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The five-time Grammy winner has mounted two operas at the Metropolitan Opera, which until 2021 had never staged a work by a Black composer. Hear him discuss the future of opera with Lara Downes.
RAYE performs a Tiny Desk concert.
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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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It's hard to overstate the kindness and good-natured humor the U2 singer and guitarist brought to this set, where they performed reimagined songs from All That You Can't Leave Behind.
Andrew Combs performs a Tiny Desk concert.
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The singer-songwriter has impressed us with her Tiny Desk Contest entries over the last few years; at the Desk, she brought confidence, a sense of belonging and a brilliant set of songs.
Mama's Broke performs a Tiny Desk concert.
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Two musical cultures come together to create something that didn't exist before in this Tiny Desk performance.
Antonio Sánchez (right) performs a Tiny Desk concert with Bad Hombre band members BIGYUKI (from left), Lex Sadler and Thana Alexa Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, at NPRâs headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Sánchez observes the world with a drummer's sensibilities. Here, he and his pals in Bad Hombre explore the rhythm of language in a set of tracks from Sánchez's latest album.
Omah Lay performs a Tiny Desk concert Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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The singer and songwriter made a special trip from Nigeria to the Tiny Desk for a performance of his Afro-fusion hits.
Charley Crockett performs a Tiny Desk concert on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, at NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Ab-Soul's career is a prime example of how rap has grown over the past 50 years. For his Tiny Desk set, he hand-picked a live band and gave a display of raw honesty and next-level lyricism.
Tamela Mann performs a Tiny Desk concert.
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