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5 Tiny Desk Concerts That Will Literally Make You Cry

Julien Baker performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Oct. 16, 2017 (Jennifer Kerrigan/NPR). Jennifer Kerrigan/NPR hide caption

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Julien Baker

Julien Baker's Turn Out The Lights brought her much-deserved critical acclaim and wider attention in 2017. Before its release we asked her to make a rare return to the Tiny Desk for something special.

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Yusuf/Cat Stevens

Nearly 50 years after his first album, the singer-songwriter performs two new songs and two classics: "The First Cut Is the Deepest" and "Father and Son."

Bernie and the Believers Featuring essence perform a Tiny Desk Concert on Oct. 16, 2018 (Cameron Pollack/NPR). Cameron Pollack/NPR hide caption

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Bernie And The Believers Feat. Essence

The story of Bernie and the Believers is the story of Bernie Dalton's diagnosis of Lou Gehrig's disease and compassionate friends making his dream come true and his songs come to life.

Rev. Sekou and the Seal Breakers perform a Tiny Desk Concert on June 13, 2018. Eric Lee/NPR hide caption

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Rev. Sekou And The Seal Breakers

Rev. Sekou and the Seal Breakers gave one of the most rousing Tiny Desks we've ever had, opening with one question: "Do you want to get free?"

Barbara Hannigan performs a Tiny Desk concert on Nov. 15, 2017 (Jennifer Kerrigan/NPR). Jennifer Kerrigan/NPR hide caption

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Barbara Hannigan

Eavesdrop on a beautiful recital of German songs from fin de siècle Vienna, when music was transitioning from the swells of romanticism to the uncharted waters of modernism.