Ann Powers | August 14, 2024 Sierra Ferrell is the May Queen of American roots music — no matter what month it is. For her summertime stop at the…
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Chucho Valdés: Tiny Desk Concert
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Felix Contreras | August 12, 2024 Pianist Chucho Valdés is the past, present and future of Cuban piano. Throughout over six decades as a professional…
DEVO: Tiny Desk Concert
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Robin Hilton | August 9, 2024 Shortly before beginning the band’s set, Devo frontman Mark Mothersbaugh learned we have a closet full of stage props…
Shae Universe: Tiny Desk Concert
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Ashley Pointer | August 6, 2024 I just happened to be looking out of the office window when British-Nigerian singer-songwriter Shae Universe first…
Alana Springsteen: Tiny Desk Concert
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Robin Hilton | August 5, 2024 We first started talking with Alana Springsteen about a Tiny Desk concert more than a year ago, back when she began…
The LOX: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bobby Carter | August 2, 2024 Experience with a live band is a prerequisite for most artists who want to play the Tiny Desk. The space isn’t kind to…
Kehlani: Tiny Desk Concert
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Alanté Serene | July 31, 2024 When I first heard Kehlani’s debut mixtape, it was a comfort that reminded me of home. The proud Oakland, Calif. native…
Ryan Leslie: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bobby Carter | July 26, 2024 Ryan Leslie was in go mode as he arrived at NPR headquarters after an early morning road trip from New York. He bounced…
Feist: Tiny Desk Concert
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Stephen Thompson | July 24, 2024 There’s always been a disconnect between Leslie Feist’s music — soothing, thoughtful, deliberately crafted — and her…
Norah Jones: Tiny Desk Concert
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Mitra I. Arthur | July 22, 2024 “I finally made it to Tiny Desk,” singer-songwriter Norah Jones excitedly declares during her performance. Her first…
Álvaro Díaz: Tiny Desk Concert
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Anamaria Sayre | July 19, 2024 Puerto Rican rapper Álvaro Díaz’s fresh take on his greatest hits at the Tiny Desk brought all the sal and soul of the…
Phish: Tiny Desk Concert
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Maia Stern | July 17, 2024 Trey Anastasio is no stranger to the Tiny Desk, having performed a solo set in 2015. Bassist Mike Gordon and drummer Jon…
Nathy Peluso: Tiny Desk Concert
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Anamaria Sayre | July 15, 2024 Ever the queen of self-assured experimentation, Spanish-Argentine artist Nathy Peluso brought all of her genre-bending…
The Wiz: Tiny Desk Concert
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Mitra I. Arthur | July 12, 2024 One afternoon the Tiny Desk traveled to Emerald City. Or rather, we got to meet the cast of the newest Broadway…
Julius Rodriguez: Tiny Desk Concert
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Ashley Pointer | July 10, 2024 There was a palpable curiosity in the audience as to who Julius Rodriguez was before the artist and his band took…
Silvia Pérez Cruz: Tiny Desk Concert
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Anamaria Sayre | July 9, 2024 Spanish singer Silvia Pérez Cruz grew up in the cradle of magnificent extremes. Her hometown Palafrugell on the Costa…
María José Llergo: Tiny Desk Concert
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Felix Contreras | July 8, 2024 In the moment that María José Llergo took her place behind the Tiny Desk, those of us lucky enough to be in the…
Laura Jane Grace & the Mississippi Medicals: Tiny Desk Concert
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Lars Gotrich | July 3, 2024 The set list kept changing, right up until showtime. Laura Jane Grace had to cram more than two decades of music — both…
SWV: Tiny Desk Concert
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This Black Music Month, Tiny Desk is giving the ladies their flowers. We’re releasing nine Tiny Desk concerts from Black women artists, from veterans…
Flo Milli: Tiny Desk Concert
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This Black Music Month, Tiny Desk is giving the ladies their flowers. We’re releasing nine Tiny Desk concerts from Black women artists, from veterans…
Brittney Spencer: Tiny Desk Concert
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This Black Music Month, Tiny Desk is giving the ladies their flowers. We’re releasing nine Tiny Desk concerts from Black women artists, from veterans…
Meshell Ndegeocello: Tiny Desk Concert
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This Black Music Month, Tiny Desk is giving the ladies their flowers. We’re releasing nine Tiny Desk concerts from Black women artists, from veterans…
Kierra Sheard: Tiny Desk Concert
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This Black Music Month, Tiny Desk is giving the ladies their flowers. We’re releasing nine Tiny Desk concerts from Black women artists, from veterans…
Chaka Khan: Tiny Desk Concert
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This Black Music Month, Tiny Desk is giving the ladies their flowers. We’re releasing nine Tiny Desk concerts from Black women artists, from veterans…
Tierra Whack: Tiny Desk Concert
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This Black Music Month, Tiny Desk is giving the ladies their flowers. We’re releasing nine Tiny Desk concerts from Black women artists, from veterans…
Lakecia Benjamin: Tiny Desk Concert
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This Black Music Month, Tiny Desk is giving the ladies their flowers. We’re releasing nine Tiny Desk concerts from Black women artists, from veterans…
Tems: Tiny Desk Concert
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This Black Music Month, Tiny Desk is giving the ladies their flowers. We’re releasing nine Tiny Desk concerts from Black women artists, from veterans…
Sean Paul: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bobby Carter | May 31, 2024 The vibrancy that bounces off the screen while watching Sean Paul’s Tiny Desk concert is undeniable. Hearing his voice…
The Philharmonik, 2024 Tiny Desk Contest Winner: Tiny Desk Concert
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Elle Mannion | May 29, 2024 While each Tiny Desk concert is special in its own way, we only publish one annually from a Tiny Desk Contest winner…
Bob James: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bobby Carter | May 27, 2024 Bob James' Tiny Desk concert is a manifestation of freedom and collaboration. "I have youth represented here," he says…
Nelly Furtado: Tiny Desk Concert
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Stephen Thompson | May 24, 2024 Nelly Furtado’s career has spanned a quarter-century, not to mention tens of millions of records sold, so it’s tough…
The Staves: Tiny Desk Concert
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Kara Frame | May 23, 2024 When we last heard from The Staves, its members were in the kitchen of their Watford, England childhood home. Sourdough was…
Ana Tijoux: Tiny Desk Concert
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Anamaria Sayre | May 22, 2024 In the transfixing world of Ana Tijoux, joy and protest are perennial lovers. For three decades, the French-born…
Gary Bartz: Tiny Desk Concert
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Mitra I. Arthur | May 20, 2024 The lyrics "Music is my sanctuary, music is my life," hold special meaning at the Tiny Desk. Penned and sung by 2024…
Luciana Souza: Tiny Desk Concert
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Felix Contreras | May 17, 2024 I’m not the first to say it: jazz and Brazilian music are like very close first cousins. There is a historical DNA…
Yasser Tejeda: Tiny Desk Concert
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Felix Contreras | May 15, 2024 To listen to Yasser Tejeda's music is to hear the past, present and future. He is a gifted guitar player originally…
Kiefer: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bobby Carter | May 13, 2024 For Tiny Desk concerts without a lead vocalist, I usually try to detect musicians' nonverbal conversations with each…
Otoboke Beaver: Tiny Desk Concert
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Lars Gotrich | May 10, 2024 Mannie Fresh bum rushed the crowd and mugged for the camera. Soul Glo's Pierce Jordan stunted on office furniture. Moses…
Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives: Tiny Desk Concert
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Suraya Mohamed | May 6, 2024 When Marty Stuart arrived, his cheerful smile and charismatic personality beamed. He had a charming swagger and it was…
WILLOW: Tiny Desk Concert
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Ashley Pointer | May 1, 2024 On a call ahead of her Tiny Desk taping, WILLOW told me that she "just wants to feel it and be in the vibe." Many…
Hot Chip: Tiny Desk Concert
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Maia Stern | April 29, 2024 Even though it was the band's first visit to the Tiny Desk, Hot Chip's performance felt like a homecoming — a sweet…
Ne-Yo: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bobby Carter | April 26, 2024 There's nothing like hearing the oohs and aahs from the Tiny Desk audience when a recognizable note hits the soul. Ne…
Lise Davidsen: Tiny Desk Concert
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Tom Huizenga | April 26, 2024 I knew we were in for something spectacular when the Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen came to our Tiny Desk — especially…
Hauschka: Tiny Desk Concert
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Robin Hilton | April 24, 2024 The last time Volker Bertelmann stopped by NPR to perform as Hauschka, back in 2010, he dumped handfuls of Ping-Pong…
Sleater-Kinney: Tiny Desk Concert
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Stephen Thompson | April 22, 2024 For a roughly three-year stretch beginning in late 2007, Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein reached the pinnacle of…
Yaya Bey: Tiny Desk Concert
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Ashley Pointer | April 17, 2024 Throughout an emotional, soul-stirring set, the multitudes of Yaya Bey's music and artistry are on full display in…
Linda May Han Oh: Tiny Desk Concert
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Mitra I. Arthur | April 15, 2024 Themes of reflection and resilience are on display the moment bassist Linda May Han Oh begins her opener, "Halo," a…
Fujii Kaze: Tiny Desk Concerts JAPAN
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Suraya Mohamed | April 12, 2024 In the corner of a busy office at the NHK Broadcasting Center in Shibuya, Tokyo, a staffer rearranged books, vinyl…
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