In her Tiny Desk, Tivel's empathy elevates her folk-based, jazz-touched compositions from mere stories to secular prayers.
Cast members, musicians, and the composer of the Broadway musical Kimberly Akimbo perform a Tiny Desk concert May 1, 2023, at NPR headquarters in Washingotn, D.C.
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The Broadway cast, band and composer assemble behind the Tiny Desk to share four songs from the touching new musical, which is nominated for eight Tony Awards.
Lewis Capaldi performs a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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If you didn't know anything about Capaldi before this Tiny Desk, the self-deprecating humor mixed in between gut-wrenching ballads will quickly catch you up to speed.
Karol G performs at NPR's Tiny Desk in Washington, DC on April 12, 2023. (Catie Dull/NPR)
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With a piano draped in spring flowers, Lara Downes plays a smart set of music, new and old, that offers the power of renewal.
Claudia Acuña performs a Tiny Desk concert Friday, March 17, 2023, at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Before his eclectic, high-energy performance, the singer and showman told the Tiny Desk team: "I'm not meant to be understood; I'm meant to be experienced."
The Beths perform a Tiny Desk concert Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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The New Zealand band writes sparkling indie pop underpinned by empathy. At the Tiny Desk, you can hear that support and camaraderie in the band's stripped-down arrangements and dry banter.
The Bad Ends perform a Tiny Desk (home) concert.
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