July 31, 2018 | Bob Boilen -- Flasher are a rock trio where the crafted details of its songs aren't buried by a clear love of noise. But for its…
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Every Tiny Desk Concert from NPR Music, newest first. They play from NPR Music's own YouTube posts. 1,451 videos.
Lalah Hathaway: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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July 25, 2018 | Felix Contreras -- Lalah Hathaway comes from royalty: Her late father Donny Hathaway's voice was crucial for my generation, setting…
The King's Singers: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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July 23, 2018 | Tom Huizenga -- Fifty years ago, a group of six guys walked on a London stage to perform for the first time as The King's Singers…
Ólafur Arnalds: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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July 19, 2018 | Bob Boilen -- It's as if the pianos were haunted. Somewhere about midway through this Tiny Desk, as Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds…
The Midnight Hour: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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July 18, 2018 | Sidney Madden -- Tiny Desk concerts usually take place in the afternoon. It might come as a surprise for a 1990s-era hip-hop artist…
Mumu Fresh Feat. Black Thought & DJ Dummy: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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July 11, 2018 | Abby O'Neill -- Mumu Fresh sings that the teacher arrives when the student is ready. During a recent trip to the Tiny Desk, she came…
Rev. Sekou And The Seal Breakers: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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July 10, 2018 | Bob Boilen -- The horns burst, the voices wail and, as if about to launch into a sermon, this author, activist, intellectual, pastor…
Frédéric Yonnet With Special Guest Dave Chappelle: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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July 9, 2018 | Abby O'Neill -- When Dave Chappelle jumped on to the mic to introduce harmonica player Frédéric Yonnet and The Band With No Name, it…
PJ Morton: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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July 2, 2018 | Rodney Carmichael -- Staying true to his own musical vision has always come first for PJ Morton. So when he expressed his desire to…
Golden Dawn Arkestra: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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June 29, 2018 | Bob Boilen -- It was a late night at an unfamiliar club in Austin, Texas when the spirit, sound, lights and costumes of the Golden…
Rakim: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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June 25, 2018 | Abby O'Neill -- It had been nearly a decade since Rakim released new music, but that drought ended Friday when the godfather of rap…
Dave Matthews: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Stephen Thompson | June 27, 2018 -- When you go to a Dave Matthews Band concert, you expect a super-sized performance, complete with expansive solos…
From The Top: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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June 22, 2018 | Tom Huizenga -- Whenever a symphony orchestra or opera house loses its financial footing, a chorus of classical music "coroners"…
The Messthetics: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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June 20, 2018 | Bob Boilen -- It was Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day when this somewhat loud and sometimes frenetic band came to play at my…
Yissy García & Bandancha: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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June 15, 2018 | Felix Contreras -- There is a sonic revolution happening in Cuba these days. A new generation of musicians are taking the training…
Khalid: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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June 18, 2018 | Sidney Madden -- Before Khalid performed "Location," his debut single that's now four-times platinum, at the Tiny Desk, he told the…
GoldLink: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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June 13, 2018 | Sidney Madden -- GoldLink is a man of the people. As a D.C. native, the skinny, stylish rapper acted as if his Tiny Desk performance…
MILCK: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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June 8, 2018 | Robin Hilton -- We had wanted to get MILCK (aka Connie Lim) to the Tiny Desk ever since she captured the hearts of so many by…
Jorja Smith: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Watch Jorja Smith play "On My Mind", "Teenage Fantasy" and "Blue Lights" at the Tiny Desk. Did you know you can watch new Tiny Desk Concerts on npr…
Grace VanderWaal: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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June 6, 2018 | Bob Boilen -- When 14-year-old Grace VanderWaal came to perform at the Tiny Desk I had to confess to her (and her mom) that, until my …
Daniel Caesar: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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June 4, 2018 | Bobby Carter -- Daniel Caesar and his band had a clear vision for their Tiny Desk performance. While already confined to a small space…
Tom Misch: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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June 1, 2018 | Bobby Carter -- I learned a few things while watching Tom Misch perform at the Tiny Desk that should've been obvious to a longtime fan…
Trouble Funk: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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May 30, 2018 | Abby O'Neill -- Go-go — Washington D.C.'s regional twist on funk — reigned in the DMV during the 1980s, and one of the scene's…
Third Coast Percussion: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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May 29, 2018 | Tom Huizenga -- Back at the beginning of time, the human voice was the very first instrument. Probably close in second place were…
Ill Camille: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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May 25, 2018 | Abby O'Neill -- Los Angeles rapper Ill Camille hooked me during my first trip through her sophomore album, Heirloom. Her lyrical…
Juanes & Mon Laferte: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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May 23, 2018 | Felix Contreras -- Colombian pop star Juanes and Chilean singer Mon Laferte recently wrapped up a sold-out tour of the United States,…
The Band's Visit: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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May 21, 2018 | Josh Rogosin -- After nearly 800 Tiny Desk concerts, The Band's Visit is the first Broadway musical ever to play the series. The crew…
Khruangbin: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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May 16, 2018 | Bob Boilen -- It was daylight but the music was dark and moody. And despite having the office lights turned on high, it was Khruangbin…
Partner: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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May 18, 2018 | Robin Hilton -- This is one of the sweetest, funniest and most endearing Tiny Desk performances I've seen. From the moment they began…
Bela Fleck And Abigail Washburn: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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May 11, 2018 | Bob Boilen -- A very pregnant Abigail Washburn points to Bela Fleck at the Tiny Desk and says "and just so you know, this is his fault…
Naia Izumi: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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May 14, 2018 | Bob Boilen -- I am so proud of our 2018 Tiny Desk Contest winner, Naia Izumi. The band he brought and the songs they played for this…
Gordi: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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May 7, 2018 | Stephen Thompson -- Australian singer-songwriter Gordi (a.k.a. Sophie Payten) has a dusky and evocative voice that usually gets…
Darlingside: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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May 4, 2018 | Bob Boilen -- Even though the world will eventually come to an end, there's still beauty and hope in all of us and in song. That about…
GZA & The Soul Rebels: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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May 2, 2018 | Abby O'Neill -- GZA's performance at the Tiny Desk was a rare appearance for the legendary Wu-Tang Clan emcee, in part because he's…
Bedouine: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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April 30, 2018 | Bob Boilen -- This is as spare as music can be – songs stripped to their essence and just gorgeous. Azniv Korkejian is Bedouine, a…
ÌFÉ: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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April 27, 2018 | Felix Contreras -- When I first heard ÌFÉ I was stopped in my tracks. Literally. I pulled the car over and just listened. I…
Superorganism: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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April 25, 2018 | Bob Boilen -- I went from really loving the music of Superorganism to being a transformed super-fan the moment they sent me an email…
Logan Richardson: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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April 23, 2018 | Suraya Mohamed -- Logan Richardson's latest project, Blues People, is a condition, a state of being. The album was derived from the…
John Moreland: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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April 20, 2018 | Bob Boilen -- When you hear John Moreland's sweet voice, it's hard to believe he spent years singing in punk, metal-core and…
O.C.: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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April 18, 2018 | Abby O'Neill -- As a member of Brooklyn rap collective Diggin' In The Crates, Omar Credle, aka O.C., helped shape what was known as…
The Breeders: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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April 16, 2018 | Lars Gotrich -- After many iterations, hiatuses and returns, The Breeders will always be Kim Deal's band, with her sister Kelley at…
Jorge Drexler: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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April 13, 2018 | Felix Contreras -- Jorge Drexler is a poet with a gift for song. The Uruguayan singer-songwriter, like the iconic Latin American…
Tyler Childers: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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April 11, 2018 | Lars Gotrich -- Tyler Childers writes songs about hard lives and hard love with direct heart. You meet these characters — some from…
Lara Bello: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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April 10, 2018 | Felix Contreras -- Lara Bello occupies the space between genres where magic happens. Born in Spain, she was raised with not only…
Rhye: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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April 9, 2018 | Bob Boilen -- It seemed only fitting that when Rhye performed the band's Tiny Desk Concert that it be at night, illuminated by…
Dan Auerbach: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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April 4, 2018 | Bob Boilen -- The last time Dan Auerbach came to the Tiny Desk he brought a mariachi band (we supplied confetti cannons). That was…
Dee Dee Bridgewater: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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April 2, 2018 | Suraya Mohamed -- "This is me coming back full circle in my life," Dee Dee Bridgewater told NPR right before this Tiny Desk…
Masta Ace: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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March 30, 2018 | Abby O'Neill -- An early member of producer Marley Marl's iconic Juice Crew, the Brooklyn-bred Masta Ace emerged shoulder-to…
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