There just aren't many bands like Antibalas. These are jazz players making dance music: Their music is big and fun, and their guiding spirit is Fela…
NPR Tiny Desk
Every Tiny Desk Concert from NPR Music, newest first. They play from NPR Music's own YouTube posts. 1,451 videos.
Yva Las Vegass: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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At NPR Music, we get stacks of CDs in the mail, as well as countless links to music streams, from bands trying to stand out and get some attention…
Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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A primal, turbulent and artful slice of pop, the new Amanda Palmer record has won my heart. Theatre Is Evil's first song is a wall of well-defined…
Kat Edmonson: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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We first met Kat Edmonson nearly four years ago, when All Songs Considered put out a challenge to songwriters on the eve of Barack Obama's…
Avi Avital: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Other than bluegrass virtuosos like Ricky Skaggs, players of the mandolin don't often get taken very seriously. But a young Israeli musician named…
Renaud Garcia-Fons: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Double bassist Renaud Garcia-Fons was destined to create music that spans genres and borders: He was born in France to a family with roots in the…
Rufus Wainwright: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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We'd never tried to squeeze a piano behind the Tiny Desk, but when I saw a chance to have Rufus Wainwright play here, I wouldn't — and he probably…
The Zombies: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Predicting music that will survive the ages just isn't possible. And the very existence of The Zombies in 2012 is even more baffling. Don't get me…
Beth Orton: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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English singer-songwriter Beth Orton is one of the best-known practitioners of a subgenre in which folk songs are set to electronic beats — it's a…
The Walkmen: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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The Walkmen's wiry, weary, seething rock 'n' roll has mellowed in recent years, as vein-bulging hollers have given way to a richer, more gently paced…
Janet Feder: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Guitarist Janet Feder marries classical technique and folk song structures with a curiosity and imagination that lets her custom nylon-string…
Souad Massi: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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A soulful yet steely singer-songwriter from Algeria charts her own course, from withstanding death threats in her native country to selling hundreds…
The Milk Carton Kids: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale get a lot done with subtle gestures, but there's real sophistication to the three gorgeous, harmony-rich folk-pop…
Brandi Carlile: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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In the tradition of the best bluesy folk-rock singers who preceded her (think Janis Joplin or Melissa Etheridge, but with less bluster than either),…
Laura Marling: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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In this performance at the NPR Music offices, two pieces from Laura Marling's newest record, 2011's A Creature I Don't Know, bookend a gorgeous new…
Exitmusic: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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The songs of Exitmusic are so romantically rich, they could envelop a cavernous hall. Luckily, the band didn't defang that cinematic power and…
Reggie Watts: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Comedian and musician Reggie Watts recently visited the NPR Music offices with a simple setup of loop and delay pedals and a microphone. But the…
Mariachi El Bronx: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Even though its members started out as the L.A. punk band The Bronx, Mariachi El Bronx isn't faking it. They play with just right amount of passion…
Glen Hansard: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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While the new Rhythm and Repose feels like a low-key '70s singer-songwriter record (think Cat Stevens or Van Morrison), this five-song set gives…
Daniel Johnston: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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A troubled soul with a talent for writing honest, disarmingly direct songs, Johnston performs in the NPR Music offices. His short set closes with one…
Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom: Tiny Desk Concert
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The drummer is an awfully busy player — as likely to improvise with jazz musicians as she is to back Brandi Carlile — but in recent years, she's…
Kelly Hogan: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Hogan brings confidence and unflappable professionalism to her new album, I Like to Keep Myself in Pain. That carries over to this performance in the…
Patrick Watson: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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With a gifted backing band on hand to help flesh out three songs from Adventures in Your Own Backyard, Watson conducts a swirl of interlocking…
Canadian Brass: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Chuck Daellenbach and his fresh-faced players, each with red-striped sneakers and matching outfits, strolled into the NPR Music offices, took their…
Yann Tiersen: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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The French singer and multi-instrumentalist just released a new album called Skyline, and it captures his aesthetic perfectly: Its rich, buzzy,…
Arborea: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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While clearly rooted in acoustic traditions, the folk music of Arborea stands out for its calm beauty and rough edges. The duo incorporates harmonium…
Hospitality: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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The New York band Hospitality makes music that's unmistakably friendly and welcoming — it's hug-and-a-handshake pop that lives up to its name by…
Pedro Soler and Gaspar Claus: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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The improvisational music of father and son Pedro Soler and Gaspar Claus functions as a beautiful conversation. Soler plays a delicate flamenco…
Endangered Blood: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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The Brooklyn jazz quartet began by playing benefit concerts for an ill friend, but the band soon realized it had potential for more. Endangered Blood…
Kishi Bashi: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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K Ishibashi is a master of building his music from the ground up, from live violin loops to layered singing to beatboxing, in order to create pocket…
Nathan Salsburg: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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With his brilliant debut, Affirmed, Salsburg is likely to become one of those names we all associate with American folk guitar. Here, he showcases…
Jolie Holland: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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It'll take just a few seconds to find out if you're likely to fall in love with Jolie Holland. In this intimate performance at the NPR Music offices,…
Cowboy Junkies: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Make a list of bands with integrity, still highly respected and still making music after 25 years, and that list will have Cowboy Junkies near the…
Soweto Gospel Choir: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Singing in a number of South African languages, as well as English, Soweto Gospel Choir fuses the praise music of many Christian cultures, with nods…
Caveman: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Caveman writes guitar-based pop songs full of subtlety and space and melodies you can carry around in your head. The band's songcraft and handcrafted…
Kathleen Edwards: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Edwards isn't a flashy singer-songwriter, but her music sticks: Easygoing and accessible, it burrows in deep and then stays put. In the NPR Music…
So Percussion: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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The minute its members were ensconced in our office, So Percussion started borrowing items to add to its set, from an amplified cactus and bells to a…
First Aid Kit: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Composed of two young Swedish sisters whose charming, folk-infused pop music lulls and enchants, First Aid Kit nods to late-'60s and early-'70s bands…
Kayhan Kalhor: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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A soulful master musician from Iran, Kayhan Kalhor gives a beautiful and introspective performance to celebrate the Persian New Year, Nowruz — and…
Real Estate: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Real Estate wears placidity well: It's a band born and bred to convey and celebrate laconic comfort. In its three-song concert in the NPR Music…
Rudresh Mahanthappa: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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The saxophonist's new repertoire salutes electric funk, South Indian modes and swarming improvisation. It's impressive on record, but it becomes a…
Laura Gibson: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Her gorgeous, whispery voice inspired the Tiny Desk Concerts series in 2008. Now, Laura Gibson returns with her band to perform four songs from her…
Pistolera: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Pistolera conjures the sounds of the Mexican desert by way of a cold basement in New York City's Chinatown. With the aid of a stellar band and…
MIlagres: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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A band of selective minimalism, Milagres gets the most of simple sounds at the NPR Music offices. The result is songs which sound big and strong —…
The Cranberries: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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After a long hiatus, the best-selling Irish pop-rock band is about to return with a new album called Roses. But if this performance at the NPR Music…
Joyce El Khoury and Brian Jagde: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Soprano Joyce El-Khoury and tenor Brian Jagde are young, fresh-faced opera singers at the dawn of promising careers. Here, their deliciously sung…
Joan Soriano: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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With his songs of heartache, Soriano is an essential piece of the bachata story. Known as "El Duque de la Bachata" ("The Duke of Bachata"), Soriano…
Red Baraat: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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One of the best party bands around, Red Baarat plays rollicking funk music steeped in Northern India's wedding celebrations, with a dash of D.C. go…
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