold out arenas across the country touring her now six time Grammy-nominated sixth album, Short n' Sweet. …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Waxahatchee: Tiny Desk Concert

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Waxahatchee: Tiny Desk Concert The last time Waxahatchee performed at the Tiny Desk, things looked — and sounded — a bit different. In this Tiny Desk concert, Crutchfield is cool and cozy behind the Desk; she sways with an easy smile as she kicks off the set with her latest single, "Much Ado About Nothing," alongside a five-piece band. She …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Stereophonic: Tiny Desk Concert

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Stereophonic: Tiny Desk Concert The process of artistic creation makes for perfect storytelling. Well, the play features an album's worth of original music from Will Butler, whose lyrics provide insight into five people falling apart when they should be coming together creatively. The music is performed by the original Broadway cast members Will Brill, Juliana Canfield, Tom Pecinka, Sarah Pidgeon …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Doechii: Tiny Desk Concert

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Doechii: Tiny Desk Concert Doechii, known as the "Swamp Princess," arrived at NPR HQ radiating confidence. Her declarative statement, "I'm everything," from "BOOM BAP" off her Grammy-nominated mixtape, ALLIGATOR BITES NEVER HEAL, was on full display in her Tiny Desk debut. While hip-hop remained at the core, she truly gave us everything: a jazz arrangement of "BOOM BAP," heavy rock …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Tinashe has had a year, and she’s daring us to meet her on her level

LA Times

Tinashe Zooms in from a day off while on tour, camera decidedly off, heart emoji next to her name. But the album released this past summer, “Quantum Baby” — the second project in a trilogy Tinashe is unfolding over time — shows her as an artist who is most comfortable with the unknown, with the things that don’t make sense, …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Teedra Moses: Tiny Desk Concert

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Teedra Moses: Tiny Desk Concert To celebrate the 20th anniversary of her debut album, Complex Simplicity, Teedra Moses came draped in all red, the same color she wore on the album's cover. Moses came at a time when love songs still reigned supreme, and while she carried that tradition into Complex Simplicity, on the flip side, she also wrote about …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elmiene: Tiny Desk Concert

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Elmiene: Tiny Desk Concert Elmiene has a natural light. He's a poet, born to perform, which is likely why he wasn't really nervous but more so in awe of performing at the Tiny Desk — especially when he found out the toy glockenspiel he played was left by Dua Lipa. Draped in a custom kaftan, Elmiene stepped behind the Desk …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

LaRussell: Tiny Desk Concert

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LaRussell: Tiny Desk Concert A few years ago my dad mentioned an up-and-coming artist by the name of LaRussell. LaRussell’s popular “Backyard Residency” concerts are quite literally held in his backyard, and the artist and his homies bring his backyard vibes to the Tiny Desk for what feels like a party with your most fun friends. He smiles and dances …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sheer Mag: Tiny Desk Concert

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Sheer Mag: Tiny Desk Concert At the Tiny Desk, we love to entertain unexpected requests from artists: American Football brought in a children’s choir ; Tyler, the Creator ’s team lit our “stage” for a nighttime performance. So when Sheer Mag asked if we knew a bagpipe player in the D.C. area, we found Tim Carey, who also just so …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Chelsea Wolfe: Tiny Desk Concert

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Chelsea Wolfe: Tiny Desk Concert Not long after her arrival, Chelsea Wolfe carefully arranged a handful of objects on the Desk in front of her — a dagger, a chalice, a pentacle and flower — all inspired by the Magician tarot card, which symbolizes new beginnings. “Whispers in the Echo Chamber,” a dark and distorted rumination on intrusive thoughts and …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Dua Lipa: Tiny Desk Concert

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Dua Lipa: Tiny Desk Concert When Dua Lipa came to visit the Tiny Desk, she had nothing to prove — and much to live up to. After all, the singer’s Tiny Desk concert, recorded in London in the aftermath of her 2020 blockbuster Future Nostalgia, still holds the record for the most-viewed Tiny Desk concert in history, her 130 million …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Sylo: Tiny Desk Concert

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Sylo: Tiny Desk Concert When I first heard Sylo, his voice spoke to me — something light and airy, but cozy. It was just him on a summery beat and an acoustic guitar; at the Tiny Desk, the sweetness of “Millions” blooms. Before his first headlining tour, the Toronto-based R&B artist stopped by the NPR Music office to share material …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Audrey Nuna: Tiny Desk Concert

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Audrey Nuna: Tiny Desk Concert After spending a few years listening to Audrey Nuna’s music and watching her music videos, I wondered how she would conform to the Tiny Desk. She stepped up to the challenge of stripping the elements in 2022 when she played a special Tiny Desk concert, which was enough to hold her spot behind the Desk. …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Marías: Tiny Desk Concert

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The Marías: Tiny Desk Concert This Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, NPR Music celebrates artists from all corners of Latinidad with an 'El Tiny' takeover. Headed by Puerto Rican lead singer Maria Zardoya, who proudly places a Puerto Rican flag on the Desk halfway through the show, there is an authenticity to the group’s lyricism and presentation that pulses just …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Rita Payés: Tiny Desk Concert

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Rita Payés: Tiny Desk Concert This Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, NPR Music celebrates artists from all corners of Latinidad with an 'El Tiny' takeover. Admiration is the spellbinding tenor of Rita Payés’ Tiny Desk performance. Across earlier, softer songs composed alongside her mother, to her now more grandiose string-laden, percussively rich arrangements, authentically representing her home and creating music …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Every 'El Tiny' Tiny Desk from Hispanic Heritage Month 2024

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Every 'El Tiny' Tiny Desk from Hispanic Heritage Month 2024 toggle caption Virginia Lozano This year marks the fourth time Alt.Latino has taken over the Tiny Desk for Hispanic Heritage Month for a series we have billed El Tiny, but its the first time we’ve curated it with a specific theme in mind: We’re doing what we do best and …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Pygmy Lush: Tiny Desk Concert

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Pygmy Lush: Tiny Desk Concert How rare is it for the same group of musicians to create not one but two beloved bands of the punk scene? While its catalog can get noisy, Pygmy Lush here relies on haunted campfire singalongs from 2008’s Mount Hope and “It’s a Good Day to Hide” from its split LP with the hardcore band …

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4 months ago

Maxwell: Tiny Desk Concert

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Maxwell: Tiny Desk Concert Have you ever been in a room where you can feel a palpable, collective swooning? “Lifetime” features impressive work from Travis Sayles on the keys and Shedrick “Shed” Mitchell on the Hammond B3 organ, an instrument I’m admittedly partial to. Maxwell presented his latest single during this set, a cover of the Al Green classic “Simply …

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8 months ago

Hot Chip: Tiny Desk Concert

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Hot Chip: Tiny Desk Concert Even though it was the band's first visit to the Tiny Desk, Hot Chip's performance felt like a homecoming — a sweet return to some of the instruments the group first created its signature, playful sound with. Hot Chip's "tiny instruments," as lead vocalist Alexis Taylor called them, fit right into the space. The band, …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Tarta Relena: Tiny Desk x globalFEST 2024

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Tarta Relena: Tiny Desk x globalFEST 2024 In 2021, the Tiny Desk x globalFEST series was created to promote international music discovery. For the last three years, artists from around the globe have performed Tiny Desk concerts from their respective countries, but for the first time this year, artists performed at the Tiny Desk at NPR's headquarters. The first impression …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘NPR is cool!’ How Tiny Desk Concerts became a pop culture phenomenon

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NEW YORK — As DJ Mannie Fresh’s trademark “ladies and gentlemen” catchphrase ricocheted throughout the office, a giddy Juvenile, draped in white with his signature bandana, playfully swayed back and forth to the beat of his musicians. NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series, which began almost 15 years ago as a niche online platform mainly highlighting rock and folk musicians, has …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

'NPR is cool!' How Tiny Desk Concerts became a pop culture phenomenon

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It was an initial shock, like, ‘Wow, NPR’s cool!’ …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Arlo Parks: Tiny Desk Concert

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Arlo Parks: Tiny Desk Concert Watching Arlo Parks read an excerpt from her newly published book of poetry, The Magic Border, during her performance, it felt like a full circle moment for her. Her origins as a musician began with poetry, but she also explained between songs that Tiny Desk concerts also planted seeds during her formative years as an …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Beyonce brings out her daughter Blue Ivy, 11, for a surprise appearance on her Renaissance tour

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Beyonce left fans shocked when she brought out her daughter Blue Ivy to perform during her latest Paris show amid her Renaissance world tour on Friday. Beyonce left fans shocked when she brought out her daughter Blue Ivy to perform during her latest Paris show amid her Renaissance world tour on Friday Blue proved she is following in her mother's …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Lara Downes: Tiny Desk Concert

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Lara Downes: Tiny Desk Concert Most Tiny Desk artists roll into our office space with a suitcase or two because they're on tour. Contemporary music follows in Clarice Assad's "World of Change," which percolates with rhythmic and harmonic fluctuations. That quest also resounds in what Downes calls a song about second chances, an arrangement of the traditional hymn "Amazing Grace" …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Kassa Overall: Tiny Desk Concert

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Kassa Overall: Tiny Desk Concert Kassa Overall is no stranger to NPR. Back in 2020 he was a featured vocalist and percussionist on the Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science Tiny Desk concert and in the same year he scored the original music for the first season of NPR Music's Louder Than A Riot podcast. "Make My Way Back Home" …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Watch the first entry to the 2023 Tiny Desk Contest

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Watch the first entry to the 2023 Tiny Desk Contest YouTube The 2023 Tiny Desk Contest, our annual search for the next great undiscovered artist to play a Tiny Desk concert, opened for entries at 10 a.m. "I'm not gonna let you break me / I'm not gonna let you break me down," Bridges repeats, her stunning voice radiating throughout …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Justin Adams and Mauro Durante: Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2023

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Justin Adams and Mauro Durante: Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2023 For the third consecutive year, NPR teamed up with globalFEST in January 2023 for a thrilling online music festival we call Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: three nights, nine bands, and a world of musical traditions hosted by African pop star Angélique Kidjo. Justin Adams & Mauro Durante released an award-winning …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Moonlight Benjamin: Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2023

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Moonlight Benjamin: Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2023 For the third consecutive year, NPR teamed up with globalFEST in January 2023 for a thrilling online music festival we call Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: three nights, nine bands, and a world of musical traditions hosted by African pop star Angélique Kidjo. Now, we're posting all the sets from our festival as individual …

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2 years ago

Alex G: Tiny Desk Concert

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Alex G: Tiny Desk Concert "I don't have a lot to say," Alex Giannascoli, who performs as Alex G, says with a laugh after his first song behind the Tiny Desk. True, he got to play guitar on a couple Frank Ocean tracks — but for a more accurate indication of the fervor of his fanbase, turn your attention to …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Ezra Collective: Tiny Desk Concert

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Ezra Collective: Tiny Desk Concert The day before the Ezra Collective's Tiny Desk concert, the band members practiced for hours at a nearby community music space and the next morning, they walked in the door giddy and ready to go. The London-based group was supposed to play this Tiny Desk concert in 2020, but then, as bandleader and phenom drummer …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Lizzy McAlpine: Tiny Desk Concert

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Lizzy McAlpine: Tiny Desk Concert While there's a quiet element to Lizzy McAlpine's music, there's also an explosive element of electronics, electric guitars and drums on her 2022 album five seconds flat that feels cinematic. So when Lizzy told us that all she'd need for her Tiny Desk concert were some microphones and a few acoustic guitars, I was surprised …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Tiny Desk Concerts producer on celebrating hip-hop; plus, therapy-speak : It's Been a Minute : NPR

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How Tiny Desk became a go-to spot for hip-hop Enlarge this image Mhari Shaw/NPR Mhari Shaw/NPR When folks think about where to get the latest in hip-hop, NPR doesn't usually come to mind. But that's changing, thanks to the team at the Tiny Desk Concerts, which was just nominated as the Best Hip-Hop Platform by the 2022 BET Awards. Since …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Madison Cunningham: Tiny Desk Concert

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Madison Cunningham: Tiny Desk Concert Madison Cunningham looked thoroughly put together behind the Tiny Desk in her white satin pantsuit and powder blue blouse, but her performance didn't seem at all buttoned-up. The clear leader of her band of crack, Southern California musicians — keyboardist Philip Krohnengold, bassist Daniel Rhine and drummer Kyle Crane — she was also our audacious …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Usher: Tiny Desk Concert

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Usher: Tiny Desk Concert This year, NPR Music is celebrating Black Music Month with an array of brand new Tiny Desk concerts — both from home and from behind our beloved Desk. This month of carefully curated shows is a celebration of Black artists expressing themselves in ways we've never seen before, and of the Tiny Desk's unique way of …

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2 years, 5 months ago

GIVĒON's favorite Tiny Desk concerts

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GIVĒON's favorite Tiny Desk concerts For Tiny Desk Playlists, we ask musicians, creators and folks we admire to choose the Tiny Desk concerts they've come to love. When he performed his Tiny Desk concert last year in celebration of Black History Month, he expressed how excited he was to celebrate Black culture on the NPR Music platform. With the recent …

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2 years, 5 months ago

J'Nai Bridges: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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J'Nai Bridges: Tiny Desk Concert This year, NPR Music is celebrating Black Music Month with an array of brand new Tiny Desk concerts — both from home and from behind our beloved Desk. We're glad she accepted our invitation to record this Tiny Desk concert, which features Damien Sneed on piano, Nolan Nwachukwu on bass and Christian Xavier McClendon McGhee …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Larry June: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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Larry June: Tiny Desk Concert This year, NPR Music is celebrating Black Music Month with an array of brand new Tiny Desk concerts — both from home and from behind our beloved Desk. This month of carefully curated shows is a celebration of Black artists expressing themselves in ways we've never seen before, and of the Tiny Desk's unique way …

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2 years, 6 months ago

FKA twigs: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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FKA twigs: Tiny Desk Concert This year, NPR Music is celebrating Black Music Month with an array of brand new Tiny Desk concerts — both from home and from behind our beloved Desk. In her three-song Tiny Desk concert — featuring soul-baring ballads like "home with you" and "cellophane" — she honors the strength of vulnerability; her operatic soprano ignites …

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2 years, 7 months ago

pH-1, Mndsgn and Audrey Nuna: AAPI Heritage Month Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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pH-1, Mndsgn and Audrey Nuna: AAPI Heritage Month Tiny Desk Concert This year, NPR Music's Tiny Desk is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a Tiny Desk concert featuring performances from pH-1, Mndsng and Audrey Nuna. These artists represent just a sliver of the cultural diversity that exists within the Asian American and Pacific Islander community, and …

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2 years, 7 months ago

IDK: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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IDK: Tiny Desk Concert Media no longer available The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Its lush harmonies and dynamic swells get you ready to dance for his next song, "Taco," a house-influenced, gritty song from his new album produced by DJ prodigy Kaytranada. Though a lyrical rapper, IDK shows his singing acumen on "Zaza Tree" …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Curren$y: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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Curren$y: Tiny Desk Concert The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. Curren$y's Tiny Desk concert features three key elements that make him who he is: cars, weed and, of course, music. Each song starts with the recorded track before the …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Tinashe shows off her eclectic sense of style as she switches outfits while party-hopping in LA

Daily Mail

The singing sensation never shies away from bold fashion choices. And on Thursday, Tinashe, 29, showed off her eclectic sense of style as she switched from a cut-out red combat jumpsuit into a sexy black slip dress for a night of party-hopping in LA. Fashionista: On Thursday, Tinashe, 29, showed off her eclectic sense of style as she switched from …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Cordae: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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Cordae: Tiny Desk Concert The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. Midway through his Tiny Desk concert, Cordae shares the backstory behind "RNP" from his 2019 debut album, The Lost Boy, and the early stresses he endured as a successful …

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2 years, 11 months ago

The Best Tiny Desk Concerts Of 2021

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Our Favorite Tiny Desk Concerts Of 2021 Enlarge this image toggle caption Renee Klahr/NPR Renee Klahr/NPR As we inch towards the end of year two of the pandemic, the literal Tiny Desk — the one that belongs to Bob Boilen himself — remains empty in the NPR HQ. —Reanna Cruz YouTube Mahani Teave It's not only the fine performances, but …

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3 years ago

Tiny Desk (Home) Concert: Jonathan McReynolds and Mali Music

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Tiny Desk Concert: Jonathan McReynolds and Mali Music The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. An unapologetic expression of faith and gratefulness is paired with festive lighting, poinsettias and ornaments in this holiday Tiny Desk concert from Jonathan McReynolds and Mali Music. Following the medley, McReynolds and Mali Music treat us to "Movin' On." "Joy to …

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3 years ago

Mick Jenkins: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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Mick Jenkins: Tiny Desk Concert The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It comes across in subtle fashion, as he stays seated, cool and collected for the duration of his Tiny Desk concert shot in Los Angeles. SET LIST "Carefree" …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Tems: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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Tems: Tiny Desk Concert The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. That slow and steady approach led to features on two huge international hits: Drake's "Fountains," one of the standouts on Certified Lover Boy, and "Essence" by Wizkid featuring ahem. Those two jams served as a gateway to what's becoming a substantial discography, and her Tiny …

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