I'm not saying you should have a box of tissues nearby while you watch Carla Morrison's performance, but it came in handy for me. 15, Tiny Desk is celebrating Latinx Heritage Month with an 'El Tiny' takeover, featuring Jessie Reyez, Susana Baca and more musicians from all corners of Latinidad. As the resident theater geek on the team, I pitched SIX for a Tiny Desk (home) concert once the show finally opened in the fall of 2021. Originally from the West African country of Benin, the singer and activist plays a crucial role in spreading the music of Africa and the spirit of love in all that she does. Just to be here means a lot to me because I do watch NPR Tiny Desk at home!"Īs if it couldn't get any more emotional, Morrison introduces "Te Regalo" by introducing the object of her melodic affections, her husband and co-producer, Alejandro Jiménez. Usher blessed our YouTube feeds, Twitter timelines, and whatever other social media platforms we use nearly a week ago with an amazing Tiny Desk concert. Today we celebrate the 1,000th concert the Tiny Desk team has captured and published, and I cant imagine a more inspiring spirit to help us celebrate than Angélique Kidjo. This is the audio version of the podcast. Hear Wilco, Adele, Passion Pit, Tinariwen, Miguel, The xx and many more.
"I'm so emotional," she says through tears, "because it's been a long time since I've been touring and I took a really long time to come back to myself and to be able to sing again. Tiny Desk Concerts from NPR Music feature your favorite musicians performing at All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen's desk in the NPR office. The name Tiny Desk Concert is a double entendre that references Boilens old psychedelic band the Tiny Desk Unit, and that artists literally play at his desk.
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