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PinkPantheress: Tiny Desk Concert
Zayrha Rodriguez

PinkPantheress

For the chronically online, PinkPantheress has become a soundtrack, vision board and guide. Backed by a band (and sans autotune), the pop star swaps out glitched-out samples for guitar riffs and softer, jazzier moments.

Mustafa performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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Mustafa

For the Sudanese Canadian artist, tenderness is a radical act. Mustafa, along with a choir of Sudanese women, performs heart-wrenchingly beautiful songs about his community.

Ty Segall: Tiny Desk Concert
Grace Raver

Ty Segall

Ty Segall pushed the limits of the space with stadium-sized vibes, resulting in some of the most glorious shredding you'll ever see at the Tiny Desk.

Guster, an American alternative rock band, performs at NPR’s Tiny Desk in Washington, DC on July 28, 2025. Credit: Maansi Srivastava/NPR

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Guster

Guster always finds new ways to weave sonic landscapes, tell meaningful stories and deeply engage with its fan base.

Nduduzo Makhathini: Tiny Desk Concert
Alanté Serene

Nduduzo Makhathini

The South African pianist and Zulu healer guides us through a meditation on stillness and an invocation of Blackness.

Omar performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR Music in Washington, D.C.

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Omar

Dressed to the nines and wearing his signature high-top locs, the British soul singer performs highlights from his timeless catalog.

Mekons: Tiny Desk Concert
Alanté Serene

Mekons

The world is doomed, but at least we've got the Mekons. The British punk band rumbles through its down-but-not-defeated songs with rowdy defiance.

MIKE performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR Music in Washington, D.C.

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MIKE

The Brooklyn-based rapper reimagines his music with a star-studded band and teary-eyed gratitude.

River Tiber performs a Tiny Desk Concert July 11, 2025, at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C.

River Tiber performs a Tiny Desk Concert July 11, 2025, at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. Michael Zamora hide caption

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River Tiber

River Tiber's Tiny Desk is a brilliant game of musical chairs. Band members frequently trade instruments mid-song, pushing the boundaries of what can happen in this small space.

Sierra Hull performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR Music in Washington, D.C.

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Sierra Hull

The mandolin virtuoso captivates with her deep storytelling and incredibly fast fingerpicking.

Sasha Keable performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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Sasha Keable

The music is raw and her delivery brash, but Sasha Keable's effortless power and range sets the British Colombian R&B singer-songwriter apart.

PUP: Tiny Desk Concert
Grace Raver

PUP

Existential dread never sounded more joyful or uplifting than it does in the hands of PUP. The Canadian pop-punk group confronts world-weary discontent with deadpan humor, hard-earned wisdom and a lot of heart.

Rusowsky performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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Rusowsky

The Spanish producer has built a career, thus far, on making other people's authenticity shine. In this Tiny Desk, Rusowsky's soul is revealed for the first time.

ANOHNI and the Johnsons: Tiny Desk Concert
Elizabeth Gillis

ANOHNI and the Johnsons

The provocative singer and her sublime band give a soul-searching performance in songs that require us to look within ourselves.

Bloc Party: Tiny Desk Concert
Alanté Serene

Bloc Party

From the party anthem "Banquet" to the quiet "Blue," the English rock band spans its catalog at the Tiny Desk.

The Clipse perform a Tiny Desk concert June 20, 2025, at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C.

The Clipse perform a Tiny Desk concert June 20, 2025, at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. Michael Zamora hide caption

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Clipse

The hip-hop duo delivers its best live performance ever recorded and one of the hardest Tiny Desks of all time.

Wet Leg: Tiny Desk Concert
Zayhra Rodriguez

Wet Leg

When we finally got Wet Leg into the office to record, we weren't surprised by the amount of playful swagger the band brought.

Takács Quartet: Tiny Desk Concert
Grace Raver

Takács Quartet

The venerated string quartet makes a stop on its 50th anniversary tour to play music from the dawn of the string quartet era right up to the present.

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings perform a Tiny Desk concert May 14, 2025, at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings perform a Tiny Desk concert May 14, 2025, at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. Michael Zamora hide caption

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Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

The duo's music leans into small moments in order to make the outsized ones seem surmountable.

Rico Nasty performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR Music in Washington, D.C.

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Rico Nasty

The rapper, rager and rockstar brings her full force to the Desk. One thing's for sure: This concert will surprise you.

Living Colour: Tiny Desk Concert
Grace Raver

Living Colour

Did we really squeeze the big sound of Living Colour behind the Tiny Desk? Yes, we did. And, yet, the band lost none of its intensity.

Alex Isley performs a Tiny Desk concert June 13, 2025, at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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Alex Isley

The R&B singer and her fans have anticipated this concert for years. It was worth the wait.

Beenie Man performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR Music in Washington, D.C.

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Beenie Man

The king of dancehall powers through a decades-spanning set of club classics behind the Tiny Desk.

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