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Thursday

Lost In The Trees: Tiny Desk Concert
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Lost In The Trees: Tiny Desk Concert

Led by Ari Picker, who studied film scoring at Berklee, Lost in the Trees creates a cinematic blend of storytelling and strings. There's freshness and excitement to the music he writes, and that comes through in his arrangements of cellos, violins, tubas, French horns, guitar and more. Here, the band performs three of its new songs in the NPR Music offices.

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Monday

Eef Barzelay Of Clem Snide: Tiny Desk Concert
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Eef Barzelay Of Clem Snide: Tiny Desk Concert

Barzelay may be the most underrated songwriter in the business today, with a sneakily firm grasp on poignancy and humor, and his live performances convey a kind of awkwardly fidgety fearlessness. Here, he mixes old and new in a charming four-song set at the NPR Music offices.

Audio Only: Eef Barzelay's Tiny Desk Concert

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Wednesday

Alisa Weilerstein: Tiny Desk Concert
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Alisa Weilerstein: Tiny Desk Concert

The young cellist plays Bach with elegance, and takes listeners through the back streets of Buenos Aires with a gripping performance of Omaramor.

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Monday

Seu Jorge: Tiny Desk Concert
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Seu Jorge: Tiny Desk Concert

Many Americans know Seu Jorge as the melancholy singer performing mesmerizing David Bowie covers in The Life Aquatic. In his new project, with his band Almaz, Seu Jorge is far more versatile.

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Wednesday

R&B Artist Kem Returns With Melodies Unspoken

R&B Artist Kem Returns With Melodies Unspoken

The singer and self-taught musician, who recently visited NPR studios and performed songs from his new album Intimacy, talks candidly with host Michel Martin.

R&B Artist Kem Returns With Melodies Unspoken

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Tuesday

The Nels Cline Singers: Tiny Desk Concert
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The Nels Cline Singers: Tiny Desk Concert

The preposterously skilled and adaptable guitarist is best known for his nasty solos with Wilco. He's also part of the underground rock and jazz scenes, where he makes challenging, expressive music.

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Monday

Ana Tijoux: Tiny Desk Concert
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Ana Tijoux: Tiny Desk Concert

Tijoux is proof that hip-hop knows no boundaries. In this intimate performance at the Tiny Desk, the French-born Chilean rapper held a mid-afternoon crowd enthralled with her rhythmic flow and songs from her most recent album, 1977.

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Wednesday

Brian Courtney Wilson: Tiny Desk Concert
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Brian Courtney Wilson: Tiny Desk Concert

It's not quite right to suggest that Wilson transformed NPR Music's office into a church earlier this summer. It's more like he made us realize that church music can be played just about anywhere.

Audio Only: Brian Courtney Wilson's Tiny Desk Concert (Includes Extra Song: 'Believe')

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Monday

Tuesday

Peter Wolf Crier: Tiny Desk Concert
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Peter Wolf Crier: Tiny Desk Concert

The duo exudes sentiment, but with a tinge of fury. The music comes straight from Peter Pisano's heart: He says five songs came to him in rapid fire after a long songwriting dry spell. How that happened remains a mystery to Pisano, but he found a voice he never knew he had. Watch Peter Wolf Crier perform songs from its debut album, Inter-Be.

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Sunday

Frazey Ford: Tiny Desk Concert
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Frazey Ford: Tiny Desk Concert

Ford came to NPR for this Tiny Desk Concert — just her guitar and a cheetah jumpsuit — and lulled the office with four beautiful tunes from the album.

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Friday

We Can Dance, If You Want To: Alt.Latino's Weekend Mixtape

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We Can Dance, If You Want To: Alt.Latino's Weekend Mixtape

A mixtape to start your Friday night right, and keep the good times going until Sunday.

Rincon Sapiência “Musica Preta”

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