NPR Tiny Desk Concerts (2008)
Intimate musical performances, recorded live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
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Episode 1 - Turnstile (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-01-05At the drummer's house in Baltimore, Turnstile's high-energy hardcore is surrounded by stuffed animals, presumably pogoing and windmilling in your imagination.
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Episode 2 - esperanza spalding (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-01-07spalding and the Loving presences play a spirit-nourishing Tiny Desk home concert featuring selections from her Songwrights Apothecary Lab, (S.A.L.) project.
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Episode 3 - Mon Laferte (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-01-12The Chilean vocalist and her orchestra's combination of Mexican folkloric and European chamber music make for a musical and visual treat.
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Episode 4 - Cordae (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-01-14The DMV-bred emcee's Tiny Desk home concert is a charismatic combo of fan favorites and cuts from his new album, From a Birds Eye View.
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Episode 5 - Jake Xerxes Fussell (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-01-25From a cozy home in Pittsboro, N.C., the singer and guitarist breathes new life into old, obscure folk songs.
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Episode 6 - ADG7: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
Release Date: 2022-01-27What happens when a pop band takes inspiration from Korea's sacred, shamanic ritual music? Watch to find out.
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Episode 7 - Bedouin Burger: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
Release Date: 2022-01-27The Middle Eastern duo's music marries traditional Arab sounds of magam, religious songs of ancient Syria, jazz, and slick pop hooks.
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Episode 8 - Suistamon Sähkö: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
Release Date: 2022-01-27You simply have to watch this band to believe it — especially the transfixing accordion.
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Episode 9 - Son Rompe Pera: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
Release Date: 2022-01-28Skater vibes, literally. Watch the Mexico City band perform its blend of garage, marimba and cumbia.
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Episode 10 - Northern Cree: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
Release Date: 2022-01-28The Canadian powwow and round dance act perform a meditative set for globalFEST.
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Episode 11 - Kombilesa Mí: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
Release Date: 2022-01-28Hailing from the first free Black town in the Americas, Kombilesa Mí fuses the traditional sounds of Colombia with urban pop.
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Episode 12 - Tufan Derince: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
Release Date: 2022-01-29Ever heard the elektro bağlama? You're about to, in this electronic update on Turkish folk music.
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Episode 13 - Kiran Ahluwalia: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
Release Date: 2022-01-29Indian tradition meets blues, rock and jazz in this brilliant globalFEST performance.
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Episode 14 - Al Bilali Soudan: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
Release Date: 2022-01-29The Timbuktu group bring Tamasheq music from their living room to yours.
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Episode 15 - Amber Mark (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-01-31In celebration of her stunning debut album, Three Dimensions Deep, the singer-songwriter and producer plays a deeply intimate Tiny Desk home concert.
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Episode 16 - Tori Amos (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-02-02From her state-of-the-art home studio, the beloved singer-songwriter plays selections from her 2021 album, Ocean to Ocean, as well as a fan favorite.
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Episode 17 - Fatoumata Diawara (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-02-03The esteemed Malian singer, songwriter, and actress delivers a riveting performance of songs from her Grammy-nominated album, Fenfo.
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Episode 18 - El DeBarge (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-02-04The torchbearer for the DeBarge family plays a few of his R&B standards from a cozy home studio.
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Episode 19 - Catherine Russell (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-02-11The celebrated jazz singer performs a selection of popular early jazz standards at the GB Juke Joint Studio.
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Episode 20 - Anthony Roth Costanzo and Justin Vivian Bond (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-02-15Opera and cabaret comingle when two odd bedfellows bring music by Philip Glass, The Bangles, Peter Gabriel and Christoph Willibald Gluck to a "tiny apartment" in Manhattan.
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Episode 21 - Too Short (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-02-17The Oakland rapper delivers a dynamic, funk-laden performance that showcases his extensive contributions to West Coast hip-hop.
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Episode 22 - Buffalo Nichols (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-02-22The blues singer plays a solo Tiny Desk home concert from a spare, dimly lit Austin office building.
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Episode 23 - Patti LaBelle (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-02-23From a backstage corner of a concert hall in Austin, Texas, the Godmother of Soul performs hits from across the many chapters of her fabulous career.
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Episode 24 - Pastor Shirley Caesar (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-02-25The "First Lady of Gospel Music" delivers a sampling of her vast music ministry in this Tiny Desk home Concert.
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Episode 25 - Fireboy DML (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-03-03The Nigerian singer-songwriter delivers "Afro-life" in a three-song Tiny Desk home concert.
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Episode 26 - Patricia Kopatchinskaja (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-03-08A fearless risk-taker who makes warhorses sound freshly minted, Kopatchinskaja, from her Vienna apartment, sets fire to Beethoven and offers rarely heard American music.
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Episode 27 - Abdullah Ibrahim (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-03-09This performance by the celebrated South African pianist and NEA Jazz Master reflects on the past and helps clarify the present.
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Episode 28 - Camilo (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-03-11In this sweet performance, the Colombian singer-songwriter lets the world view his fairytale life in full bloom.
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Episode 29 - Bonobo (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-03-15The artist and DJ performs a set that hits like a series of quietly arresting lullabies in a Nashville warehouse with a full band, featuring Jordan Rakei and Hundred Waters' Nicole Miglis.
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Episode 30 - Daniel Hope (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-03-17Watch violinist Daniel Hope play Beethoven from the composer's own birth house in Bonn, Germany.
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Episode 31 - Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: Yard Act
Release Date: 2022-03-21The Leeds band perform a wry and compelling five-song set from a club's green room.
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Episode 32 - Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: KAINA
Release Date: 2022-03-22The Chicago singer channels casita-born energy into a performance alongside a crew of close collaborators.
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Episode 33 - Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: Pom Pom Squad
Release Date: 2022-03-23Led by Mia Berrin's bitterly romantic songwriting, the band performs songs that bring a much-needed dose of silliness to self-serious grunge and punk.
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Episode 34 - Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: Maxo Kream
Release Date: 2022-03-24Backed by a live band, the Houston rapper performs a set that highlights the incredibly complex puzzle of his life.
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Episode 35 - Madi Diaz (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-03-28In her Tiny Desk (home) concert, Madi Diaz's music has never sounded richer or more radiant.
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Episode 36 - Los Rivera Destino (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-03-30The comedic Puerto Rican trio delivers a visual and lyrical treat of a performance.
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Episode 37 - Maren Morris (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-04-04In this four-song set, the country artist delivers her songs with clear-eyed passion.
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Episode 38 - Leif Ove Andsnes (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-04-08Hear the award-winning pianist offer two sides of Mozart's genius from inside the composer's own home in Vienna.
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Episode 39 - The Linda Lindas (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-04-11After going viral just a year ago, the teen punk band returns to "blow the roof off" the library.
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Episode 40 - Brittany Davis (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-04-13The Seattle musician and their hard-hitting band fuse rock, soul, hip-hop, pop and R&B for songs that teem with insights about identity, injustice and power.
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Episode 41 - mehro (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-04-14Watch an intimate, stunning performance from the California singer-songwriter who embraces well-worn emotions with grace and beauty.
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Episode 42 - Samora Pinderhughes (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-04-15Samora Pinderhughes delivers a vulnerable and intimate performance from his exhibition "The Healing Project."
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Episode 43 - Currensy (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-04-20The New Orleans rapper gives a performance that features three key elements that make him who he is: cars, weed and, of course, music.
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Episode 44 - S. Carey (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-04-21The artist performs four songs surrounded by household appliances and a handful of his closest collaborators.
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Episode 45 - Feid (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-04-22The Colombian artist utilizes his full 15-minute set to depict an artistic and intentional musical image of his home and its rich sonic diversity.
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Episode 46 - A Strange Loop (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-04-26The cast of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical cram into a booth at a New York institution for this whirlwind of a performance.
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Episode 47 - Roger Eno (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-04-27Gentle music from the bucolic English countryside pervades this tranquil Tiny Desk (home) concert by Roger Eno, with a special appearance by his two daughters.
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Episode 48 - Thee Sinseers (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-05-02The California band The Sinseers play a passionate and retro four-song set in this Tiny Desk (home) concert.
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Episode 49 - Ron Carter (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-05-04Watch the legendary jazz bassist and members of his trio perform from The Blue Note's prestigious stage.
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Episode 50 - Little Shop of Horrors (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-05-06Composer Alan Menken joins the cast of the off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors to celebrate the show's 40th anniversary.
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Episode 51 - Aoife O'Donovan (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-05-09The singer-songwriter assembled her band at a New Hampshire bookstore for a set of warm folk-pop songs.
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Episode 52 - ARC Ensemble (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-05-11Musicians from Canada's Royal Conservatory in Toronto introduce the spirited and overlooked music of Ukrainian composer Dmitri Klebanov.
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Episode 53 - Buffy Sainte-Marie (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-05-12Buffy Sainte-Marie has always been a wandering soul with a fierce sense of direction. Watch her and her touring band perform four songs from across her long, innovative career.
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Episode 54 - Fontaines D.C. (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-05-17Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C. delivers a four-song set from Chicago's Irish American Heritage Center.
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Episode 55 - IDK (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-05-18The rapper gives a captivating, cool performance from his Los Angeles home for an audience of neighbors and friends.
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Episode 56 - pH-1, Mndsgn and Audrey Nuna: AAPI Heritage Month Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-05-20The Tiny Desk is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month withperformances from pH-1, Mndsgn and Audrey Nuna.
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Episode 57 - Ada Lea (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-05-24In her Tiny Desk (home) concert, Ada Lea performs four sharply detailed and dreamy songs.
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Episode 58 - Svaneborg Kardyb (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-05-25The Danish jazz duo perform an untraditional four-song set from the countryside in Djursland, Denmark.
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Episode 59 - Alisa Amador: 2022 Tiny Desk Contest Winner
Release Date: 2022-05-31This year's Tiny Desk Contest winner performed the first Tiny Desk concert with an audience in over 800 days. It was a joyful, moving set from a captivating artist.
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Episode 60 - Adekunle Gold (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-06-02AG is ready for takeoff. Watch a live set from the Nigerian singer-songwriter and his band inside a faux airport terminal in Los Angeles.
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Episode 61 - James Francies (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-06-03James Francies delivers a poignant and powerful Tiny Desk (home) concert.
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Episode 62 - Naira Marley (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-06-08The celebrated Afrobeat star performs an upbeat Tiny Desk (home) concert including several songs from his debut album.
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Episode 63 - FKA twigs (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-06-10In the hallowed halls of London's St. Matthias Church, the innovative musician performs a cathartic set, including her new song "killer."
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Episode 64 - Larry June (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-06-16Larry June is the indie-rap hustle personified. Though the Bay Area emcee has a prodigious output, his (home) concert reflects the comfortable, laid-back tone of his records.
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Episode 65 - Ravyn Lenae
Release Date: 2022-06-22The genre-melding R&B artist Ravyn Lenae brings a funky, futuristic set to the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 66 - Maverick City Music
Release Date: 2022-06-23The contemporary worship music collective performs behind the Tiny Desk, featuring a special appearance by gospel legend Kirk Franklin.
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Episode 67 - Monica (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-06-24Monica delivers a vibrant vocal masterclass in this Tiny Desk (home) concert that spans decades.
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Episode 68 - J'Nai Bridges (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-06-27The Grammy Award-winning opera singer performs a classical, jazz and gospel influenced set.
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Episode 69 - Denzel Curry
Release Date: 2022-06-29From the moment the versatile emcee arrived at the Tiny Desk, the vibes were right. Watch a six-song set from Curry and a 10-piece live band.
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Episode 70 - Usher
Release Date: 2022-06-30The R&B goliath caps off our Black Music Month celebration, highlighting a catalog chock-full of hits spanning 25 years.
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Episode 71 - Essential Voices USA
Release Date: 2022-07-01Watch a world premiere performance of choral songs built on texts from important Washington women, from Kamala Harris and Condoleezza Rice to Eleanor Roosevelt, Elena Kagan and Abigail Adams.
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Episode 72 - Maylee Todd (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-07-06Maylee Todd's sci-fi performance includes an appearance from the first digital avatar to perform a Tiny Desk concert.
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Episode 73 - FKJ (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-07-07This performance from the French producer and multi-instrumentalist has all the shivers of ASMR with all the emotive joy of a warehouse electronic fête.
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Episode 74 - Belle and Sebastian
Release Date: 2022-07-08The band from Glasgow gives a charming, magnificent performance of songs from its new album, plus a classic tune from If You're Feeling Sinister.
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Episode 75 - Animal Collective (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-07-12The band Animal Collective performs a transfixing, unpredictable concert at MASS MoCA.
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Episode 76 - Curse Of Lono (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-07-14The band, led by singer and songwriter Felix Bechtolsheimer, performs dark but beautiful songs from its evocative 2022 album People In Cars.
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Episode 77 - Ludovico Einaudi
Release Date: 2022-07-15The Italian pianist and composer brings his emotional and reflective music to the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 78 - Mivos Quartet
Release Date: 2022-07-19The Mivos Quartet offers a new, colorful piece by Henry Threadgill and music by Robert Honstein inspired by the shimmering light at the Arctic Circle.
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Episode 79 - Big Thief (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-07-20The band plays a comfortable, playful set — including an unreleased song — from a house in Connecticut.
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Episode 80 - Pigeon Pit
Release Date: 2022-07-28The folk-punk unit performs hopeful, shout-alongable songs about seeking freedom in the face of tyranny, exhaustion and everyday nonsense.
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Episode 81 - Madison Cunningham
Release Date: 2022-08-03The singer-songwriter performs a selection of tracks from her forthcoming album, Revealer, that are alive with new sensations.
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Episode 82 - Regina Spektor
Release Date: 2022-08-05Spektor performs songs filled with truth and whimsy from her astonishing new record, plus some old favorites.
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Episode 83 - DOMi & JD BECK
Release Date: 2022-08-10The jazz duo known for dazzling, brilliant live performances delivered at the Tiny Desk, with a set of songs from its debut album.
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Episode 84 - SFJAZZ Collective (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-08-11The talented cohort of jazz artists perform a selection of songs that reflect on isolation, social upheaval and hope.
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Episode 85 - Andrew Bird and Iron & Wine
Release Date: 2022-08-12The two Tiny Desk veterans bring a spirit of serious fun to each other's songs.
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Episode 86 - ADG7
Release Date: 2022-08-19The nine-piece band filled the room with joy and a sound that's unique in Tiny Desk history, mixing shamanistic ritual sounds with Korean folk songs.
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Episode 87 - Endea Owens and The Cookout
Release Date: 2022-08-29The bassist and her band The Cookout perform a joyful, head-bobbing set of masterful jazz.
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Episode 88 - Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet
Release Date: 2022-08-31Isaiah J. Thompson's compositions combine jazz's past and present to paint a beautiful portrait of its future.
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Episode 89 - SIX The Musical
Release Date: 2022-09-01The Queens of the musical SIX reign over the Tiny Desk, enrapturing the audience of NPR staffers assembled.
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Episode 90 - Juilliard Jazz Ensemble
Release Date: 2022-09-02The ensemble, composed of current students in Juilliard's jazz studies program, gives a performance that embodies a spirit of community and collaboration.
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Episode 91 - Randall Goosby
Release Date: 2022-09-06The young rising violin star not only makes his instrument sing, he offers music by composers of color.
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Episode 92 - JID
Release Date: 2022-09-08The East Atlanta emcee brings a serious attention to detail to this stripped-down performance of tracks from his new album plus some earlier career-defining songs.
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Episode 93 - Angélique Kidjo
Release Date: 2022-09-12The inspiring Angélique Kidjo graces the Tiny Desk for our 1,000th concert.
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Episode 94 - Allison Russell
Release Date: 2022-09-14Russell and her talented band embody healing community; watch a performance of songs from her astounding, unclassifiable album Outside Child.
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Episode 95 - Omar Apollo
Release Date: 2022-09-15To kick off our Latinx Heritage Month celebration, Omar Apollo brings a mariachi band and a communal spirit to the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 96 - Carin León (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-09-19A four song performance from the Mexican Regional artist captures a society in transition.
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Episode 97 - Girl Ultra
Release Date: 2022-09-21The music of Mariana de Miguel is always changing — and her intimate, simmering El Tiny performance is an effortless flash of all she's capable of.
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Episode 98 - Trueno (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-09-27The Argentinian rapper performs a set that feels like a meditation on the music and communities that have shaped him.
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Episode 99 - Jessie Reyez
Release Date: 2022-09-30The Colombian-Canadian singer rearranges tracks from her new album and performs them with the assuredness of a true reina harnessing her vulnerability on stage.
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Episode 100 - Susana Baca (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-10-05The Peruvian musician gives an intimate El Tiny performance befitting her status as a curator of folklore and culture of the highest order.
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Episode 101 - Carla Morrison
Release Date: 2022-10-07The Mexican singer-songwriter gives a mesmerizing and emotional El Tiny performance.
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Episode 102 - Tokischa
Release Date: 2022-10-12The Dominican musician reworks her songs in a melange of Latin American and Caribbean genres, subverting expectations and foregrounding unfiltered expression.
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Episode 103 - Farruko
Release Date: 2022-10-14At his Tiny Desk concert, the rapper Farruko adapts his signature flow for a far more intimate setting.
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Episode 104 - Joyce Wrice
Release Date: 2022-10-18Clad in white and backed by a six-piece band in all black, the effervescent R&B powerhouse delivered a set designed to make it difficult for anyone within earshot to keep still.
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Episode 105 - Leyla McCalla
Release Date: 2022-10-20Drawing from her new album Breaking the Thermometer, Leyla McCalla and her band explore the weight of memory in songs deeply immersed in the rhythms, sounds and history of Haiti.
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Episode 106 - The Crossing
Release Date: 2022-10-24Hear what's been called "America's most astonishing choir" sing brand new music by Shara Nova that looks at how we handle difficult emotions.
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Episode 107 - S.G. Goodman
Release Date: 2022-10-26In Goodman's songs, music is a route to both survival and transcendence. Watch her perform three powerful tracks that confront grief and stump for understanding.
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Episode 108 - Symba
Release Date: 2022-10-28The Bay Area rapper balances high-octane wordplay with crisp scene-setting in his Tiny Desk performance.
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Episode 109 - King Princess
Release Date: 2022-11-02With her self-assuredness on full display, King Princess performs three stripped-down songs that mix love, lust and playful self-deprecation.
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Episode 110 - NoSo
Release Date: 2022-11-04The former Tiny Desk Contest entrant performs three sentimental, compassionate songs from their debut album.
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Episode 111 - Lizzy McAlpine
Release Date: 2022-11-08Lizzy McAlpine produces a quiet, cinematic set with just a few guitars and expressive vocal harmonies.
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Episode 112 - Ezra Collective
Release Date: 2022-11-10The London-based group brought intensity and energy to its long-awaited set behind the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 113 - The Lion King
Release Date: 2022-11-11The cast and musicians of The Lion King on Broadway spent their day off behind the Tiny Desk to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary.
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Episode 114 - Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Release Date: 2022-11-15Watch the rising young cellist transform a Bob Marley classic, explore brand new preludes and unspool a weepy Welsh ballad.
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Episode 115 - Horace Andy (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-11-18Horace Andy performs in his signature raspy, gruff tenor from the living room of producer Adrian Sherwood.
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Episode 116 - Santigold
Release Date: 2022-11-21Santigold performs her genre-straddling R&B and electro-pop in a set that returns to her DIY, punk roots.
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Episode 117 - beabadoobee
Release Date: 2022-11-29The songwriter's grungy dream-pop sound and sweet, sincere voice are perfectly suited to the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 118 - The A's
Release Date: 2022-12-01The duo, featuring Sylvan Esso's Amelia Meath and Daughter of Swords' Alexandra Sauser-Monnig, gives a playful, fun-filled performance of sublime songs.
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Episode 119 - RM of BTS (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2022-12-02The K-pop superstar and BTS member performs a set of solo material in front of a very impressive replica of the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 120 - Stromae
Release Date: 2022-12-05The Belgian superstar's Tiny Desk is a portrait of a world-class showman at the height of his powers.
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Episode 121 - Alex G
Release Date: 2022-12-07The cult-beloved Philly singer-songwriter plays a handful of stripped-down songs from across his vast discography, including songs from this year's God Save The Animals.
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Episode 122 - Eliane Elias
Release Date: 2022-12-09One of the most respected names in Latin jazz gives a commanding performance behind the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 123 - The Mavericks
Release Date: 2022-12-12The band is beloved for its live shows and masterful at bringing new fans into its fold — and its Tiny Desk gives us all a good idea of how it weaves that magic.
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Episode 124 - Westside Boogie
Release Date: 2022-12-14The Compton poet's vulnerable music required minimal adjustment to fit into our space.