The Roots Feat. Bilal: Tiny Desk Concert

The Roots featuring Bilal perform a Tiny Desk Concert on Oct. 19, 2017. (Claire Harbage/NPR) Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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The Roots Feat. Bilal

October 30, 2017 • Yes, it happened. Black Thought, Questlove and the entire crew packed in behind the Tiny Desk to perform a new song called "It Ain't Fair."

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Natalia Lafourcade

October 27, 2017 • The Grammy-nominated singer's Tiny Desk is an ode to a magical time in Mexican popular music.

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Japanese Breakfast

October 25, 2017 • For this Tiny Desk concert, Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner replaced her gauzy synths with a string quartet. The result is something to behold.

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Shabazz Palaces

October 23, 2017 • Hip-hop's otherworldly lot touches down on Bob Boilen's desk for some Afrofuturistic mind travel.

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The Perceptionists

October 20, 2017 • Watch hip-hop veterans Mr. Lif and Akrobatik team up behind the Tiny Desk.

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Thundercat

October 18, 2017 • Thundercat is willing and able to shape-shift to fit into just about any box you show him, but he won't stay in there for long.

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Hanson

October 16, 2017 • Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson just celebrated their 25th anniversary as a band. To celebrate, watch them perform three of their post-"MMMBop" career highlights.

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Randy Newman

October 10, 2017 • Watch the six-time Grammy winner go solo behind the Tiny Desk.

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October 6, 2017 • Landlady's music is more than sonic exploration, it's an adventure. The songs can feel a bit drugged-out – a bit high and full of curiosity – but never overly intoxicated or out-of-touch.

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Paramore

October 2, 2017 • Paramore captures the moment between rapture and its comedown. Watch the band rearrange songs from its sparkling pop album After Laughter.