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Tiny Desk Concerts - Video

419 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 849 ratings

Tiny Desk Concerts from NPR's All Songs Considered features your favorite musicians performing at Bob Boilen's desk in the NPR Music office. Watch videos from Passion Pit, The xx, Wilco, Adele, Phoenix, Tinariwen, tUnE-yArDs and many more.

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Episodes

Julia Jacklin

May 22, 2017 13:43 - 15 minutes Video

A restrained, whisper-soft Tiny Desk concert from Australian singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin with songs taken from her debut album Don't Let The Kids Win.

Troker

May 19, 2017 16:30 - 21 minutes Video

Mexico may not be known for its jazz, but the young lions of Troker are a promising hope to make the country and its capital city a destination.

Tim Darcy

May 15, 2017 13:35 - 13 minutes Video

Tim Darcy of Montreal band Ought brings his mysterious solo work, from the album Saturday Night, to the Tiny Desk. The record he says, was his chance to "get back to my roots, in my own voice."

Danilo Brito

May 12, 2017 15:28 - 17 minutes Video

Danilo Brito and his band brought their dextrous expression of choro music to the Tiny Desk, a long-established musical style that has its roots in the streets and backyards of Brito's native Brazil.

Aimee Mann

May 08, 2017 15:14 - 15 minutes Video

"This song is called 'You Never Loved Me' — it's another cheery, optimistic number," says Aimee Mann, introducing the second of four songs in this Tiny Desk Concert.

Peter Silberman

May 05, 2017 13:00 - 23 minutes Video

A strange condition hushed the life of Peter Silberman, resulting in what may be the quietest Tiny Desk Concert ever.

Avery*Sunshine

May 01, 2017 19:01 - 17 minutes Video

The gospel-trained singer showcased why she counts Aretha Franklin and Smokey Robinson as fans.

Antonio Lizana

May 01, 2017 14:45 - 18 minutes Video

The traditions of flamenco and jazz are disparate, but in the hands of a few Spanish jazz musicians, these two worlds commingle and find common ground.

alt-J

April 24, 2017 14:52 - 17 minutes Video

I have a self-imposed rule for Tiny Desk Concerts: No artist can visit twice unless there's something wholly different about what they're doing. alt-J was happy to oblige.

Chicano Batman

April 17, 2017 17:07 - 12 minutes Video

Chicano Batman comes with a sound that perfectly captures dark lounges, quinceñera dances, car shows and backyard parties.

Ljova and the Kontraband

April 14, 2017 13:27 - 23 minutes Video

Composer, arranger and viola player Ljova lead his Kontraband to the Tiny Desk for an eclectic swirl of Western classical, jazz, tango and Eastern European and Balkan folk music.

Sinkane

April 10, 2017 13:00 - 14 minutes Video

You can hear a great New York jazz band in the rhythms of Sinkane, but you can also hear the influence of Bob Marley and the hypnotic repetition of Sudanese desert sounds.

Tash Sultana

April 07, 2017 13:00 - 25 minutes Video

It's astonishing to watch Sultana's fluidity on her instrument, like a natural extension of her body. She also plays bass, saxophone, trumpet, flute and more, but kept it "simple" for the Tiny Desk.

Noname

April 03, 2017 13:00 - 15 minutes Video

The power of language to penetrate a difficult subject, and the power of performance to share that language, are the gifts Noname brought to the Tiny Desk.

Overcoats

March 27, 2017 13:30 - 11 minutes Video

Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell's vibrant vocal harmonies are set against an electronic backdrop that feels spacious and refreshing.

Delicate Steve

March 24, 2017 15:13 - 14 minutes Video

This fierce and lyrical guitar player writes playful instrumental music led by hooky vocals — but there is no voice, just the human-like twang of a glass slide on a guitar.

Sampha

March 21, 2017 13:00 - 15 minutes Video

A Tiny Desk Concert as intimate as it gets (that's saying something). Just Sampha, a piano and three heart-wrenching songs that seem to double as coping mechanisms.

Red Baraat

March 13, 2017 13:00 - 17 minutes Video

Red Baraat come to the Tiny Desk in celebration of holi, the Hindu festival of color and love that welcomes the coming of spring.

Tank And The Bangas

March 10, 2017 14:00 - 23 minutes Video

Tank and the Bangas' victory lap around the Tiny Desk was momentous, celebratory and deeply touching, with a flair and alchemy of styles that could come from New Orleans.