Featured Tiny Desk Concerts
Intimate concerts, recorded live at NPR Music headquarters.
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The modern masters of vintage soul and R&B perform more than a half-dozen tracks that run together in a single, continuous groove.
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Brìghde Chaimbeul expands the language of the Scottish smallpipes behind the Desk with a quiet, yet demonstrative presence.
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In leather pants and a power blazer, Cardi B brings a humble and humorous spirit to the Desk as she runs through a set packed with hits.
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Los Texmaniacs' accordion-driven music is a living history lesson, which just so happens to be perfect for twirling on the dance floor.
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It's so easy to fall in love with the music of Mac Ayres. This set, backed by a stunning band, is profoundly satisfying, tastefully arranged and always in the pocket.
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In this moving performance, Mon Rovîa's soft, clear voice tackles difficult, yet poignant stories from his own life and the world.
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Not many bands can pull off an eight-minute rocker at the Tiny Desk. Chicago's finest lean into its excellent guitar playing, poignant lyrics and a sturdy, Midwestern sensibility.
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Not only does Tori Kelly fill the Tiny Desk with her commanding voice but also genuine joy and light.
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For more than 50 years, Los Mirlos has cultivated its own Peruvian twist on cumbia, featuring reverb-heavy, surf-rock guitar.
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Mon Laferte aims to contradict, expose or challenge norms; she takes the assignment of performing in an office space as no exception.
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"Weird Al" Yankovic returns to the Tiny Desk with a couple parodies, a Weezer pastiche and the Emmy-losing closing-credits blues-rock jam to Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.
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Death Cab for Cutie has a gift for making the ordinary feel breathtaking. The band splits this mostly acoustic set between new songs and fan favorites.
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America's darling diva pairs up with the banjo guru of our time for a set of old Appalachian songs about love, loss and the sturdy hope for better times.
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The husband-wife duo, and their tight band, deliver fresh, soul-inflected songs of uncommon power.
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After four decades as a founding member of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea goes solo with a stellar jazz band.
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Perseverance, plus a whole lot of talent, is what got the Dallas hip-hop collective to our space after submitting to the Tiny Desk Contest four years in a row.
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Annahstasia's voice is soothing and strong. Her music feels like taking a deep breath, exhaling and landing in a gentle place.
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The mischievous visionary offers a career-spanning set with nods to dogs, the stars and her late husband, Lou Reed.