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Monday November 29, 2010

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Khaira Arby: Tiny Desk Concert

November 29, 2010 • The queen of desert rock arrived like international royalty to perform selections from her new album, Timbuktu Tarab. Watch the Malian singer unveil her stunning vocal chops.

Khaira Arby: Tiny Desk Concert

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Monday November 22, 2010

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Olof Arnalds: Tiny Desk Concert

November 22, 2010 • The Icelandic singer usually warbles her folk-flavored tunes in her native Nordic tongue. But her new record, Innundir Skinni, is her first to include songs sung in English. Watch Arnalds perform a lovely Tiny Desk Concert from the NPR Music offices.

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Friday November 19, 2010

Love Tiny Desk Concerts? Check Out An Even Tinier One

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All Songs Considered

Love Tiny Desk Concerts? Check Out An Even Tinier One

November 19, 2010 • Check out the new intern series "Tinier Desk Concerts." It's a play on All Songs Considered's much beloved Tiny Desk Concerts, performed at the desk of All Songs Considered intern Sarah Ventre.

Wednesday November 17, 2010

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The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger: Tiny Desk Concert

November 17, 2010 • Hear new songs by two down-to-earth people with their heads in the clouds: Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl. Together, they write dreamy musings on everything from dark matter to the pedestrian and mundane. Watch the duo perform songs from Acoustic Sessions in the NPR offices.

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Sunday November 14, 2010

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Sharon Van Etten: Tiny Desk Concert

November 14, 2010 • The music and voice of singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten are engineered to turn each listener into a weepy, vulnerable heap. In this lovely performance at the NPR Music offices, Van Etten plays a beguiling set of songs from her latest album, Epic.

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Friday November 12, 2010

Mito Habe-Evans

Hauschka Gets The Most Out Of 88 Keys

November 12, 2010 • German pianist Volker Bertelmann, aka Hauschka, makes music with his "prepared piano," wresting disruptive sounds from its 88 keys by outfitting the strings or mallets with objects such as ping-pong balls, aluminum foil and leather.

Hauschka Gets The Most Out Of 88 Keys

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Wednesday November 10, 2010

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Los Lobos: Tiny Desk Concert

November 10, 2010 • Los Lobos has proven time and again that a universal shared experience will always trump culture and language. This short set from the NPR Music office features something new, something old and something to dance to.

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Monday November 8, 2010

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Black Dub: Tiny Desk Concert

November 8, 2010 • At the NPR Music offices, Trixie Whitley and Daniel Lanois brought a variety of instrumental backing, including an electronic bed for the single "I Believe in You," only to ditch many of the accoutrements on the fly. The result is a gripping and revealing performance.

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Tuesday November 2, 2010

Rana Santacruz performs a Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR Music offices on September 17, 2010. Abby Verbosky/NPR hide caption

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Rana Santacruz: Tiny Desk Concert

November 2, 2010 • Santacruz's music is as magical as his persona. His songs are filled with fantastic stories of men who make a thousand women fall in love with him, and whose funerals cause a biblical flood of tears. In honor of the Day of the Dead, watch Santacruz perform in traditional mariachi garb.

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Monday November 1, 2010

Stephin Merritt's New, Magnetic and Polarizing Documentary

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All Songs Considered

Stephin Merritt's New, Magnetic and Polarizing Documentary

November 1, 2010 • Bob Boilen reviews the new documentary about Merritt, Strange Powers. He says the film will make longtime fans love the artist even more, while others new to his music may be left scratching their heads.

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Nick Lowe: Tiny Desk Concert

November 1, 2010 • Few musicians get better with age. Nick Lowe is an exception: At 61, Lowe is part crooner, part country and a little crotchety, but with a heart of pure pop.

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Thursday October 28, 2010

Linda McCartney

All Songs Considered

Video: The Making Of 'Band On The Run'

October 28, 2010 • Paul McCartney was looking for adventure when he made this record. So he recorded it in Nigeria, without a lot of his usual bandmates, in a shoddy studio. Bob Boilen gives a remastered version of the album a spin.

Monday October 25, 2010

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Stile Antico: Tiny Desk Concert

October 25, 2010 • There's nothing particularly funny about most 16th-century choral music, but the young members of the a cappella ensemble Stile Antico cracked themselves up the entire time they sound checked for this Tiny Desk Concert. But when the cameras started rolling, they were all business. Watch the 12-person ensemble perform in the NPR Music offices.

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Thursday October 21, 2010

Opinion

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The Best Week Ever For Black Girls

October 21, 2010 • NPR producer Veronica Miller says it's been a great week for girls of color. Two videos -- one with a muppet, the other by a budding child star -- are circulating the web and helping young girls celebrate their beauty and individuality.

Sunday October 17, 2010

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Hey Marseilles: Tiny Desk Concert

October 17, 2010 • These three songs, performed live at the NPR Music offices, benefit from a rich assortment of instrumentation: cello, viola, accordion, trumpet, snare drum, cymbal, tambourine, another gigantic drum and a pair of acoustic guitars.

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