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Angélique Kidjo
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts - S15 - E93
The inspiring Angélique Kidjo graces the Tiny Desk for our 1,000th concert.
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts: Season 15 - 82 Episode s
15x43 - Currensy (Home) Concert
April 20, 2022
The New Orleans rapper gives a performance that features three key elements that make him who he is: cars, weed and, of course, music.
15x44 - S. Carey (Home) Concert
April 21, 2022
The artist performs four songs surrounded by household appliances and a handful of his closest collaborators.
15x45 - Feid (Home) Concert
April 22, 2022
The Colombian artist utilizes his full 15-minute set to depict an artistic and intentional musical image of his home and its rich sonic diversity.
15x46 - A Strange Loop (Home) Concert
April 26, 2022
The cast of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical cram into a booth at a New York institution for this whirlwind of a performance.
15x47 - Roger Eno (Home) Concert
April 27, 2022
Gentle music from the bucolic English countryside pervades this tranquil Tiny Desk (home) concert by Roger Eno, with a special appearance by his two daughters.
15x48 - Thee Sinseers (Home) Concert
May 2, 2022
The California band The Sinseers play a passionate and retro four-song set in this Tiny Desk (home) concert.
15x49 - Ron Carter (Home) Concert
May 4, 2022
Watch the legendary jazz bassist and members of his trio perform from The Blue Note's prestigious stage.
15x50 - Little Shop of Horrors (Home) Concert
May 6, 2022
Composer Alan Menken joins the cast of the off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors to celebrate the show's 40th anniversary.
15x51 - Aoife O'Donovan (Home) Concert
May 9, 2022
The singer-songwriter assembled her band at a New Hampshire bookstore for a set of warm folk-pop songs.
15x52 - ARC Ensemble (Home) Concert
May 11, 2022
Musicians from Canada's Royal Conservatory in Toronto introduce the spirited and overlooked music of Ukrainian composer Dmitri Klebanov.
15x53 - Buffy Sainte-Marie (Home) Concert
May 12, 2022
Buffy Sainte-Marie has always been a wandering soul with a fierce sense of direction. Watch her and her touring band perform four songs from across her long, innovative career.
15x54 - Fontaines D.C. (Home) Concert
May 17, 2022
Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C. delivers a four-song set from Chicago's Irish American Heritage Center.
15x55 - IDK (Home) Concert
May 18, 2022
The rapper gives a captivating, cool performance from his Los Angeles home for an audience of neighbors and friends.
15x56 - pH-1, Mndsgn and Audrey Nuna: AAPI Heritage Month Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
May 20, 2022
The Tiny Desk is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month withperformances from pH-1, Mndsgn and Audrey Nuna.
15x57 - Ada Lea (Home) Concert
May 24, 2022
In her Tiny Desk (home) concert, Ada Lea performs four sharply detailed and dreamy songs.
15x58 - Svaneborg Kardyb (Home) Concert
May 25, 2022
The Danish jazz duo perform an untraditional four-song set from the countryside in Djursland, Denmark.
15x59 - Alisa Amador: 2022 Tiny Desk Contest Winner
May 31, 2022
This year's Tiny Desk Contest winner performed the first Tiny Desk concert with an audience in over 800 days. It was a joyful, moving set from a captivating artist.
15x60 - Adekunle Gold (Home) Concert
June 2, 2022
AG is ready for takeoff. Watch a live set from the Nigerian singer-songwriter and his band inside a faux airport terminal in Los Angeles.
15x61 - James Francies (Home) Concert
June 3, 2022
James Francies delivers a poignant and powerful Tiny Desk (home) concert.
15x62 - Naira Marley (Home) Concert
June 8, 2022
The celebrated Afrobeat star performs an upbeat Tiny Desk (home) concert including several songs from his debut album.
15x63 - FKA twigs (Home) Concert
June 10, 2022
In the hallowed halls of London's St. Matthias Church, the innovative musician performs a cathartic set, including her new song "killer."
15x64 - Larry June (Home) Concert
June 16, 2022
Larry June is the indie-rap hustle personified. Though the Bay Area emcee has a prodigious output, his (home) concert reflects the comfortable, laid-back tone of his records.
15x65 - Ravyn Lenae
June 22, 2022
The genre-melding R&B artist Ravyn Lenae brings a funky, futuristic set to the Tiny Desk.
15x66 - Maverick City Music
June 23, 2022
The contemporary worship music collective performs behind the Tiny Desk, featuring a special appearance by gospel legend Kirk Franklin.
15x67 - Monica (Home) Concert
June 24, 2022
Monica delivers a vibrant vocal masterclass in this Tiny Desk (home) concert that spans decades.
15x68 - J'Nai Bridges (Home) Concert
June 27, 2022
The Grammy Award-winning opera singer performs a classical, jazz and gospel influenced set.
15x69 - Denzel Curry
June 29, 2022
From the moment the versatile emcee arrived at the Tiny Desk, the vibes were right. Watch a six-song set from Curry and a 10-piece live band.
15x70 - Usher
June 30, 2022
The R&B goliath caps off our Black Music Month celebration, highlighting a catalog chock-full of hits spanning 25 years.
15x71 - Essential Voices USA
July 1, 2022
Watch a world premiere performance of choral songs built on texts from important Washington women, from Kamala Harris and Condoleezza Rice to Eleanor Roosevelt, Elena Kagan and Abigail Adams.
15x72 - Maylee Todd (Home) Concert
July 6, 2022
Maylee Todd's sci-fi performance includes an appearance from the first digital avatar to perform a Tiny Desk concert.
15x73 - FKJ (Home) Concert
July 7, 2022
This performance from the French producer and multi-instrumentalist has all the shivers of ASMR with all the emotive joy of a warehouse electronic fête.
15x74 - Belle and Sebastian
July 8, 2022
The band from Glasgow gives a charming, magnificent performance of songs from its new album, plus a classic tune from If You're Feeling Sinister.
15x75 - Animal Collective (Home) Concert
July 12, 2022
The band Animal Collective performs a transfixing, unpredictable concert at MASS MoCA.
15x76 - Curse Of Lono (Home) Concert
July 14, 2022
The band, led by singer and songwriter Felix Bechtolsheimer, performs dark but beautiful songs from its evocative 2022 album People In Cars.
15x77 - Ludovico Einaudi
July 15, 2022
The Italian pianist and composer brings his emotional and reflective music to the Tiny Desk.
15x78 - Mivos Quartet
July 19, 2022
The Mivos Quartet offers a new, colorful piece by Henry Threadgill and music by Robert Honstein inspired by the shimmering light at the Arctic Circle.
15x79 - Big Thief (Home) Concert
July 20, 2022
The band plays a comfortable, playful set — including an unreleased song — from a house in Connecticut.
15x80 - Pigeon Pit
July 28, 2022
The folk-punk unit performs hopeful, shout-alongable songs about seeking freedom in the face of tyranny, exhaustion and everyday nonsense.
15x81 - Madison Cunningham
August 3, 2022
The singer-songwriter performs a selection of tracks from her forthcoming album, Revealer, that are alive with new sensations.
15x82 - Regina Spektor
August 5, 2022
Spektor performs songs filled with truth and whimsy from her astonishing new record, plus some old favorites.
15x83 - DOMi & JD BECK
August 10, 2022
The jazz duo known for dazzling, brilliant live performances delivered at the Tiny Desk, with a set of songs from its debut album.
15x84 - SFJAZZ Collective (Home) Concert
August 11, 2022
The talented cohort of jazz artists perform a selection of songs that reflect on isolation, social upheaval and hope.
15x85 - Andrew Bird and Iron & Wine
August 12, 2022
The two Tiny Desk veterans bring a spirit of serious fun to each other's songs.
15x86 - ADG7
August 19, 2022
The nine-piece band filled the room with joy and a sound that's unique in Tiny Desk history, mixing shamanistic ritual sounds with Korean folk songs.
15x87 - Endea Owens and The Cookout
August 29, 2022
The bassist and her band The Cookout perform a joyful, head-bobbing set of masterful jazz.
15x88 - Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet
August 31, 2022
Isaiah J. Thompson's compositions combine jazz's past and present to paint a beautiful portrait of its future.
15x89 - SIX The Musical
September 1, 2022
The Queens of the musical SIX reign over the Tiny Desk, enrapturing the audience of NPR staffers assembled.
15x90 - Juilliard Jazz Ensemble
September 2, 2022
The ensemble, composed of current students in Juilliard's jazz studies program, gives a performance that embodies a spirit of community and collaboration.
15x91 - Randall Goosby
September 6, 2022
The young rising violin star not only makes his instrument sing, he offers music by composers of color.
15x92 - JID
September 8, 2022
The East Atlanta emcee brings a serious attention to detail to this stripped-down performance of tracks from his new album plus some earlier career-defining songs.
15x93 - Angélique Kidjo
September 12, 2022
The inspiring Angélique Kidjo graces the Tiny Desk for our 1,000th concert.
15x94 - Allison Russell
September 14, 2022
Russell and her talented band embody healing community; watch a performance of songs from her astounding, unclassifiable album Outside Child.
15x95 - Omar Apollo
September 15, 2022
To kick off our Latinx Heritage Month celebration, Omar Apollo brings a mariachi band and a communal spirit to the Tiny Desk.
15x96 - Carin León (Home) Concert
September 19, 2022
A four song performance from the Mexican Regional artist captures a society in transition.
15x97 - Girl Ultra
September 21, 2022
The music of Mariana de Miguel is always changing — and her intimate, simmering El Tiny performance is an effortless flash of all she's capable of.
15x98 - Trueno (Home) Concert
September 27, 2022
The Argentinian rapper performs a set that feels like a meditation on the music and communities that have shaped him.
15x99 - Jessie Reyez
September 30, 2022
The Colombian-Canadian singer rearranges tracks from her new album and performs them with the assuredness of a true reina harnessing her vulnerability on stage.
15x100 - Susana Baca (Home) Concert
October 5, 2022
The Peruvian musician gives an intimate El Tiny performance befitting her status as a curator of folklore and culture of the highest order.
15x101 - Carla Morrison
October 7, 2022
The Mexican singer-songwriter gives a mesmerizing and emotional El Tiny performance.
15x102 - Tokischa
October 12, 2022
The Dominican musician reworks her songs in a melange of Latin American and Caribbean genres, subverting expectations and foregrounding unfiltered expression.
15x103 - Farruko
October 14, 2022
At his Tiny Desk concert, the rapper Farruko adapts his signature flow for a far more intimate setting.
15x104 - Joyce Wrice
October 18, 2022
Clad in white and backed by a six-piece band in all black, the effervescent R&B powerhouse delivered a set designed to make it difficult for anyone within earshot to keep still.
15x105 - Leyla McCalla
October 20, 2022
Drawing from her new album Breaking the Thermometer, Leyla McCalla and her band explore the weight of memory in songs deeply immersed in the rhythms, sounds and history of Haiti.
15x106 - The Crossing
October 24, 2022
Hear what's been called "America's most astonishing choir" sing brand new music by Shara Nova that looks at how we handle difficult emotions.
15x107 - S.G. Goodman
October 26, 2022
In Goodman's songs, music is a route to both survival and transcendence. Watch her perform three powerful tracks that confront grief and stump for understanding.
15x108 - Symba
October 28, 2022
The Bay Area rapper balances high-octane wordplay with crisp scene-setting in his Tiny Desk performance.
15x109 - King Princess
November 2, 2022
With her self-assuredness on full display, King Princess performs three stripped-down songs that mix love, lust and playful self-deprecation.
15x110 - NoSo
November 4, 2022
The former Tiny Desk Contest entrant performs three sentimental, compassionate songs from their debut album.
15x111 - Lizzy McAlpine
November 8, 2022
Lizzy McAlpine produces a quiet, cinematic set with just a few guitars and expressive vocal harmonies.
15x112 - Ezra Collective
November 10, 2022
The London-based group brought intensity and energy to its long-awaited set behind the Tiny Desk.
15x113 - The Lion King
November 11, 2022
The cast and musicians of The Lion King on Broadway spent their day off behind the Tiny Desk to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary.
15x114 - Sheku Kanneh-Mason
November 15, 2022
Watch the rising young cellist transform a Bob Marley classic, explore brand new preludes and unspool a weepy Welsh ballad.
15x115 - Horace Andy (Home) Concert
November 18, 2022
Horace Andy performs in his signature raspy, gruff tenor from the living room of producer Adrian Sherwood.
15x116 - Santigold
November 21, 2022
Santigold performs her genre-straddling R&B and electro-pop in a set that returns to her DIY, punk roots.
15x117 - beabadoobee
November 29, 2022
The songwriter's grungy dream-pop sound and sweet, sincere voice are perfectly suited to the Tiny Desk.
15x118 - The A's
December 1, 2022
The duo, featuring Sylvan Esso's Amelia Meath and Daughter of Swords' Alexandra Sauser-Monnig, gives a playful, fun-filled performance of sublime songs.
15x119 - RM of BTS (Home) Concert
December 2, 2022
The K-pop superstar and BTS member performs a set of solo material in front of a very impressive replica of the Tiny Desk.
15x120 - Stromae
December 5, 2022
The Belgian superstar's Tiny Desk is a portrait of a world-class showman at the height of his powers.
15x121 - Alex G
December 7, 2022
The cult-beloved Philly singer-songwriter plays a handful of stripped-down songs from across his vast discography, including songs from this year's God Save The Animals.
15x122 - Eliane Elias
December 9, 2022
One of the most respected names in Latin jazz gives a commanding performance behind the Tiny Desk.
15x123 - The Mavericks
December 12, 2022
The band is beloved for its live shows and masterful at bringing new fans into its fold — and its Tiny Desk gives us all a good idea of how it weaves that magic.
15x124 - Westside Boogie
December 14, 2022
The Compton poet's vulnerable music required minimal adjustment to fit into our space.
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts: All seasons
S0: Specials
19 Episode s
S1: Season 2008
10 Episode s
S2: Season 2009
30 Episode s
S3: Season 2010
60 Episode s
S4: Season 2011
83 Episode s
S5: Season 2012
77 Episode s
S6: Season 2013
68 Episode s
S7: Season 2014
85 Episode s
S8: Season 2015
84 Episode s
S9: Season 2016
91 Episode s
S10: Season 2017
98 Episode s
S11: Season 2018
128 Episode s
S12: Season 2019
111 Episode s
S13: Season 2020
179 Episode s
S14: Season 2021
137 Episode s
S15: Season 2022
124 Episode s
S16: Season 2023
128 Episode s
S17: Season 2024
62 Episode s