This year, NPR Music is celebrating Black Music Month with an array of brand new Tiny Desk concerts — both from home and from behind our beloved Desk. Together, these artists represent the past, present and future of Black music. This month of carefully curated shows is a celebration of Black artists expressing themselves in ways we've never seen before, and of the Tiny Desk’s unique way of showcasing that talent.

Ashley Pointer | June 2, 2022
Attention passengers: Please make sure your seat belts are fastened and tray tables are stored away as Adekunle Gold is ready for takeoff. The shape of the Nigerian singer-songwriter's Tiny Desk (home) concert mimics a flight pattern sonically and energetically, starting off laid back and ascending to greater heights that'll make you dance and move your feet.

AG's career first picked up steam after the release of his debut single "Sade," a highlife cover of One Direction's "Story of My Life," in 2014; then, he released his debut album Gold in 2016. Three albums later, the Yoruba sensation's sound has evolved from highlife to Afropop.

AG filmed his (home) concert with his band in Los Angeles, inside a retro, faux airport terminal – home of AG Baby Airlines. Opening with "Sinner," a modern take on the Biblical story of King David and Bathsheba, the band's arrangement translates seamlessly live, with AG's smooth vocals complimented by violin and driven by steady, rhythmic drums.

Closing his set with the uptempo and jaunty "Okay," a reliable banger from his record Afro Pop, Vol. 1, AG explains: "It's such an energy giver — the people turn up, and we are about to turn up now." Embarking on his first North American Tour Catch Me If You Can, which has its first stop today in Boston — as noted on the AG Baby Airlines signage — "turn up" is precisely the correct term as AG Baby is letting you know that he may be bringing his signature soulful Afropop to a city near you.

SET LIST
"Sinner"
"Something Different"
"One Woman"
"Okay"

MUSICIANS
Adekunle Gold: vocals
Omar Perrin: keys/MD
Cam Griffin: guitar
Darius Woodley: drums
Clark Sims: bass
Lulu V: violin

CREDITS
Director: Robin Burke
Producer: Kristene Lew, Kat Boyd
Creative Director: Grace Hsiu
Producer: 1983 Creative
Director of Photography: Mikey Van Beuren
Camera Operators: Danny Corey, Kyle Messina
1st AC: Dima Shorin, Garrett Hoffmann
2nd AC: Natasha Abdul
Editors: Wolf De Burgo, Cole Benton
Gaffer: Adam Schaffer
Electric: Wesley Aharoni
Key Grip: Ryan Silver
Audio Engineer: Liz Robson
Assistant Engineer: Anthony Culpepper
Mix Engineer: Bakare Michael
Mix and Master Engineer: Mike Tucci
Truck PA: Herbie Finn Bailey De Vos
Set PA: Patrick Amirbehboody
Management: Elizabeth Sobowale, Ola Fowosere
Extra: Tyler Lazalere, Zoë Montano, Dionte Goodlett

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bobby Carter
Video Producer: Michael Zamora
Audio Mastering: Andie Huether
Animation: Kaz Fantone
Tiny Production Team: Bob Boilen, Josh Rogosin, Joshua Bryant, Maia Stern, Ashley Pointer
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann

#tinydesk #tinydeskconcert #adekunlegold

Jazz may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of The Juilliard School, but perhaps this series of Tiny Desks will change that. Tiny Desk and Jazz Night in America celebrate the 20th anniversary of Juilliard Jazz with three Tiny Desk concerts featuring performances by current students and alumni of the prestigious institution.

Nikki Birch | August 29, 2022
Clad in a fringed, royal blue halter suit, bassist Endea Owens and her band The Cookout were all smiles. Although she’s no stranger to the Tiny Desk (playing with Jon Batiste in 2020) Owens was giddy with excitement to perform her own music with fellow Juilliard alumni. She spoke about the importance of using her music to speak for the voiceless, and to build and enrich communities. She’s not all talk either — during the COVID-19 pandemic, the house bassist for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has hosted community cookouts, playing music for people in Harlem and handing out hundreds of free meals.

The first tune “Where the Nubians Grow” is a head-bobbing groove dedicated to her hometown of Detroit. With “Feel Good,” her fierce intro gives way to a catchy bass line that the band joyfully hopscotches over. Owens then dims the proverbial lights with “Love Cynical” a song that gives ballroom jazz with silky horn lines and a sensuous beat. Before we can get too cozy, the band erupts into “Cycles,” a dizzying showcase for horns and drums.

To close her shows, Owens always asks audiences to participate in affirmations allowing a continuation of the positive vibes. After a brief introduction of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” the band plays “For the People (In dedication to Taleshia Chandler),” another uplifting number. This Tiny Desk energized the whole room, each musician a master of their instrument. Owens joked: “We are all Juilliard alumni, so you can hear it in the sound.”


SET LIST
“Where the Nubians Grow”
“Feel Good”
“Love Cynical”
“Cycles”
“For the People (In dedication to Taleshia Chandler)”

MUSICIANS
Endea Owens: bass
Giveton Gelin: trumpet
Jeffery Miller: trombone
Zoe Obadia: alto saxophone
Lee Pearson: drums
Jonathan Thomas: piano

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Nikki Birch
Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
Director: Kara Frame
Creative Director: Bob Boilen
Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Editor: Kara Frame
Videographers: Kara Frame, Pierre Kattar, Michael Zamora
Animator: Alanté Serene
Audio Assistant: Natasha Branch
Production Assistants: Jill Britton, Alanté Serene
Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Ashley Pointer, Maia Stern
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann

#tinydesk #nprmusic #endeaowens

This video includes the full performance & everything Justin did at the Justice Tour in Trondheim Norway, August 7th 2022. (excluding one video on the screen).

thankfully you can't hear my singing on the videos which i'm happy for because i probably sounded awful and would've cringed at myself. anyways i hope you guys enjoy the video.

with special love yourself performance with Sam Tompkins.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro to the concert
3:25 Somebody
7:32 Hold On
10:23 Deserve You
13:35 Justin's Speech
13:50 Holy
16:50 Video Interlude
17:32 Where Are Ü Now Dance Intro
18:40 Mona's Solo Dance
18:55 Where Are Ü Now
22:40 What Do You Mean
26:17 Yummy
30:03 Justin's Speech
30:30 Swap It Out
34:40 Justin Brings Out Sam Tompkins
36:35 Love Yourself (with Sam Tompkins)
40:30 Off My Face
43:27 Confident
46:28 All That Matters
49:38 Honest
52:53 Sorry
56:35 Love You Different
59:20 Justin's Speech
1:00:23 As I Am
1:04:09 Ghost
1:06:38 Lonely
1:09:25 2 Much
1:13:03 Intentions
1:16:39 Justin's Speech
1:17:03 Boyfriend
1:19:31 Baby
1:22:47 Piano Jam (with Prayers)
1:31:42 Peaches Piano Solo
1:33:45 Peaches
1:35:18 Anyone
1:38:50 Stompstin
1:39:35 Justin Walks Off Stage

Tom Huizenga | November 15, 2022One measure of an artist’s popularity is how long it takes to book them for a Tiny Desk concert. In the case of British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, it took about three years. Granted, the pandemic got in the way, but ever since his 2018 breakthrough performance at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, he’s been -- needless to say -- in demand. Nearly 2 billion people worldwide saw his royal performance on television. At the Tiny Desk, Kanneh-Mason played for only a handful of NPR staffers, and the performance felt like a direct communication from his luminous cello (built in 1700) to our heartstrings. It was especially true in Kanneh-Mason’s own arrangement of “Myfanwy,” the mournful Welsh folk song the cellist first heard from his grandmother. Accompanying himself with left hand pizzicato, Kanneh-Mason makes his instrument sing like a sad old Welshman with a tear in his eye. Aside from his expressive playing, Kanneh-Mason excels at arranging pop songs for his instrument. “No Woman, No Cry,” one of his calling cards, explores the tender and bittersweet side of the Bob Marley classic. Still only 23, Kanneh-Mason’s stature commands the attention of composers. Last year, the fine young Brit Edmund Finnis wrote a set of solo preludes for Kanneh-Mason. The music reveals the cello’s many voices, from growling urgency to supple soliloquy to full-throated cry. While we can’t guarantee 2 billion views on our platforms, those who do watch this Tiny Desk performance will witness a rising young star who, whether he knows it or not, represents nothing less than the future of classical music.SET LISTBob Marley: “No Woman, No Cry” (arr. Sheku Kanneh-Mason)Edmund Finnis: Preludes I-III for solo celloJoseph Parry: “Myfanwy” (arr. Sheku Kanneh-Mason)MUSICIANSSheku Kanneh-Mason: celloTINY DESK TEAMProducer: Tom HuizengaDirector/Editor: Joshua BryantAudio Engineer: Andie HuetherAudio Mix: Josh RogosinCreative Director: Bob BoilenSeries Producer: Bobby CarterVideographers: Joshua Bryant, Sofia SeidelAudio Assistant: Hannah Copeland Production Assistant: Jill BrittonTiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Kara Frame, Maia Stern, Ashley PointerVP, Visuals and Music: Keith JenkinsSenior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann#tinydesk #nprmusic #shekukannehmason

This year, NPR Music is celebrating Black Music Month with an array of brand new Tiny Desk concerts — both from home and from behind our beloved Desk. Together, these artists represent the past, present and future of Black music. This month of carefully curated shows is a celebration of Black artists expressing themselves in ways we've never seen before, and of the Tiny Desk's unique way of showcasing that talent.

Bobby Carter | June 30, 2022
"We celebrate Black Music Month. This has been Black magic." Truer words may have never been spoken behind the Tiny Desk as R&B goliath Usher caps off our month-long celebration of Black music, highlighting a catalog chock-full of hits spanning 25 years. It's been over two years since NPR headquarters was abuzz with chatter of a legend in the building. After an early morning rehearsal for his set at the Something in the Water Festival in Washington, D.C., he made his way over to deliver an unforgettable performance.

Usher and his band, all dipped in black, set it off with an introduction over a funky horn-laced instrumental reminiscent of a Blaxploitation flick. They keep that groove going right into a reworked version of his 1997 breakout single, "You Make Me Wanna..." Twenty-five years later, Usher sits arguably as the king of R&B. Between 2000 and 2010, there was no debate whatsoever, with his string of records that included the biggest R&B album of the 21st century, Confessions.

What he's done in the vocal booth is only half of his claim to fame. The stage is where he's continued to shine as he prepares for the second leg of his Las Vegas residency. This loose and playful set touches on his many career phases; the crooning, the deeply personal, the club bangers and even the Tik Tok challenges indicate that he could just be reaching his prime. Recently, we've heard plenty of hot takes, wild battles and social media fodder about who sits at the mountaintop in the world of R&B. Usher Raymond has entered the chat.

SET LIST
"You Make Me Wanna..."
"Superstar"
"U Don't Have to Call"
"Nice & Slow"
"Confessions Part II"
"My Way"

MUSICIANS
Usher: vocals
Eric Bellinger: vocals
Vedo: vocals
Dmitry Gorodetsky: bass
Lemar Guillary: trombone
Brandyn Phillips: trumpet
Jay Flat: saxophone
Darek Cobbs: keys
Erick Walls: guitar
Ryan Carr: drums

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bobby Carter
Audio Recording & Mix Engineer: Josh Rogosin
Director: Kara Frame
Editor: Michael Zamora
Series Creator: Bob Boilen
Videographers: Kara Frame, Joshua Bryant, Michael Zamora, Pierre Kattar, Alanté Serene
Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer
Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Jill Britton, Joby Tanseco, Maia Stern
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann

#tinydesk #usher #BMM

Josh Rogosin | Sept. 1, 2022
As soon as the Queens saw the Tiny Desk, their excitement was palpable. After the initial flurry of selfies were snapped, the actors and band completely owned the room — enrapturing the audience of NPR staffers assembled.

SIX The Musical imagines the six wives of Henry VIII reuniting on stage as real-life popstars. Their "queenspirations" include Beyoncé (for Catherine of Aragon, as played by Khaila Wilcoxon), Miley Cyrus (Anne Boleyn played by Storm Lever), Adele (Jane Seymour played by Jasmine Forsberg), Lizzo (Anna of Cleves played by Olivia Donalson), Britney Spears (Katherine Howard played by Didi Romero) and Celine Dion (Catherine Parr played by Gabriela Carrillo).

SIX premiered in 2017 at the famed Edinburgh Fringe Festival and was written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss while students at the University of Cambridge. Since then, the show has become a global sensation — with six productions running concurrently. It won this year's Tony Awards for best original score and best costume design of a musical.

Opening night on Broadway was set for March 12, 2020. Just 90 minutes before curtain, New York theaters were ordered to close due to the pandemic. As the resident theater geek on the team, I pitched SIX for a Tiny Desk (home) concert once the show finally opened in the fall of 2021. Then it was announced that the musical would be at The National Theatre just a few miles from NPR HQ. Luckily, we were all finally back at Bob's diminutive desk recording bands, ready to welcome them. The rest, as they say, is herstory.

SET LIST
"Ex-Wives (Reprise)"
"Heart of Stone"
"Get Down"
"Six"

MUSICIANS
Khaila Wilcoxon: vocals, as Catherine of Aragon
Storm Lever: vocals, as Anne Boleyn
Jasmine Forsberg: vocals, as Jane Seymour
Olivia Donalson: vocals, as Anna of Cleves
Didi Romero: vocals, as Katherine Howard
Gabriela Carrillo: vocals, as Catherine Parr
Jo Ann Daugherty: conductor, keyboard
Valerie Maze: melodica, percussion
Janetta Goines: bass
Rose Laguaña: electric, acoustic guitar
Paige Durr: drums

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer/Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
Director: Kara Frame
Series Creator: Bob Boilen
Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Editor: Michael Zamora
Videographers: Kara Frame, Michael Zamora, Pierre Kattar, Joshua Bryant
Production Assistants: Jill Britton, Alanté Serene, Joby Tanseco
Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Ashley Pointer, Maia Stern
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann

Ann Powers | October 20, 2022
“How much does a memory weigh?” Leyla McCalla sings halfway through her Tiny Desk performance in a voice that feels like it’s floating in water – swimming, drowning, escaping, returning home – as it intertwines with the seaweed lines of Nahum Zdybel’s guitar. That question, from her ballad “Memory Song,” is central to the music she and her band offer in this sparkling, thoughtful set. This music originated within McCalla's theater piece about independent station Radio Haiti, Breaking the Thermometer To Hide the Fever, which she transformed into one of 2022’s most compelling albums. From the driving, danceable call to revolution “Dodinin” to “Nan Fon Bwa,” written by renowned guitarist Frantz Casseus and now a showcase for McCalla’s funky cello work, she and her band — all players deeply immersed in Haiti’s rhythms and songlines — enact a historical journey that honors a nation born in revolution and still fighting, despite unfathomable hardship, today.

McCalla’s parents immigrated to New York as kids, during François Duvalier’s murderous regime. “I’ve been curious about that period in their lives and Haitian history for a long time,” she says, introducing “Fort Dimanche,” which samples an interview conducted by Radio Haiti’s cofounder Michèle Montas about life within the country’s most notoriously brutal prison. The song begins quietly, led by McCalla’s circular banjo lines, then builds a dream of freedom through the rhythms of Markus Schwartz's congas and Pete Olyinciw’s bowed and plucked upright bass. Memory’s shape is latticework, delicate and non-linear, and McCalla’s songs honor its partial revelations with the grace of deep attention.

SET LIST
Dodinin
Memory Song
Fort Dimanche
Nan Fon Bwa

MUSICIANS
Leyla McCalla - vocals, cello, banjo, electric guitar
Pete Olynciw - upright bass
Shawn Myers - drums
Nahum Zdybel - electric guitar
Markus Schwartz - Congas

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bob Boilen
Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Videographers: Kara Frame, Joshua Bryant, Maia Stern
Audio Assistant: Natasha Branch
Production Assistant: Jill Britton
Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Ashley Pointer
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann

#TinyDesk #NPRMusic #LeylaMcCalla

Ashley Pointer | October 18, 2022
Warning: It’s hard to keep still when listening to the infectious music of effervescent R&B powerhouse Joyce Wrice. Side effects may include an intense head bop, the occasional stank face and a mean two-step. Wrice’s Tiny Desk concert is a stunning display of her talents, showing us where the San Diego bred, Los Angeles based singer has been and where she’s going next. Clad in all white and backed by a band wearing matching black Nike tracksuits and sneakers, they exude a vibe reminiscent of a family.

The concert commences with a sampling of her refreshing (and NPR favorite) 2021 debut album Overgrown, that established her as a major voice in contemporary R&B. Accompanied by a six-piece band of tasteful musicians, Wrice opens with a soulful live arrangement of “Chandler,” before smoothly transitioning into “Falling In Love.” That funky bassline you hear? Courtesy of the one and only Dernst “D'Mile” Emile II, who executive produced Overgrown and last graced the Tiny Desk for Lucky Daye’s concert in 2019.

We get a taste of Wrice’s new pop influenced EP Motive, which takes an energetic turn away from her more soulful debut. As she closes out the set with “Bittersweet Goodbyes,” and the Kaytranada produced “Iced Tea,” both written in collaboration with Mack Keane (who’s seen here holding it down on keys), we witness an assured artist motivated to make you move.

SET LIST
“Chandler”
“Falling in Love”
“Must Be Nice”
“On One”
“Bittersweet Goodbyes”
“Iced Tea”

MUSICIANS
Joyce Wrice: vocals
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II: bass
Branden Akinyele: drums
Mack Keane: keys, vocals
Christian Carey: guitar
D'anna Stewart: vocals
Astyn Turrentine: vocals

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bobby Carter
Director: Kara Frame
Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
Creative Director: Bob Boilen
Editor: Joshua Bryant
Videographers: Kara Frame, Joshua Bryant, Michael Zamora
Audio Assistant: Hannah Copeland
Production Assistants: Jill Britton, Alanté Serene
Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Ashley Pointer, Maia Stern
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann

#TinyDesk #NPRMusic #JoyceWrice

Bruno Mars Japan Tour 2022 at Tokyo Dome on October 26, 20220:05 Moonshine4:27 24K Magic7:56 Treasure12:42 Perm17:07 Billionaire23:59 Chunky27:34 That's What | Like (Kawaii!)35:17Versace on the Floor39:40 Kimio Tottemo Aishiteru41:09 Marry you46:20 Runaway Baby54:30 Piano Medley Fuck You Young, Wild & Free Sukiyaki Whenever You Call Talking to the Moon Nothin' on You Leave the Door Open1:05:30 When I Was Your Man1:11:10 Grenade1:18:09 Locked out of Heaven1:22:11 Just the Way You Are1:34:54 Uptown Funk#brunomars#ブルーノマーズ

Spelman & Morehouse Homecoming Concert
October 19th 2022
THE GREATEST HOMECOMING OF ALL TIME
My Special Set & Surprise Guest Didn’t Disappoint
I Brought Out Rae Sremmurd, Lil Yachty, Rubi Rose, PGF Nuk, King Combs, Lil Duval, Lakeyah, Hunxho, Trinidad James, Gloss Up, K Carbon, Slimeroni, Aleza, & Big Frank. Drake & 21 Savage Was The Icing On The Cake. Thanks To All My Guest For Coming On My Behalf. This Show Will Go Down In History. As The Greatest Homecoming Concert Of All Time

00:00:38 Out of Style
00:04:16 Dirty Rotten Bizkit
00:07:24 Turn It Up
00:08:42 Dad Vibes
00:13:49 Break Stuff
00:19:08 My Generation
00:23:41 Livin' It Up
00:32:44 Nookie
00:37:00 Hot Dog
00:42:20 My Way
00:48:50 Rollin' (With Fan on back up vocals)
00:53:51 Take a Look Around

Full FUTURE Live Set at Rolling Loud Miami 2022 [FULL SET]

Afrobeats Star Kizz Daniel Shutdown Dohq Qatar as he Performed to over 40 thousands fans in Qatar as part of Fifa22 world cup fifa fan festival
#kizzdaniel #Fifafanfestival #fifa22 #Qatar2022 #FIFA22 #WorldCup2022 #Nigeria #ghanaEntertainment #lagosnigeria #KizzDanielBuga #fifafanfestivalvolunteer #Worldcup #qatarworldcup2022

Lil Wayne First Weezyana Festival in 3 Years. Brings out Rick Ross and Cam'ron 10/29/22

⁣John 5 Live Full Set in Austin, TX, 4/28/22!

Karol G Live Concert 9/25/2022 Strip Love #karolg #Provenza #elella #anuel #reggaeton #colombia #latina before Bet Awards Weekend

⁣Release Date
December 1, 2022

Produced By
Chris Jedi, Gaby Music & Dímelo Ninow

Written By
Anuel AA & Bryant Myers
Copyright ©
Real Hasta La Muerte, Inc

Phonographic Copyright ℗
Real Hasta La Muerte, Inc

Distributor
Sony Music Latin & The Orchard

Label
Real Hasta La Muerte, Inc

Primary Artists
Anuel AA & Bryant Myers

Directed by Felix Aaron<br />
Framed by Julian Jonas Schmitt<br />
Produced by Sarah Zaza and Sabine Tatzgern <br />
Music by Faber & Goran Koč y Vokalist Orkestar Band<br />
<br />
Production: Annex Productions<br />
Production Assistant Dennis Schlaghuber<br />
1st Assistant Camera: Stefan Maitz<br />
2nd Assistant Camera: Andy Watzek<br />
Steadicam: Ioana Tarchila<br />
Gaffer: Alex Sprenger<br />
Colorgrading: Delfina Mayer<br />
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Audio produced by Fabian Isaak Langer and recorded by Stefan Schneider.<br />
Shot on Arriflex 416 and Kodak Vision 3, developed and scanned at Andec Berlin.

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