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Sid Sriram performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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Sid Sriram: Tiny Desk Concert

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

May 10, 2023
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Taraf de Caliu: Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2023

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Taraf de Caliu: Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2023

Taraf de Caliu are the last generation of "lăutari" that carry on this authentic traditional music from southern Romania, the music that defined them as one of the best gypsy bands in the world.

January 30, 2023
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Septeto Santiaguero: Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2023

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Septeto Santiaguero: Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2023

The group preserves and pays homage to one of Cuba's most important musical forms, with a vitality demonstrating that the septeto tradition is still fresh and alive in Santiago de Cuba today.

January 29, 2023
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  • Bob Boilen
Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2023: Septeto Santiaguero, Bia Ferreira, Moonlight Benjamin

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Tiny Desk meets globalFEST: Septeto Santiaguero, Bia Ferreira, Moonlight Benjamin

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

January 25, 2023
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  • Bob Boilen
Indigenous Taiwanese singer Abao, a member of the Paiwan community, in Taipei on Nov. 10. Over the course of a career spanning two decades, Abao's songs have topped the island's charts and she's racked up some of Taiwan's most prestigious music awards. Her popularity reflects the island's overdue recognition and awareness of Indigenous culture.

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One of Taiwan's biggest pop stars sings in an Indigenous language

Abao sings in the Paiwan language — not Chinese, which dominates Taiwan's pop music industry. Her popularity reflects the island's overdue recognition and awareness of Indigenous culture.

December 28, 2022
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  • Emily Feng
The Mexican band Son Rompe Pera, one of the highlights of the 2022 edition of the WOMEX festival.

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Three global bands to look out for, courtesy of WOMEX

A Mexican cumbia-punk band called Son Rompe Pera, a traditional singer from West Bengal named Rina Das Baul and a group from near Timbuktu called Al Bilali Soudan: three global acts on the rise.

November 23, 2022
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Unreleased in its entirety until now, Brazilian singer-songwriter Joyce Moreno's <em>Natureza</em> is a snapshot of the artist on her own terms.

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Unreleased for decades, Joyce Moreno's 'Natureza' is a snapshot of newfound freedom

Recorded with Claus Ogerman, Natureza could have made the Brazilian singer-songwriter an international star. Now released, the long lost album captures a turning point in her approach to music.

October 04, 2022
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  • Andy Beta
Angélique Kidjo performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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Angélique Kidjo: Tiny Desk Concert

The inspiring Angélique Kidjo graces the Tiny Desk for our 1,000th concert.

September 12, 2022
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  • Bob Boilen
Ludovico Einaudi performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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Ludovico Einaudi: Tiny Desk Concert

The Italian pianist and composer brings his emotional and reflective music to the Tiny Desk.

July 15, 2022
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  • Kara Frame
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NPR Music's 36 Favorite Songs of 2022 (So Far)

The songs we love from the first half of the year span a wide emotional and musical range, from wild percussive romps to raw pleas for empathy to Beyoncé's command to leave it all on the dance floor.

June 27, 2022
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NPR Music's 36 Favorite Songs of 2022 (So Far)

The songs we love from the first half of the year span a wide emotional and musical range, from wild percussive romps to raw pleas for empathy to Beyoncé's command to leave it all on the dance floor.

June 27, 2022
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NPR Music's 36 Favorite Songs of 2022 (So Far)

The songs we love from the first half of the year span a wide emotional and musical range, from wild percussive romps to raw pleas for empathy to Beyoncé's command to leave it all on the dance floor.

June 27, 2022
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  • GPB Newsroom
Indian musician and composer Shivkumar Sharman playing a concert in Pune, India, in 2009. Sharma died Tuesday at age 84.

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Celebrated Indian musician and composer Shivkumar Sharma has died at age 84

Reverentially known as Pandit ("teacher"), Shivkumar Sharma took the hammered dulcimer from humble folk instrument to classical concert stages around the world. He died Tuesday in Mumbai.

May 10, 2022
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
The Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha.

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Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha deliver an urgent message to U.S. audiences

This "ethno-chaos" group brings sophisticated music and strong anti-Putin messages to their listeners at home and abroad, as "ambassadors of free Ukraine." They're currently on a U.S. tour.

April 20, 2022
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
The Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha.

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Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha deliver an urgent message to U.S. audiences

This "ethno-chaos" group brings sophisticated music and strong anti-Putin messages to their listeners at home and abroad, as "ambassadors of free Ukraine." They're currently on a U.S. tour.

April 20, 2022
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
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