NPR Tiny Desk Concerts - Season 2016
Series Details
Title: NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
Overview: Intimate musical performances, recorded live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
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Average Vote: 7.75 (8 votes)
Cast
Watch the rapper perform three songs from Beauty And The Beast live at the NPR Music offices.
While on tour with The Arcs, the powerhouse mariachi band performs live in the NPR Music offices.
The singer-songwriter gives a warmhearted performance of two new songs, an old favorite and a hymn.
The Dutch singer layers R&B, jazz and pop over hip-hop beats in his first-ever U.S. appearance.
The North Carolina band fills its rootsy music with unexpected instruments and clever ideas.
The band's music can be noisy and primal, but at the Tiny Desk it showed a different side.
It's our 500th show at the Tiny Desk, featuring The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach and his new band.
The National's Matt Berninger and Menomena's Brent Knopf team up in an intimate setting.
Will Toledo is a wordsmith with a vision, as well as a DIY sound that's still finely crafted.
Wolfe takes three songs from the metallic Abyss and makes them howl by their lonesome.
Performing solo, Folds performs three songs from his new album and two old favorites.
Bands don't typically get to play the Tiny Desk more than once, but Wilco is a natural exception.
The word-of-mouth star's sound is made by one big fat E-string and a rich, powerful voice.
Performed live at the Tiny Desk, the band's songs often tilt toward soul or rock danceably.
The Colombian band channels an unlikely inspiration: 1920s-era, guitar-driven jazz from the U.S.
The young Tennessee singer performs three of her spare, sad, simple songs at the NPR Music offices.
Watch the singer and violinist who stood out from 6,000-plus entries in NPR's Tiny Desk Contest.
In a short set that spans 50 years, the CSNY veteran's voice resonates and cuts to the core.
Singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi and guitarist Derek Trucks celebrate the blues, jazz and much more.
Hear the soul star and his band perform "Amen," plus three songs that have defined his career.
Watch Brun play three new songs, each of which speaks to newfound freedom and fresh opportunities.
The duo has a keen sense of mischief and a gift for honest, punk-infused, tongue-in-cheek pop gems.
Mothers' members chose a few of their slowest, most languid songs to perform in the NPR offices.
Ellen Kempner and her band perform tense and evocative songs amid the silence of a rapt crowd.
The Louisiana band takes gospel into the garage, and what comes out is fiery rock 'n' roll.
There are intimate moments of revelation in Clementine's immersive, breathtaking performance.
The most minute details become a grandiose spectacle in Holter's cosmic cabaret.
The band's punchy horn section, bluesy vocals and harmonica solos instantly demand attention.
Frampton brought some classic songs to the Tiny Desk. We couldn't help but sing along.
Emily Sprague performs three delicate songs with help from members of New York's Epoch collective.
Watch the sextet perform new music by David Lang, Bryce Dessner and Robert Honstein.
When you hear Monika, life feels good: The singer's performances and presence are simply winning.
With her intrepid pianist in tow, the violinist performs rowdy tunes that will leave you breathless.
Arocena's voice combines Aretha Franklin's soul and the sabor of Cuban music queen Celia Cruz.
The veteran jam-rock guitarist's dedication to his instrument is matched only by his imagination.
The Saskatchewan singer-songwriter performs three quietly affecting songs in the NPR Music offices.
Ellis plays thoughtfully stripped-down arrangements from his ambitious country record.
Watch the singer, guitarist and fiddler play three songs that reflect her many cultural influences.
For this performance of three new songs, Bird comes with a stripped-down acoustic band.
Watch the award-winning Irish pianist play traditional songs from the homeland.
Iron & Wine's singer performs three songs with the charming, inventive singer Jesca Hoop.
The band's music is playful and quirky — sometimes loud, sometimes gentle and always a trip.
The two highly decorated jazz legends could barely fit their instruments behind the Tiny Desk.
For Father's Day, watch the pianist play lullabies to his daughter, who nearly steals the show.
The country singer-songwriter has a rare gift for making any room feel warmly human.
A rock band from Beirut performs songs that mix hedonism and hyper-literate lyrics.
The saxophonist and pianist play three tunes that draw from their past while looking to the future.
Performing at the NPR Music offices, Adia Victoria's voice is powerful and direct, with no artifice.
Los Hacheros' members tap into the deep groove of Afro-Caribbean music that inspires modern salsa.
Valley Queen plays with nuance and depth, rooted in a California country sound.
The Canadian jazz multi-instrumentalist performs with some of the top young women musicians in Cuba.
There's a point when a jam is just a jam, but when a jam becomes a journey... man.
Porter's music can be serious and heartwarming, but it never loses its sense of wonder and delight.
The decorated producer seizes the spotlight with songs about how extraordinary it is to be ordinary.
Rubinos uses her Afro-Caribbean roots as a jumping-off point for inventive, provocative songs.
The Virginia musician writes songs that can be thoughtful, playful and powerful.
The singer, known for Woods and The Babies, performs carefully crafted songs with powerful lyrics.
Watch the genial violinist commune with nearly 300-year-old music for solo violin by J.S. Bach.
The beloved band displays its signature country-tinged rock and close harmonies in four new songs.
Joined by her Experiment In Truth band, the jazz singer performs songs from Sound Of Red.
Watch the invigorating, genre-busting bandleader, drummer, singer and rapper perform four songs.
An icon for modern and Latin jazz, the veteran performer continues to break tradition and innovate.
No overplaying, no frills, just great music and an artist who sounds thrilled to be playing it.
As a solo artist on leave from Girl In A Coma, the singer finds new ways to sound ferocious.
The band's songs exude muscular warmth, with lyrics that are both memorable and meaningful.
The 77-year-old blues and soul hitmaker returns to the spotlight with the aid of a 12-piece band.
The Alabama sibling duo's music can be hymn-like: plain but powerful, heartsick and hopeful.
You can feel the singer and poet's passion in every sharp, thoughtful, powerful, provocative word.
The genre-defying English singer-songwriter performs material from her first album in six years.
The world-famous entertainers retrofitted their instruments and confetti cannons to fit the desk.
Two A-list classical artists work up a sweat as they revel in the turbulent, tender music of Brahms.
The veteran rapper fronts an all-star band at the White House.
The Minnesota singer-songwriter achieves a nifty balance of intimacy and impeccable polish.
A striking mix of rock, hip-hop, funk, go-go and Brazilian sounds, fused with energy and humor.
The two songwriters celebrate the romance and vitality of the modern railroad.
The folk-pop band performs four songs from its shimmery new album, And Then Like Lions.
The long-running rock band holds a mirror to the hard realities of America right now.
The trio strips anthemic songs down to the essentials: just sisterly harmonies and acoustic guitar.
The self-described "accidental brass quartet" swims comfortably in jazz, classical and pop music.
The two Australians' chemistry is apparent the instant you hear their voices intertwined in song.
The Austin singer-songwriter showcases his high, lonesome voice and atmospheric storytelling.
Formerly half of The Civil Wars, White returns to perform three songs from his solo debut, Beulah.
The young quartet navigates smoke rings, alligators and the stormy fluctuations of the 18th century.
The Canadian pop duo crafts acoustic versions of pop anthems like "Closer and "Boyfriend."
On the morning after Election Day, Price sang three cathartic country songs loaded with new meaning.
Watch the New Jersey band squeeze four songs into a scrappy, warmhearted 13-minute set.
The R&B singer performs three funky, sexy, stripped-down songs from his debut album, Eldorado.
In the band's hands, East African music comes alive in a mix of tradition and contemporary sounds.
The rapper has spent the year on an extended victory tour. Here are the spoils.
The classically trained guitarist performs songs originally written for the kora.
The nine-piece band returns to the Tiny Desk to fill the air with fake snow and real joy.
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