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Tiny Desk Concerts from NPR Music feature your favorite musicians performing at All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen's desk in the NPR office. Hear Wilco, Adele, Passion Pit, Tinariwen, Miguel, The xx and many more. This is the audio version of the podcast. A video version is also available.

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Snarky Puppy

11.20.2019

The jazz, funk and gospel improv group brought jams and joy to the Tiny Desk.

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11.20.2019 Snarky Puppy The jazz, funk and gospel improv group brought jams and joy to the Tiny Desk.
11.18.2019 Burna Boy The Nigerian singer and songwriter is one of the biggest African artists in the world and a pioneer of Afro-fusion, an inescapable sound this year.
11.18.2019 KOKOKO! KOKOKO! are sonic warriors. They seized control of the Tiny Desk, shouting their arrival through a megaphone, while electronic sirens begin to blare.
11.13.2019 Sunny War Sunny War has been homeless, busked on city streets and Venice Beach, left home feeling she was a burden to her mother, battled addiction and still found a way to bring joy to others thru her music.
11.08.2019 Dave The British rapper made a trip all the way from the UK just for this Tiny Desk performance and powered through a set that made the personal political.
11.06.2019 BJ The Chicago Kid The 34-year old R&B mainstay used his moment at the desk to fit in as many of his most cherished songs as possible — Nine songs in 17 minutes to be exact.
10.25.2019 Rio Mira Rio Mira's music celebrates life along the river that separates Ecuador and Colombia: soft breezes, loving friends, the embrace of Africa and lots of festejando!
10.23.2019 Chai The group from Japan is on a mission to expand the conventional meaning of "cute." Their performance included synchronized dancing, pom-poms and matching pink uniforms, with a heavy, angular sound.
10.21.2019 Jovino Santos Neto Trio Along with his trio, the pianist, multi-instrumentalist and composer cast a spell over the NPR Music offices in this joyful turn behind the Tiny Desk.
10.21.2019 Summer Walker One week after releasing a record-shattering studio debut, the Atlanta native brings a glowing R&B set to the Tiny Desk.
10.16.2019 Taylor Swift As she settled in for this stripped-down set, Taylor Swift looked out over the office. "I just decided to take this as an opportunity to show you guys how the songs sounded when I first wrote them."
10.15.2019 Brittany Howard The Alabama Shakes singer and guitarist brought an eight-piece backing band to the Tiny Desk for a set of deeply personal and affecting songs.
10.09.2019 Charly Bliss The vibrancy of the band can feel childlike and candy-coated. But the group's songs are more about the pain of entering adulthood and leaving some of that sweetness behind.
10.09.2019 Charly Bliss The vibrancy of the band can feel childlike and candy-coated. But the group's songs are more about the pain of entering adulthood and leaving some of that sweetness behind.
10.07.2019 Sharon Van Etten Nearly a decade after her first appearance at the Tiny Desk, Sharon Van Etten returns with a full band and a bigger, bolder sound.
10.04.2019 Molly Sarlé After performing at the Tiny Desk as one third of the group Mountain Man, Molly Sarlé returns for a soul-stirring solo performance.
09.30.2019 Jonas Brothers The brothers and their backing band gave a playful performance of three tracks from their latest album, Happiness Begins.
09.30.2019 Josh Ritter With Amanda Shires And Jason Isbell In his second visit to the Tiny Desk, Josh Ritter had America on his mind. "We all have to fight against this notion that we're not all human beings."
09.25.2019 Ari Lennox The R&B; singer performed songs from her debut full-length, Shea Butter Baby.
09.23.2019 Y La Bamba Y La Bamba returns for its second Tiny Desk performance with a revised musical vision.
09.18.2019 Nilüfer Yanya There's a hush to the music of Nilüfer Yanya that made the Tiny Desk the perfect stage for her sound.
09.16.2019 Rhiannon Giddens Giddens shares songs from her latest album, There is No Other, in an emotional and transfixing performance at the Tiny Desk.
09.11.2019 Come From Away Sixteen performers from the Broadway cast crammed behind the Tiny Desk to sing songs and share stories about thousands of airline passengers who were stranded in Newfoundland after 9/11.
09.09.2019 Damian 'Jr. Gong' Marley With eyes shut, Marley dug deep into the healing power of music with songs from his 2017 album Stony Hill.
09.09.2019 The Tallest Man On Earth The Tallest Man On Earth's second appearance at the Tiny Desk comes almost 10 years to the day after his first. He returns with a touch of grey and a beard, but no less intense or moving.
09.03.2019 A-WA The three Israeli sisters in A-WA mix Yemenite and Arabic traditions with splashes of reggae and hip-hop.
08.30.2019 The-Dream The singer and mega-hit songwriter showcases three of his own tracks, including "I Luv Your Girl" and two songs from Ménage à Trois: Sextape Vol. 1, 2, 3.
08.29.2019 Dan Tepfer The pianist and programmer has transformed the acoustic piano into his duet partner.
08.26.2019 47SOUL 47SOUL's message of equality is meant for the world. It's music without borders, mixing old and new, acoustic and electronic from a band formed in Amman Jordan, singing in Arabic and English.
08.23.2019 Mandolin Orange Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz made everything seem so easy, with just a few acoustic instruments and a single microphone behind the Tiny Desk, performing songs full of joy and thoughtfulness.
08.21.2019 Nicole Bus Nicole Bus' sound is reminiscent of vintage R&B, yet still feels current and capable of transcending age and demographics.
08.19.2019 Tobe Nwigwe The Houston-based rapper's mindful words are like a life hack for anyone seeking guidance, with pleas to look past inherent hardships and evil and to stay focused on life's ultimate prizes.
08.16.2019 Kian Soltani Watch a young cellist on the rise, offering music of virtuosity, sweet lyricism and a little fire from his Persian roots.
08.12.2019 half•alive How does half•alive, known for funky earworms and synchronized dancing, translate to such a cozy space? Have the dancers sit.
08.12.2019 Among Authors Among Authors' music isn't casual; there are songs within these songs, and they're not always catchy. They'll take you on a journey worth following.
08.07.2019 David Crosby & The Lighthouse Band David Crosby, Becca Stevens, Michelle Willis and Michael League are The Lighthouse Band, and together they harmonized the heck out of the Tiny Desk.
08.05.2019 Bas Bas came to the Tiny Desk to get it, and — in a breathless four-song set — he did exactly that.
08.05.2019 iLe The Calle 13 veteran, fresh off her appearance at demonstrations in Puerto Rico, performs three songs that rage with revolutionary intensity.
08.01.2019 Calexico And Iron & Wine The two bands just released Years to Burn, their first album together since 2005. Now, they've performed three songs — two new, one old — for Calexico's Tiny Desk debut.
07.29.2019 Tamino Tamino possesses one of the most remarkable and memorable voices to ever grace the Tiny Desk.
07.29.2019 Lizzo Backed by a band assembled just for this occasion, the breakthrough pop icon performs three joyfully showy songs from Cuz I Love You.
07.24.2019 Masego The spirit of Cab Calloway lives on in Masego, the singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist who surprised NPR's Tiny Desk audience with a zany sense of showmanship.
07.23.2019 Jacob Collier As the NPR staff gathered to watch his performance, Jacob Collier sprinted full bore down the hallway for his set, hardly able to contain his creative energy or enthusiasm.
07.23.2019 Priests The punk-infused art band from Washington, D.C. brings a kinder, gentler and sparer version of the group's music to the Tiny Desk.
07.12.2019 Erin Rae Every time she performs live, Erin Rae transforms her quiet storms into different hues of squalling introspection.
07.10.2019 Sting And Shaggy The two musical legends brought plenty of joy to the Tiny Desk, with an unexpected collaboration that works surprisingly well.
07.08.2019 Miya Folick Miya Folick was raised a Buddhist in Santa Ana, Calif., and is of Ukrainian and Japanese descent. She sings of conviction, not fiction.
07.08.2019 American Football Who would've thought that American Football's fruitful reunion would not only include some of the emo band's best songs, but also a children's choir at the Tiny Desk?
07.03.2019 Saint Sister The group from Ireland makes music that mixes the organic with the electronic, starting with a large, 34-string lever harp.
07.01.2019 Be More Chill On Broadway, Be More Chill is a playful burst of frenetic energy and silly, stealthy sweetness. At the Tiny Desk, it holds onto that rowdy, generous spirit while stripping down the arrangements.

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Tiny Desk Concerts - Audio episodes:

Snarky Puppy

Burna Boy

KOKOKO!

Sunny War

Dave

BJ The Chicago Kid

Rio Mira

Chai

Jovino Santos Neto Trio

Summer Walker

Taylor Swift

Brittany Howard

Charly Bliss

Charly Bliss

Sharon Van Etten

Molly Sarlé

Jonas Brothers

Josh Ritter With Amanda Shires And Jason Isbell

Ari Lennox

Y La Bamba

Nilüfer Yanya

Rhiannon Giddens

Come From Away

Damian 'Jr. Gong' Marley

The Tallest Man On Earth

A-WA

The-Dream

Dan Tepfer

47SOUL

Mandolin Orange

Nicole Bus

Tobe Nwigwe

Kian Soltani

half•alive

Among Authors

David Crosby & The Lighthouse Band

Bas

iLe

Calexico And Iron & Wine

Tamino

Lizzo

Masego

Jacob Collier

Priests

Erin Rae

Sting And Shaggy

Miya Folick

American Football

Saint Sister

Be More Chill

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