NPR Tiny Desk Concerts (2008)
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The Spanish singer performs her brilliantly distinct songs at the Tiny Desk.
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We conclude 2024’s Black Music Month celebration at the Tiny Desk with the catalyst for the all-female lineup.
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The Tiny Desk has humbled many artists, but Flo Milli strutted into NPR HQ for this set with the unwavering confidence of an OG.
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The boundary-pushing singer-songwriter brings her country sensibility to the Tiny Desk.
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The Grammy-winning artist brings powerful cuts from her forthcoming album, No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin, as well as fan favorites, to this performance.
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The Gospel singer brings her faith to the Tiny Desk with a stirring medley of her greatest hits.
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The “Queen of Funk” graces the Tiny Desk with a set list to groove to.
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The Philly rapper gave playful, grade school shenanigans in her Tiny Desk featuring a surprise guest.
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The alto saxophonist burst into her Tiny Desk Concert like a meteor breaching the atmosphere.
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The Nigerian singer-songwriter performs standout songs from her forthcoming album, Born in the Wild.
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The Jamaican superstar Sean Paul’s Tiny Desk set is all gas and no breaks.
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The 2024 Tiny Desk Contest winner — the multi-genre artist The Philharmonik — performs a celebratory set.
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Nelly Furtado's Tiny Desk performance felt like a victory lap — a greatest-hits reel and a homecoming all at once.
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The jazz pianist performs a decades-spanning set, including a new, improvised version of "Nautilus" with DJ Jazzy Jeff and Talib Kweli.
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The Tiny Desk setting perfectly illuminates the power of The Staves' sisterly harmonies.
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At the Tiny Desk, the French-born Chilean rapper features tracks from across her catalog rich with cultural commentary and political critique.
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The 83-year-old NEA Jazz Master turns the Tiny Desk into a place of musical worship.
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The Brazilian jazz singer and Trio Corrente perform selections from their Grammy-nominated album Cometa.
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The gifted guitarist combines traditional Dominican music with jazz and rock in his performance.
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With decades clocked behind the piano and a strong catalog, Kiefer Shackelford is primed for this moment.
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The outrageously fun Japanese punk band speeds and screams through its catalog.
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The artist plays new songs from her forthcoming album, empathogen, as well as throwback hits at the Tiny Desk.
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The country and bluegrass music legend performs an excellent set with a finale fit for church.
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Forever the showman, the R&B star and songwriter brings some of his biggest hits to the Tiny Desk.
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The electro-pop group performs some of its enduring classics at the Tiny Desk.
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The Norwegian soprano, with plenty of horsepower, unleashes a high C, and much subtle singing, in a thrilling set.
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It's hard to spot everything Hauschka deployed for this mostly improvised set, from pink putty to strings stuffed with tin foil.
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At the Desk, Sleater-Kinney was all business — as wiry and vital as ever.
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NPR unveils the very first performance for Tiny Desk Concerts JAPAN, featuring talented Japanese singer and pianist Fujii Kaze.
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The New York-bred singer-songwriter creates a sense of closeness with her audience in this soul-stirring set.
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In this Tiny Desk, Oh presents a mix of cuts from her 2023 release, The Glass Hours, and new works.
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A five-song set from a genre-bending collective built around the folklore and rhythmic styles of bomba.
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The Spanish duo's timeless, poetic songs evoke images of lyricists and vocalists from centuries past.
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One of post-apartheid South Africa's most influential musicians comes to the Tiny Desk.
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The thoughtful pianist from Iceland plays a set of gentle pieces — from Bach to Bartók — evoking nostalgic memories of his childhood.
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The respected lyricist and hip-hop hitmaker comes to the Desk for one of the longest set lists in Tiny Desk history.
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For the first time, a hardcore punk band graces the Tiny Desk — and ignites a mosh pit in the office.
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The utterly commanding artist takes the Tiny Desk stage with a magnetic performance and a towering wig.
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The artist, who just dropped his new album Everything I Thought It Was, comes to the Tiny Desk with a set that leans heavily on his early solo catalog.
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Two adventurous musicians trace the history of their fruitful collaboration in a set of pieces both ferocious and beautiful.
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What better way to spend March 11 than with 311 bringing love and nostalgia to the Tiny Desk.
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The Chicago-based indie rocker plays stripped back versions of her thundering rock songs.
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"I learned how to play guitar watching Tiny Desk concerts," lead singer Karly Hartzman says. The Asheville rock band translates its noisy, country-influenced sound to a quieter setting.
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The Richmond, Va. band brings its signature hot and funky "solar music" to the Desk.
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The artist brings a distinctive, creative vision to her Tiny Desk performance.
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The Atlanta superstar focuses on the early chapters of his career in his Tiny Desk.
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The free jazz band with a punk ethos runs through six songs without breaks.
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The California-raised, Ireland-based songwriter performs a set of folk songs that wind around the passage of time.
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Tinashe's Tiny Desk performance proves her artistry has never been one-dimensional.
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The Atlanta singer pays homage to his roots with Ethiopian jazz pianist Kibrom Birhane and members of the Ethio Cali band.
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Ben Carr, who performs as Carrtoons, keeps the producer-led Tiny Desk tradition alive in this set.
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Joshua Redman illustrates why he is one of today's best saxophonists.
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To mark Philip Glass' 87th birthday, the astute pianist Timo Andres stops by to play a contrasting pair of the composer's popular etudes.
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With an eight-piece band, the singer-songwriter brings her wry charm to the Tiny Desk.
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The San Diego-based trio made its mark at the Tiny Desk with satin vocals and vintage melodies.
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An 18-minute flex that proves the artist is the modern personification of funk.
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The Polish pianist and composer blurs the lines of ambient, classical and house in this performance.
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The U.K. singer-songwriter recasts four of her electro-pop songs in fresh arrangements.
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The band's unique sound, driven by its peculiar blend of trumpet, winds and strings, seems like a compelling soundtrack for an age when music genres are becoming increasingly arbitrary.
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The Rwandan group's determination to spread its musical message is an inspiration.
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The Chihuahuan artist transfigures traditional Sinaloan instrumentation into folky new styles.
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Sunny Jain's music promotes the idea of not just crossing boundaries but obliterating them all together.
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