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NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

Specials 2019 - 2021
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  • 2019-03-13T09:00:00Z on NPR
  • 14m
  • 4h 26m (19 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
Intimate musical performances, recorded live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.

19 episodes

The former Tiny Desk Contest winner brought the crowd to its collective feet.

The Brooklyn-based artist, in addition to offering up an impeccable vocal performance, brought perhaps the only flute solo of SXSW 2019 to NPR Music's Tiny Desk Family Hour.

The former Civil Wars star performed a new song that even makes his kids cry.

We couldn't pick just one song from the trio's appearance at the Tiny Desk Family hour. So we went with three.

The former Fugees star brought an electric guitar and a young protégé.

In this performance of "The Sweet Sound Of Your Name," a song of devotion from 2014, the Austin singer-songwriter finds magic in the intimacy of a communal setting.

Fragile Rock's rowdy emo songs are performed by bickering puppets. Onstage at a church in Austin, the band savages the patriarchy in "Smile More."

The intense singer-songwriter performed "The Ride" on a grand piano.

Special 9 Tiny Desk Family Hour: Leikeli47

  • 2019-03-22T09:00:00Z14m

The charismatic, genre-smashing masked rapper closes NPR Music's big night with intensity, joy and free-wheeling fervor.

While Ty Dolla $ign visited NPR to record his own Tiny Desk concert, he also performed a special tribute to his friend, the late Mac Miller.

The secret's out! One of 2019's brightest new stars peformed a live show at the Tiny Desk.

Tuesday night's guest star just wants to have some fun behind the Tiny Desk. She'll revisit her classics and perform new songs from her album Threads.

Special 13 Wale, Live At The Tiny Desk

  • 2019-10-30T09:00:00Z14m

The chart-topping Washington, D.C., rapper brings his songs to life at the Tiny Desk with the help of a six-piece go-go band.

What a way to wrap up Tiny Desk Fest. Raphael Saadiq, one of the most respected voices in soul music, performs a live concert with rising R&B star Lucky Daye.

The English pop star has a Packers logo tattooed on his upper arm. So NPR Music's biggest Packers fan sat him down at the Tiny Desk to ask: What's the deal with that?

Our first night of live performances features music from Algeria, Argentina, Ukraine and North Carolina.

The second night of our virtual festival features music from Japan, Peru, Guinea and Tunisia.

Wednesday night's showcases blends the sounds of Haiti, India, Italy and the Indigenous people of North America.

Our final night of globalFEST 2021 features salsa, First Nations music, Appalachian folk and a West African superstar.

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