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Sierra Ferrell: Tiny Desk Concert
By: Ann Powers I NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) – Sierra Ferrell is the May Queen of American roots music — no matter what month it is. For her summertime stop at the Tiny Desk, the… Read More

Tomorrow X Together: Tiny Desk Concert
By: Sheldon Pearce I NPR
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This video is part of the newly launched international version of Tiny Desk, a joint venture between NPR and LG U+, a Korean telecommunications and media company. All concerts — including the… Read More

Brandee Younger: Tiny Desk Concert
By: Mitra I. Arthur I NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) – NPR Music is celebrating Black Music Month with an array of brand new Tiny Desk concerts. Together, these artists represent the past, present and future of Black… Read More

Soccer Mommy: Tiny Desk Concert
By: Andrew Flanagan I NPR
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When Sophie Allison says to our friends and coworkers assembled around the desk, “We’re finally doin’ it,” she really means it. A little less than exactly three years ago, Allison… Read More

Winning Isn’t Everything: Tiny Desks From Standout Contest Entrants
Each year, one Tiny Desk Contest winner gets to play their own Tiny Desk concert. But we’ve discovered many more great artists through the Contest — and have invited a few of them to play here, too.

Sara Watkins: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
By: Bob Boilen I NPR
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The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music’s Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It’s the… Read More

Davido: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
By: Abby O'Neill I NPR
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The Afrobeats star performs four songs from his home in Nigeria for Tiny Desk’s Black History Month celebration.

Future Islands: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
By: Bob Boilen | NPR
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Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day on Wednesday, we hear from Ruth Cohen, an Auschwitz survivor, about her message to young people about the importance of the phrase: never forget.

Tiwa Savage: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
By: Abby O'Neill I NPR
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The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music’s Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It’s the… Read More

Yola: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
By: Bob Boilen I NPR
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The soulful British singer invites us into her temporary backyard in Nashville for a Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

Tame Impala: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
By: Bobby Carter I NPR
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Kevin Parker brings his “Tame Impala Soundsystem” to life in a Tiny Desk from Australia.

Bridget Kibbey: Tiny Desk Concert
By: Tom Huizenga II NPR
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The irrepressible harpist proves that the instrument can be as tempestuous as a tango, as complex as a Bach fugue and sing as serenely as a church choir.

Speaking With Musician and Public Speaker Gaelynn Lea
By: Emily Votaw
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“Someday We’ll Linger In the Sun” by Duluth, MN musician Gaelynn Lea has made many people weep. It’s a gorgeously constructed song, with Lea looping the sound of her violin,… Read More

Ohmme: Tiny Desk Concert
By: Bob Boilen I NPR
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These classically trained artists fill the NPR Music offices with shrieking, rhythmic noise that redefines what an electric guitar can do and be.

Watch The Great Tiny Desk Contest Videos We Discovered This Week
By: Clara Maurer I NPR, Elle Mannion I NPR, Marissa Lorusso I NPR, Pilar Fitzgerald I NPR
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Our judges are one week closer to picking this year’s winner! In the meantime, we hope you discover a new song or artist to love out of our favorite entries from this week.

OU Welcomes NPR’s Bob Boilen, Tank and the Bangas April 12
By: Emily Votaw
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NPR’s Bob Boilen will visit Ohio University on Friday, April 12 for the Scripps Visiting Artist series as a product of a partnership between the Ohio University Scripps College of… Read More

Big Boi: Tiny Desk Concert
By: Abby O'Neill I NPR
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The OutKast star performs “So Fresh, So Clean,” “The Way You Move” and his solo single “All Night” with the help of singer Sleepy Brown and an eight-member backing band.

Saba: Tiny Desk Concert
By: Rodney Carmichael I NPR
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Before embarking on a tour of Australia and Asia, the Chicago native brought the squad that helped make Care For Me one of 2018’s best — along with a very special guest.

GoldLink: Tiny Desk Concert
By: Sidney Madden | NPR
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The D.C. rapper brought quite the crew to his Tiny Desk performance.