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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Future Islands (Home) Concert

The Baltimore rock band became stars thanks to a stunning performance on The Late Show With David Letterman. Watch Sam Herring and co. perform four songs for Tiny Desk's quarantine series.

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Rokia Traoré (Home) Concert

January 24, 2021 • The Malian star headlined the final night of Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

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Elisapie (Home) Concert

January 24, 2021 • Elisapie is a resounding advocate of First Nations culture in Canada. Watch her set from Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

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Edwin Perez (Home) Concert

January 24, 2021 • Perez's up-tempo energy brought the party on the final night on Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

Martha Redbone: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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Martha Redbone (Home) Concert

January 23, 2021 • The Native and African-American singer-songwriter is known for her mix of folk, blues and gospel. Watch her set from Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

Rachele Andrioli: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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Rachele Andrioli (Home) Concert

January 23, 2021 • The Italian singer's Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST performance highlights her mix of old and new, of traditional music and modern technology

Aditya Prakash Ensemble: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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Aditya Prakash Ensemble (Home) Concert

January 23, 2021 • Aditya Prakash Ensemble highlights songs borne from South India's Carnatic tradition. Watch its arresting set from Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

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Vox Sambou (Home) Concert

January 23, 2021 • Vox Sambou writes and performs in Hatian-Creole, French, English, Spanish and Portuguese. Watch his one-of-a-kind set from Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

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Max Richter (Home) Concert

January 22, 2021 • Watch the composer, in a bucolic southern England setting, play six of his most tranquil, yet probing pieces.

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PUP (Home) Concert

January 21, 2021 • The Canadian punk band might have generated a noise complaint with this Tiny Desk quarantine performance.

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Nora Brown (Home) Concert

January 19, 2021 • The 10th grader with a preternatural skill for the banjo performed a set of Appalachian folk music for Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

Gabriel Garzón-Montano: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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Gabriel Garzón-Montano (Home) Concert

January 19, 2021 • An eight-piece backing band, dressed almost entirely in white, helps Garzón-Montano bring the music of his latest album, Agüita, to life.

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TH1RT3EN (Home) Concert

January 18, 2021 • Pharoahe Monch's fed-up rock band performs four songs for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

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Emel (Home) Concert

January 17, 2021 • The Tunisian-born singer capped the second night of our Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST virtual festival.

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Hit La Rosa (Home) Concert

January 17, 2021 • The band explored the many facets of Peruvian cumbia music for its Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST performance.

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Tiny Desk (Home) Concerts

Natu Camara (Home) Concerts

January 17, 2021 • The Guinean native mixed West African soul, rock and pop music for her Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST performance.

Minyo Crusaders: Tiny Desk (Home) Concerts

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Minyo Crusaders (Home) Concerts

January 17, 2021 • This Japanese band brought its country's antiquated folk music into the 21st century during Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

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DakhaBrakha (Home) Concert

January 16, 2021 • The Ukrainian rock band joined us from Kiev for a Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST concert.

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Sofia Rei (Home) Concert

January 16, 2021 • The Argentine singer-songwriter performed a three-song set from her Brooklyn apartment for Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

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Labess (Home) Concert

January 16, 2021 • 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.