Tiny Desk Intimate concerts, recorded live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.

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Intimate video performances, recorded live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen

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Labess (Home) Concert

This Algerian and Canadian band recorded its Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST set from Colombia and France.

Dedicated Men Of Zion: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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Dedicated Men Of Zion (Home) Concert

January 16, 2021 • Watch the North Carolina gospel band perform a three-song set for Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

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mxmtoon (Home) Concert

January 15, 2021 • The YouTube star performs five songs in her Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Edwin Perez, Elisapie, Nora Brown, Rokia Traoré

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Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Edwin Perez, Elisapie, Nora Brown, Rokia Traoré

January 14, 2021 • Our final night of globalFEST 2021 features salsa, First Nations music, Appalachian folk and a West African superstar.

Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Vox Sambou, Aditya Prakash, Martha Redbone And More

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Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Vox Sambou, Aditya Prakash, Martha Redbone And More

January 13, 2021 • Wednesday night's showcases blends the sounds of Haiti, India, Italy and the Indigenous people of North America.

Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Minyo Crusaders, Hit La Rosa, Natu Camara, Emel

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Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Minyo Crusaders, Hit La Rosa, Natu Camara, Emel

January 12, 2021 • The second night of our virtual festival features music from Japan, Peru, Guinea and Tunisia.

Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Dedicated Men Of Zion, Labess, Sofia Rei & DakhaBrakha

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Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Dedicated Men Of Zion, Labess, Sofia Rei & DakhaBrakha

January 11, 2021 • Our first night of live performances features music from Algeria, Argentina, Ukraine and North Carolina.

Jazmine Sullivan: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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Jazmine Sullivan (Home) Concert

January 8, 2021 • The R&B star celebrates her new album, Heaux Tales, with a Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

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Active Child (Home) Concert

January 6, 2021 • Patrick Grossi's heavenly voice is backed by a stunning view of the San Gabriel mountains in this Tiny Desk quarantine video.

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Sevdaliza (Home) Concert

January 5, 2021 • The Iranian-Dutch singer and producer performs four songs during her Tiny Desk quarantine set.

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Introducing Tiny Desk Playlists

June 5, 2020 • The best of NPR Music's Tiny Desk concert series.

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Cory Henry (Home) Concert

December 21, 2020 • The former Snarky Puppy keyboardist and bandleader performs a special holiday Tiny Desk for our quarantine series.

Celebrate Beethoven's Birthday With A Tiny Desk By Jan Vogler And Alessio Bax

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Celebrate Beethoven's Birthday With A Tiny Desk By Jan Vogler And Alessio Bax

December 16, 2020 • Join cellist Jan Vogler and pianist Alessio Bax at the "doctor's office," where they make the case for Beethoven as the liberator of the cello by playing music from his cello sonatas.

Borromeo String Quartet Celebrate Beethoven's 250th Birthday With A Tiny Desk

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Borromeo String Quartet Celebrate Beethoven's 250th Birthday With A Tiny Desk

December 15, 2020 • Members of the celebrated Borromeo String Quartet – playing it safe with masks – unlock the sillier side of Beethoven in music he wrote late in life.

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Jonathan Biss (Home) Concert

December 14, 2020 • To mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, pianist Jonathan Biss explores the solitary side of the composer in extraordinary music written after Beethoven became deaf.

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Ashley Ray (Home) Concert

December 11, 2020 • The Nashville singer-songwriter performs music from her celebrated album, Pauline, for Tiny Desk's quarantine series.

Hayley Williams: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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Hayley Williams (Home) Concert

December 9, 2020 • From the moment we pan out of a literal tiny desk diorama, a jolt of energy leaps from Paramore's Hayley Williams. Her home band includes Julien Baker and Becca Mancari.

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Chloe x Halle (Home) Concert

December 8, 2020 • The most exciting sister act in contemporary pop performs five songs for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.