In 2021, the Tiny Desk x globalFEST series was created to promote international music discovery. For the last three years, artists from around the…
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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.
Tarta Relena: Tiny Desk x globalFEST
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In 2021, the Tiny Desk x globalFEST series was created to promote international music discovery. For the last three years, artists from around the…
Thandiswa Mazwai: Tiny Desk x globalFEST
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In 2021, the Tiny Desk x globalFEST series was created to promote international music discovery. For the last three years, artists from around the…
Soul Glo: Tiny Desk Concert
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Lars Gotrich | March 29, 2024 We have hosted rap legends, Broadway musicals, pop stars, world-renowned classical musicians, indie rockers and folkies…
Víkingur Ólafsson: Tiny Desk Concert
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Tom Huizenga | March 28, 2024 Top-tier concert pianists commonly perform on nine-foot grand pianos. However, when they visit the Tiny Desk, it's our…
Big Sean: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bobby Carter | March 27, 2024 Most artists who play the Tiny Desk leave behind a small memento to live on the shelves. Big Sean gave us his special…
Chappell Roan: Tiny Desk Concert
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Stephen Thompson | March 21, 2024 It’s become a Tiny Desk tradition for artists to leave a small offering on the shelves — a tchotchke, a toy, a…
Jennifer Koh & Missy Mazzoli: Tiny Desk Concert
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Tom Huizenga | March 20, 2024 Thankfully, few no longer believe that playing classical music requires an evening gown or a tux. When composer Missy…
Justin Timberlake: Tiny Desk Concert
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Stephen Thompson | March 15, 2024 Walking into the room shortly before Justin Timberlake took our cramped stage, I overheard someone on his team…
Squirrel Flower: Tiny Desk Concert
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Elle Mannion | March 13, 2024 “This little guy is someone we picked up on the road,” Squirrel Flower, aka songwriter Ella Williams, says between…
311: Tiny Desk Concert
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Maia Stern | March 11, 2024 What better way to spend March 11 than with 311 bringing love and nostalgia to the Tiny Desk. The members of 311, who…
Wednesday: Tiny Desk Concert
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Hazel Cills | March 8, 2024 "I learned how to play guitar watching Tiny Desk concerts," Wednesday's lead singer Karly Hartzman says in the band's…
Butcher Brown: Tiny Desk Concert
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Nikki Birch | February 28, 2024 The "solar music" Butcher Brown brought to Tiny Desk was hot and funky from the count-in. What is solar music? It's…
Irreversible Entanglements: Tiny Desk Concert
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Lars Gotrich | February 26, 2024 “When did your heart break?” It’s the question that Camae Ayewa asks to open this Tiny Desk, and one that's still…
Kelela: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bobby Carter | Februrary 24, 2024 Kelela took her opportunity at the Tiny Desk to create something new. She swapped key pieces from her recordings …
Cinder Well: Tiny Desk Concert
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Lars Gotrich | February 23, 2024 On overcast days, there's nothing like a hot cup of tea, a cozy blanket and some mystic music. While taping Cinder…
Jeezy: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bobby Carter | February 21, 2024 Motivation has always been the leading message of Jeezy's career and he's never veered off the path. The Atlanta…
Tinashe: Tiny Desk Concert
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Alanté Serene | February 16, 2024 Tinashe has never been one-dimensional. With the many titles of singer, songwriter, producer, engineer and dancer…
Berhana: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bobby Carter | February 14, 2024 Months before he released Amén (The Nomad's Dream), Atlanta singer Berhana shared his Tiny Desk vision with me: He…
Carrtoons: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bobby Carter | February 12, 2024 In the spirit of Kenny Beats, Zaytoven, and Nile Rodgers, Ben Carr, aka Carrtoons keeps the producer-led Tiny Desk…
Joshua Redman: Tiny Desk Concert
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Mitra I. Arthur | February 9, 2024 Saxophonist and composer Joshua Redman is a regular on NPR's Jazz Night in America, featured on episodes including…
Timo Andres: Tiny Desk Concert
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Tom Huizenga | February 7, 2024 It's a longstanding tradition for musicians to leave a small something-or-other on the thoroughly disorganized wall…
Katie Von Schleicher: Tiny Desk Concert
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Elle Mannion | February 5, 2024 I didn't fact check this, but I'm pretty sure this is the first Tiny Desk concert that mentions Dwayne "The Rock"…
Thee Sacred Souls: Tiny Desk Concert
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Anamaria Sayre | February 2, 2024 San Diego-based trio Thee Sacred Souls made its mark at the Tiny Desk with satin vocals and vintage melodies…
Hania Rani: Tiny Desk Concert
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Lars Gotrich | January 29, 2024 Hania Rani makes beautiful music that’s haunted, yet enchanted. The Polish pianist and composer blurs the lines of…
BLK ODYSSY: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bobby Carter | January 25, 2024 The BLK ODYSSY aesthetic ignites all of the human senses and it's impossible to nail down exactly what type of music…
yMusic: Tiny Desk Concert
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Tom Huizenga | January 19, 2024 Back in 2008, the same year my colleagues Bob Boilen and Stephen Thompson dreamt up the idea for these Tiny Desk…
The Japanese House: Tiny Desk Concert
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Stephen Thompson | January 18, 2024 The Japanese House, a.k.a. the recording project of U.K. singer-songwriter Amber Bain, put out my favorite album…
The Good Ones: Tiny Desk Concert
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Felix Contreras | January 17, 2024 It is difficult to merely take in a performance by the Rwandan group known as The Good Ones. The pathos of the…
Sunny Jain's Wild Wild East: Tiny Desk Concert
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Felix Contreras | January 12, 2024 From the very first note, Sunny Jain’s music promotes the idea of not just crossing boundaries but obliterating…
Kevin Kaarl: Tiny Desk Concert
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Anamaria Sayre | January 8, 2024 Singer-songwriter Kevin Kaarl applies his indie-drenched vocals with an entirely new vision at his Tiny Desk concert…
Sweeney Todd: Tiny Desk Concert
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Josh Rogosin | December 22, 2023 My parents brought me to see a production of Sweeney Todd when I was 10; I had nightmares for weeks. That may have…
Louis Cato: Tiny Desk Concert
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Nikki Birch | December 20, 2023 There is something special about Louis Cato’s ability to captivate an audience. During this Tiny Desk, he expresses…
Scarface: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bobby Carter | December 18, 2023 Scarface's Tiny Desk concert radiates with his decadeslong passion as an emcee and producer. There's calculated…
Alvvays: Tiny Desk Concert
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Stephen Thompson | December 15, 2023 Tiny Desk concerts involve challenges and constraints that aren't always immediately apparent: The crowd stands…
Laufey: Tiny Desk Concert
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Ashley Pointer | December 13, 2023 "I grew up playing classical music and it's so special to get to play my songs almost in this chamber-like setting…
Olivia Rodrigo: Tiny Desk Concert
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Hazel Cills | December 11, 2023 The last time Olivia Rodrigo performed a Tiny Desk concert, it was two years ago, in a deserted DMV office, back when…
The LeeVees: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bob Boilen | December 7, 2023 I came out of retirement for this one! The LeeVees have been my Hanukkah tradition since 2005, with the release of the…
Philip Selway: Tiny Desk Concert
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Stephen Thompson | December 4, 2023 Philip Selway knows how to surround himself with talent. Best known as Radiohead's longtime drummer, Selway also…
Aja Monet: Tiny Desk Concert
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Nikki Birch | December 1, 2023 Djembe. Drums. Piano and bass. A sweeping groove beckoned, welcoming us into the world of surrealist blues poet, Aja…
Sampha: Tiny Desk Concert
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Ashley Pointer | November 29, 2023 When Sampha first performed at the Tiny Desk in 2017, it was just him and his keys. But for this second round, he…
William Prince: Tiny Desk Concert
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Lars Gotrich | November 22, 2023 There are thousands of love songs sung sweetly and strummed softly by a big guy with a big heart. But there's only…
Shucked: Tiny Desk Concert
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Josh Rogosin | November 20, 2023 There was only one request I made to the creative team for Shucked: I need to see the corn kickline on the Tiny Desk…
PJ Harvey: Tiny Desk Concert
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Ann Powers | November 17, 2023 Polly Harvey has inhabited many characters throughout her 30-year career and always dressed the part: catsuit-rocking…
Marta Pereira da Costa: Tiny Desk Concert
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Felix Contreras | November 15, 2023 From the very first beat in this performance, it's clear we are being transported to another time and space with…
Hayden Pedigo: Tiny Desk Concert
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Lars Gotrich | November 13, 2023 Hayden Pedigo's guitar tells stories through musical landscapes. At the Tiny Desk, he plays quiet, gentle melodies…
Noname: Tiny Desk Concert
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Ashley Pointer | November 10, 2023 Out of the thousand and some Tiny Desk concerts to date, it’s seldom an artist returns to the Desk. But when they…
Samia: Tiny Desk Concert
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Stephen Thompson | November 8, 2023 There's plenty of curious timing in Samia's Tiny Desk debut. For starters, this was the final Tiny Desk concert…
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