Season 2023

2023-01-03 · 15m

The band creates a surreal atmosphere at the Tiny Desk, reimagining the sonically adventurous sounds of A Light for Attracting Attention.

2023-01-06 · 20m

The young proponent of traditional music brought a talented band, his astonishing imagination and a selection of what he calls "Black folk music from the future" to the Tiny Desk.

2023-01-10 · 16m

The English singer-songwriter and her band give a cathartic, playful performance at the Tiny Desk.

2023-01-12 · 19m

Watch the pianist, who's been called "a performer of near-superhuman prowess," play a smart set that spans six centuries.

2023-01-18 · 20m

Sophie Allison and crew finally, after a three-year delay, make their Tiny Desk debut in a lovingly performed set.

2023-01-24 · 14m

For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.

2023-01-24 · 17m

For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.

2023-01-24 · 19m

For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.

2023-01-25 · 14m

For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.

2023-01-25 · 19m

For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.

2023-01-25 · 16m

For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.

2023-01-26 · 11m

For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.

2023-01-26 · 17m

For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.

2023-01-26 · 15m

For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.

2023-01-31 · 17m

The brothers' Tiny Desk performance is the perfect, slow-burning introduction to their music.

2023-02-01 · 21m

NPR Music's Tiny Desk series kicks off a celebration of Black History Month with this stunning performance from Lady Wray.

2023-02-07 · 23m

Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have been offering life lessons to their fervent fans for nearly four decades; here, they play a set of stone-cold classics, including "Closer to Fine."

2023-02-10 · 23m

NPR Music's Tiny Desk series continues a celebration of Black History Month with this set from Lee Fields.

2023-02-13 · 11m

One of the most sought after producers in music brings a trio of familiar voices to the Tiny Desk.

2023-02-15 · 17m

Britanny Fousheé is not an artist who can be boxed in. In her Tiny Desk set, she flexes her eclectic artistry and vocal — and emotional — range.

2023-02-17 · 18m

The trumpeter brings his unmistakably chill attitude and determination to expand the sound of jazz to this stripped-down Tiny Desk set.

2023-02-20 · 21m

It's impossible to tell the history of Black people in America without the gospel, and Tamela Mann represented at NPR headquarters.

2023-02-23 · 20m

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.

2023-02-24 · 17m

In his vintage Stetson, the Texas troubadour performed a set of songs that find new meaning in familiar country, folk and blues forms.

2023-02-28 · 18m

The singer and songwriter made a special trip from Nigeria to the Tiny Desk for a performance of his Afro-fusion hits.

2023-03-02 · 26m

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.

2023-03-06 · 19m

Two musical cultures come together to create something that didn't exist before in this Tiny Desk performance.

2023-03-08 · 17m

The duo performs a set of dark yet hopeful songs filled with haunting harmonies and unique rhythms.

2023-03-09 · 16m

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.

2023-03-15 · 16m

Watch the restless singer-songwriter in a set of penetrating new tunes, capped with a breathtaking love song.

2023-03-17 · 21m

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.

2023-03-20 · 19m

Tye Tribbett brings his high energy praise music to the Tiny Desk in a set of six inspiring songs.

2023-03-22 · 16m

Andress writes songs that have a way of digging up clear-headed truths; here, she performs three tracks from across her catalog.

2023-03-24 · 18m

This magical, four-song set is an Athens, Ga., insider's dream.

2023-03-28 · 22m

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.

2023-03-31 · 22m

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."

2023-04-05 · 21m

The drummer, singer and producer gives a virtuosic display of musicianship, lyricism and artistic innovation at the Tiny Desk.

2023-04-07 · 15m

The rap icon treated fans to an epic set featuring the best of her sprawling discography.

2023-04-10 · 27m

The electronic producer and songwriter moves seamlessly in this jam-packed Tiny Desk.

2023-04-12 · 21m

A long time coming, the South London-bred singer-songwriter performs at the Desk with the confidence of a veteran vocal powerhouse.

2023-04-17 · 17m

The Chilean jazz vocalist makes a lasting impression at the Tiny Desk.

2023-04-21 · 19m

With a piano draped in spring flowers, Lara Downes plays a smart set of music, new and old, that offers the power of renewal.

2023-04-26 · 12m

With a who's who of forward-thinking guitarists, Bill Orcutt brings his ecstatic minimalism to the Tiny Desk.

2023-04-28 · 16m

Slow-rolling through four tracks, Cuco seamlessly blends the soul of chicano ballads and the smooth energy of soft rock.

2023-05-02 · 17m

The distinguished saxophonist pushes the boundaries of modern jazz in his expressive Tiny Desk performance.

2023-05-03 · 25m

The minimalist English octet stresses a communal spirit in its Tiny Desk performance.

2023-05-10 · 24m

The India-born, California-raised musician melds Carnatic music, R&B and soul in his Tiny Desk set.

2023-05-12 · 17m

In its Tiny Desk performance, the trio makes music strictly for the moment — creating a shared language in real time.

2023-05-15 · 17m

The Colombian singer and global superstar shines brighter than ever in this surprising Tiny Desk performance from last May.

2023-05-17 · 19m

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.

2023-05-19 · 21m

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.

2023-05-22 · 21m

In her Tiny Desk, Tivel's empathy elevates her folk-based, jazz-touched compositions from mere stories to secular prayers.

2023-05-26 · 17m

The singer and rapper displays the subtle breadth of his music in this Tiny Desk (home) concert.

2023-05-30 · 18m

2023's Tiny Desk Contest unique, winning band performs a range of emotional and creative songs.

2023-05-31 · 19m

The Indonesian artist Nicole Zefanya brings a tiny toy piano and sleek songs to this Tiny Desk debut.

2023-06-02 · 17m

The band's Tiny Desk performance featured songs that leaned right into its incalculability.

2023-06-05 · 30m

The old-school funk and R&B artist tells a tale of "two Charlies" in his Tiny Desk performance.

2023-06-09 · 30m

The singer, songwriter and producer brought his timeless love songs to the Tiny Desk.

2023-06-14 · 18m

The veteran R&B scholar turns NPR's modest venue into "the big, nasty Desk" in his performance.

2023-06-16 · 25m

The producer, songwriter and musical director to the stars performed a multi-genre celebration of Black music.

2023-06-20 · 18m

Everything in this Tiny Desk performance is unapologetically New Orleans.

2023-06-22 · 22m

The artist's Tiny Desk proves how far the sounds of West Africa have influenced the U.S. and, more implicitly, just how much the music defies catch-all labels like 'Afrobeats.'

2023-06-23 · 16m

At the Tiny Desk, the pop trio preached the importance of joyful revolution.

2023-06-26 · 17m

The 14-piece Los Angeles-based ensemble's performance of music by Julius Eastman is nothing less than an exuberant house party unto itself.

2023-06-28 · 20m

In her stunning Tiny Desk, the artist demonstrates her ability to showcase all sides of the harp, from an instrument in classical music to contemporary pop.

2023-06-30 · 28m

The viral tweets were real — it's finally here: one of the most rambunctious experiences at the Tiny Desk.

2023-07-05 · 22m

With members hailing from Cuba, Senegal and Venezuela, this Tiny Desk is a truly international musical experience.

2023-07-07 · 18m

The eccentric, fictional salsa band pulls the Tiny Desk audience into the realm of the imaginary.

2023-07-11 · 21m

The Irish singer brings a plaintive, pensive atmosphere to the Tiny Desk.

2023-07-13 · 19m

The Portuguese guitarist brings listeners into her journey of heartbreak.

2023-07-14 · 18m

The widely acclaimed pianist serves up nearly 200-year-old music by Chopin mixed with a contemporary work that looks back in time.

2023-07-17 · 20m

For nearly four decades, the band has terrorized planet Earth with its raucous stage shows, raunchy metal songs and grotesque satire. GWAR finally came to destroy the Tiny Desk, once and for all.

2023-07-18 · 17m

The duo bring their twisted musical sense of humor, honed for over 50 years, to the Tiny Desk.

2023-07-20 · 30m

The pioneering hip-hop group rolled into NPR headquarters with a horn section to play five funky tracks.

2023-07-24 · 17m

The Puerto Rican vocalist brings her distinctive songs of desire and longing to the Tiny Desk.

2023-07-27 · 16m

Shifting from English to French to Guro, Peter One brings his passion-filled songs about his storied past to the Tiny Desk.

2023-08-02 · 19m

The Nigerian-born, London-based artist gave us everything at his Tiny Desk.

2023-08-04 · 19m

In the hands of Colombian musician, the accordion is both a melodic and rhythmic wonder.

2023-08-08 · 28m

The artist, whose world encompasses rap, clothing, fitness, food and more, performs funky, reinterpreted highlights from his discography in his Tiny Desk.

2023-08-11 · 15m

The boundary-pushing dance pop group delivers a performance awash in upbeat and optimistic melody.

2023-08-15 · 18m

One of the world's biggest stars performs a few of the world's biggest songs at the Tiny Desk.

2023-08-17 · 15m

The Spanish artist dances along the border of tradition and modernity in his Tiny Desk performance.

2023-08-18 · 20m

The intrepid champion of new music turns her attention to female composers, offering a sampler of works by women across four centuries, including a favorite of Louis XIV and an Ethiopian nun.

2023-08-24 · 18m

The family trio belt out songs of lost love and longing in their Tiny Desk performance.

2023-08-30 · 20m

This unpredictable, funky set showcases the distinctive creative interplay between each player's personality.

2023-08-31 · 17m

The clever rock band delivers a performance 10 years in the making.

2023-09-05 · 19m

In her Tiny Desk performance, the singer filled the room with a stunning vocal performance, her positive spirit and light radiating throughout the entire room.

2023-09-07 · 19m

The thoughtful violinist makes a set of contemplative music, including a piece by Philip Glass, sing sweetly on her $16 million instrument.

2023-09-08 · 23m

The Japanese composer delivers a highly energetic and joyful Tiny Desk set.

2023-09-13 · 23m

The singer-songwriter's vocals soar in this beautifully simple Tiny Desk performance.

2023-09-14 · 11m

The K-pop superstar and BTS member performs three love songs from his new album.

2023-09-19 · 21m

The Venezuelan group brings its infectious energy and beach-infused sound to the Tiny Desk.

2023-09-21 · 25m

Broadway stars Alyssa Fox and McKenzie Kurtz defy gravity, accompanied by composer Stephen Schwartz to celebrate 20 years of Wicked.

2023-09-22 · 16m

J Noa came to the Tiny Desk to show the world what a girl from her barrio is capable of.

2023-09-27 · 22m

The Chicano singer brings a grounded sense of reflection to the Tiny Desk.

2023-09-29 · 21m

The singer's Tiny Desk performance is a joy to behold.

2023-10-04 · 18m

Alex Cuba weaves evocative imagery into musical arrangements that conjure his native country.

2023-10-06 · 15m

Antillano shows why she's one of the most exciting voices in Latin trap and reggaeton right now.

2023-10-10 · 18m

Haters may say it's AutoTune, but when Caroline Polachek sings live, it's clear that the impressive range and control you're hearing is all her.

2023-10-11 · 25m

"La Caballota" herself gives a performance for the girls.

2023-10-13 · 21m

The stripped down sound of some of Becky G's biggest hits offered a rare view of her artistry.

2023-10-16 · 30m

If there was ever an artist the word "legend" applies to, it would be Smokey Robinson.

2023-10-20 · 22m

The Colombian superestrella brought his mesmerizing vocals and a few proud tears to the Tiny Desk.

2023-10-23 · 17m

The R&B singer performs a set of his most beloved musical moments.

2023-10-24 · 18m

The two artists perform a set of music full of yearning, joy and history.

2023-10-26 · 30m

As the ringleader of the CHIC experience, Rodgers crams a lifetime's worth of nightlife into every strum of his guitar.

2023-10-30 · 20m

The Indian jazz fusion band stops by the Tiny Desk for a historical performance.

2023-11-01 · 19m

The British singer-songwriter articulates relatable emotions in ways a mere layman couldn't imagine.

2023-11-03 · 23m

In our very first tap dancing Tiny Desk, the artists created an experience so unexpectedly fresh and suffused with joy, it moved some to tears and others to cheer for more.

2023-11-06 · 24m

In one of its very final performances ever, the durable and beloved string quartet says farewell with music by Beethoven, Walker and Ravel.

2023-11-08 · 20m

Samia's set provides a stunning showcase for her charisma, vocal talent and deftly detailed lyricism.

2023-11-10 · 23m

The Chicago-bred emcee-activist performs some revolutionary raps from her third album Sundial.

2023-11-13 · 21m

At the Tiny Desk, the guitarist plays quiet, gentle melodies inspired by his Texas panhandle home.

2023-11-15 · 21m

The renowned Portuguese guitarist bridges centuries of history with immaculate playing.

2023-11-17 · 17m

In her Tiny Desk performance, the artist lives on her own artistic plane — inviting listeners to take their time to fully join her.

2023-11-20 · 23m

Songwriting team Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally take us on a musical journey from Nashville to Broadway with their musical, Shucked.

2023-11-22 · 17m

The singer-songwriter performs songs that swoon at the wonders of love, but also deep partnership.

2023-11-27 · 12m

The standout group of K-pop's fourth generation is in their element in this Tiny Desk Korea performance.

2023-11-29 · 23m

The artist returns to the Tiny Desk for a full circle moment of a performance.

2023-12-01 · 28m

The Tiny Desk blooms with the stanzas, sounds and legacy of jazz poetry.

2023-12-04 · 17m

The Radiohead drummer performs three songs with a mix of deep warmth and wry, self-effacing modesty.

2023-12-07 · 18m

Bob Boilen's favorite Hanukkah tradition graces the Tiny Desk for fun-filled songs about latkes and gelt.

2023-12-11 · 18m

The singer-songwriter brings a handful of searing cuts from her sophomore album, GUTS, to the Tiny Desk.

2023-12-13 · 19m

The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter brings her modern jazz-pop love songs to the Tiny Desk.

2023-12-15 · 13m

The band's recreation of its billowy, shoegaze-y sound lights up the Tiny Desk.

2023-12-18 · 31m

The rapper's performance radiates with his decadeslong passion as an emcee and producer.

2023-12-20 · 21m

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert bandleader believes that live music builds community. At the Tiny Desk, Cato captivates.

2023-12-22 · 24m

Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford lead the Broadway cast, complete with Tiny Desk-sized orchestrations by Stephen Sondhiem's longtime collaborator, Jonathan Tunick.