Common At The White House: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Common At The White House: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert October 4, 2016 by BOB BOILEN • We’ve never done a Tiny Desk Concert that wasn’t behind my desk at NPR. But when the White House called and said they were putting on an event called South by South Lawn, a day-long festival filled with […]

Mac Miller: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Watch Mac Miller play “Small Worlds”, “What’s the Use? (Feat. Thundercat)” and “2009” at the Tiny Desk. Did you know you can watch new Tiny Desk Concerts on npr.org ONE WEEK before they go up on YouTube? Click here: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Follow NPR Music: Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic Aug. 6, 2018 | Bobby Carter — There […]

Wyclef Jean: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Wyclef Jean: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Nov. 6, 2017 | Bobby Carter — Wyclef Jean doesn’t get his just due. It was only after The Fugees had the world in their collective palms, and then disbanded, when we got to know his unadulterated abilities as a musician — his first solo album The Carnival […]

Oddisee: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

For new music, the latest Tiny Desk (home) concerts and more, sign up for the NPR Music newsletter, sent weekly: npr.org/nprmusicnewsletter Sept. 22, 2020 | Suraya Mohamed – In 2015, Oddisee visited the Tiny Desk with a drummer and a keyboardist. For his Tiny Desk (home) concert, he assembled his full band, Good Company, for […]

Ab-Soul: Tiny Desk Concert

Ab-Soul: Tiny Desk Concert This year’s Black History Month celebration at the Tiny Desk features a carefully crafted lineup spanning many genres, generations and walks of life. Each artist represents the best in their class and will be performing at the Tiny Desk for the first time. Bobby Carter | February 23, 2023 Hip-hop artists […]

Brittney Carter – Breakthrough (Tiny Desk Contest)

Brittney Carter – Breakthrough (produced by Disrupt and Heir Porter) Musicians: Arrington Porter, Joshua Xavier, Michael Myrick, and Just King. Filmed at The Chicago Place by Carlos Navarro and Patrick Abella Breakthrough | AVAILABLE NOW on all streaming platforms. source ,

Salaam Remi Reworks Classic Samples for Nas and Amy Winehouse | The Formula, S1E5

Salaam Remi Reworks Classic Samples for Nas and Amy Winehouse | The Formula, S1E5 Unlike most super producers, Salaam Remi doesn’t have an identifiable sound he loans out to various acts. He’s better known for mining a sound from each act he works with that, in turn, becomes their signature sound. He pushes artists through […]

The Free Nationals Feat. Anderson .Paak, Chronixx & India Shawn: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

[ The Free Nationals Feat. Anderson .Paak, Chronixx & India Shawn: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert This performance was recorded on March 4, 2020. We will continue releasing Tiny Desk videos of shows that had already been taped. In light of current events, NPR is postponing new live tapings of Tiny Desk Concerts. In the […]

9th Wonder On Sampling For Kendrick Lamar | The Formula, S1E2

9th Wonder On Sampling For Kendrick Lamar | The Formula, S1E2 Even though he produced three beats for “Duckworth,” 9th Wonder had a realization during our interview. Three samples, three genres, three generations– Kendrick Lamar intentionally wove “threes all the way across.” Watch the second season early at npr.org/theformula READ THE COMPANION ESSAY “Kendrick Lamar […]

Big Daddy Kane: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Big Daddy Kane: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Feb. 19, 2018 | Abby O’Neill — One of the greatest to ever bless the mic, Big Daddy Kane treated Tiny Desk to an office block party in the true essence of hip-hop. He performed a short set of classics, including “Smooth Operator,” “Ain’t No Half Steppin’,” […]

Rakim: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Rakim: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert June 25, 2018 | Abby O’Neill — It had been nearly a decade since Rakim released new music, but that drought ended Friday when the godfather of rap lyricism and one half of the revered duo Eric B & Rakim released a new song, “King’s Paradise.” The track was […]

Black Thought of The Roots: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Black Thought of The Roots: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 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 same spirit — stripped-down sets, an intimate setting — just a different space. _______________________________________________________________ April 8, […]