Season 2022
124 episodes · Jan 5, 2022
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S15E1Turnstile (Home) Concert
Jan 5, 202217mAt the drummer's house in Baltimore, Turnstile's high-energy hardcore is surrounded by stuffed animals, presumably pogoing and windmilling in your imagination.
S15E2esperanza spalding (Home) Concert
Jan 7, 202221mspalding and the Loving presences play a spirit-nourishing Tiny Desk home concert featuring selections from her Songwrights Apothecary Lab, (S.A.L.) project.
S15E3Mon Laferte (Home) Concert
Jan 12, 202218mThe Chilean vocalist and her orchestra's combination of Mexican folkloric and European chamber music make for a musical and visual treat.
S15E4Cordae (Home) Concert
Jan 14, 202221mThe DMV-bred emcee's Tiny Desk home concert is a charismatic combo of fan favorites and cuts from his new album, From a Birds Eye View.
S15E5Jake Xerxes Fussell (Home) Concert
Jan 25, 202217mFrom a cozy home in Pittsboro, N.C., the singer and guitarist breathes new life into old, obscure folk songs.
S15E6ADG7: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
Jan 27, 202217mWhat happens when a pop band takes inspiration from Korea's sacred, shamanic ritual music? Watch to find out.
S15E7Bedouin Burger: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
Jan 27, 202216mThe Middle Eastern duo's music marries traditional Arab sounds of magam, religious songs of ancient Syria, jazz, and slick pop hooks.
S15E8Suistamon Sähkö: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
Jan 27, 202216mYou simply have to watch this band to believe it — especially the transfixing accordion.
S15E9Son Rompe Pera: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
Jan 28, 202219mSkater vibes, literally. Watch the Mexico City band perform its blend of garage, marimba and cumbia.
S15E10Northern Cree: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
Jan 28, 202212mThe Canadian powwow and round dance act perform a meditative set for globalFEST.
S15E11Kombilesa Mí: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
Jan 28, 202215mHailing from the first free Black town in the Americas, Kombilesa Mí fuses the traditional sounds of Colombia with urban pop.
S15E12Tufan Derince: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
Jan 29, 202218mEver heard the elektro bağlama? You're about to, in this electronic update on Turkish folk music.
S15E13Kiran Ahluwalia: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
Jan 29, 202219mIndian tradition meets blues, rock and jazz in this brilliant globalFEST performance.
S15E14Al Bilali Soudan: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
Jan 29, 202218mThe Timbuktu group bring Tamasheq music from their living room to yours.
S15E15Amber Mark (Home) Concert
Jan 31, 202217mIn celebration of her stunning debut album, Three Dimensions Deep, the singer-songwriter and producer plays a deeply intimate Tiny Desk home concert.
S15E16Tori Amos (Home) Concert
Feb 2, 202215mFrom her state-of-the-art home studio, the beloved singer-songwriter plays selections from her 2021 album, Ocean to Ocean, as well as a fan favorite.
S15E17Fatoumata Diawara (Home) Concert
Feb 3, 202219mThe esteemed Malian singer, songwriter, and actress delivers a riveting performance of songs from her Grammy-nominated album, Fenfo.
S15E18El DeBarge (Home) Concert
Feb 4, 202216mThe torchbearer for the DeBarge family plays a few of his R&B standards from a cozy home studio.
S15E19Catherine Russell (Home) Concert
Feb 11, 202217mThe celebrated jazz singer performs a selection of popular early jazz standards at the GB Juke Joint Studio.
S15E20Anthony Roth Costanzo and Justin Vivian Bond (Home) Concert
Feb 15, 202214mOpera and cabaret comingle when two odd bedfellows bring music by Philip Glass, The Bangles, Peter Gabriel and Christoph Willibald Gluck to a "tiny apartment" in Manhattan.
S15E21Too Short (Home) Concert
Feb 17, 202218mThe Oakland rapper delivers a dynamic, funk-laden performance that showcases his extensive contributions to West Coast hip-hop.
S15E22Buffalo Nichols (Home) Concert
Feb 22, 202213mThe blues singer plays a solo Tiny Desk home concert from a spare, dimly lit Austin office building.
S15E23Patti LaBelle (Home) Concert
Feb 23, 202216mFrom a backstage corner of a concert hall in Austin, Texas, the Godmother of Soul performs hits from across the many chapters of her fabulous career.
S15E24Pastor Shirley Caesar (Home) Concert
Feb 25, 202213mThe "First Lady of Gospel Music" delivers a sampling of her vast music ministry in this Tiny Desk home Concert.
S15E25Fireboy DML (Home) Concert
Mar 3, 202211mThe Nigerian singer-songwriter delivers "Afro-life" in a three-song Tiny Desk home concert.
S15E26Patricia Kopatchinskaja (Home) Concert
Mar 8, 202218mA fearless risk-taker who makes warhorses sound freshly minted, Kopatchinskaja, from her Vienna apartment, sets fire to Beethoven and offers rarely heard American music.
S15E27Abdullah Ibrahim (Home) Concert
Mar 9, 202213mThis performance by the celebrated South African pianist and NEA Jazz Master reflects on the past and helps clarify the present.
S15E28Camilo (Home) Concert
Mar 11, 202215mIn this sweet performance, the Colombian singer-songwriter lets the world view his fairytale life in full bloom.
S15E29Bonobo (Home) Concert
Mar 15, 202218mThe artist and DJ performs a set that hits like a series of quietly arresting lullabies in a Nashville warehouse with a full band, featuring Jordan Rakei and Hundred Waters' Nicole Miglis.
S15E30Daniel Hope (Home) Concert
Mar 17, 202221mWatch violinist Daniel Hope play Beethoven from the composer's own birth house in Bonn, Germany.
S15E31Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: Yard Act
Mar 21, 202219mThe Leeds band perform a wry and compelling five-song set from a club's green room.
S15E32Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: KAINA
Mar 22, 202214mThe Chicago singer channels casita-born energy into a performance alongside a crew of close collaborators.
S15E33Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: Pom Pom Squad
Mar 23, 202217mLed by Mia Berrin's bitterly romantic songwriting, the band performs songs that bring a much-needed dose of silliness to self-serious grunge and punk.
S15E34Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: Maxo Kream
Mar 24, 202217mBacked by a live band, the Houston rapper performs a set that highlights the incredibly complex puzzle of his life.
S15E35Madi Diaz (Home) Concert
Mar 28, 202216mIn her Tiny Desk (home) concert, Madi Diaz's music has never sounded richer or more radiant.
S15E36Los Rivera Destino (Home) Concert
Mar 30, 202219mThe comedic Puerto Rican trio delivers a visual and lyrical treat of a performance.
S15E37Maren Morris (Home) Concert
Apr 4, 202212mIn this four-song set, the country artist delivers her songs with clear-eyed passion.
S15E38Leif Ove Andsnes (Home) Concert
Apr 8, 202219mHear the award-winning pianist offer two sides of Mozart's genius from inside the composer's own home in Vienna.
S15E39The Linda Lindas (Home) Concert
Apr 11, 202215mAfter going viral just a year ago, the teen punk band returns to "blow the roof off" the library.
S15E40Brittany Davis (Home) Concert
Apr 13, 202218mThe Seattle musician and their hard-hitting band fuse rock, soul, hip-hop, pop and R&B for songs that teem with insights about identity, injustice and power.
S15E41mehro (Home) Concert
Apr 14, 202214mWatch an intimate, stunning performance from the California singer-songwriter who embraces well-worn emotions with grace and beauty.
S15E42Samora Pinderhughes (Home) Concert
Apr 15, 202220mSamora Pinderhughes delivers a vulnerable and intimate performance from his exhibition "The Healing Project."
S15E43Currensy (Home) Concert
Apr 20, 202216mThe New Orleans rapper gives a performance that features three key elements that make him who he is: cars, weed and, of course, music.
S15E44S. Carey (Home) Concert
Apr 21, 202217mThe artist performs four songs surrounded by household appliances and a handful of his closest collaborators.
S15E45Feid (Home) Concert
Apr 22, 202216mThe Colombian artist utilizes his full 15-minute set to depict an artistic and intentional musical image of his home and its rich sonic diversity.
S15E46A Strange Loop (Home) Concert
Apr 26, 202220mThe cast of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical cram into a booth at a New York institution for this whirlwind of a performance.
S15E47Roger Eno (Home) Concert
Apr 27, 202217mGentle music from the bucolic English countryside pervades this tranquil Tiny Desk (home) concert by Roger Eno, with a special appearance by his two daughters.
S15E48Thee Sinseers (Home) Concert
May 2, 202216mThe California band The Sinseers play a passionate and retro four-song set in this Tiny Desk (home) concert.
S15E49Ron Carter (Home) Concert
May 4, 20229mWatch the legendary jazz bassist and members of his trio perform from The Blue Note's prestigious stage.
S15E50Little Shop of Horrors (Home) Concert
May 6, 202222mComposer Alan Menken joins the cast of the off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors to celebrate the show's 40th anniversary.
S15E51Aoife O'Donovan (Home) Concert
May 9, 202218mThe singer-songwriter assembled her band at a New Hampshire bookstore for a set of warm folk-pop songs.
S15E52ARC Ensemble (Home) Concert
May 11, 202215mMusicians from Canada's Royal Conservatory in Toronto introduce the spirited and overlooked music of Ukrainian composer Dmitri Klebanov.
S15E53Buffy Sainte-Marie (Home) Concert
May 12, 202215mBuffy 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.
S15E54Fontaines D.C. (Home) Concert
May 17, 202218mIrish post-punk band Fontaines D.C. delivers a four-song set from Chicago's Irish American Heritage Center.
S15E55IDK (Home) Concert
May 18, 202215mThe rapper gives a captivating, cool performance from his Los Angeles home for an audience of neighbors and friends.
S15E56pH-1, Mndsgn and Audrey Nuna: AAPI Heritage Month Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
May 20, 202213mThe Tiny Desk is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month withperformances from pH-1, Mndsgn and Audrey Nuna.
S15E57Ada Lea (Home) Concert
May 24, 202217mIn her Tiny Desk (home) concert, Ada Lea performs four sharply detailed and dreamy songs.
S15E58Svaneborg Kardyb (Home) Concert
May 25, 202219mThe Danish jazz duo perform an untraditional four-song set from the countryside in Djursland, Denmark.
S15E59Alisa Amador: 2022 Tiny Desk Contest Winner
May 31, 202221mThis 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.
S15E60Adekunle Gold (Home) Concert
Jun 2, 202215mAG is ready for takeoff. Watch a live set from the Nigerian singer-songwriter and his band inside a faux airport terminal in Los Angeles.
S15E61James Francies (Home) Concert
Jun 3, 202219mJames Francies delivers a poignant and powerful Tiny Desk (home) concert.
S15E62Naira Marley (Home) Concert
Jun 8, 202212mThe celebrated Afrobeat star performs an upbeat Tiny Desk (home) concert including several songs from his debut album.
S15E63FKA twigs (Home) Concert
Jun 10, 202216mIn the hallowed halls of London's St. Matthias Church, the innovative musician performs a cathartic set, including her new song "killer."
S15E64Larry June (Home) Concert
Jun 16, 202213mLarry 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.
S15E65Ravyn Lenae
Jun 22, 202216mThe genre-melding R&B artist Ravyn Lenae brings a funky, futuristic set to the Tiny Desk.
S15E66Maverick City Music
Jun 23, 202219mThe contemporary worship music collective performs behind the Tiny Desk, featuring a special appearance by gospel legend Kirk Franklin.
S15E67Monica (Home) Concert
Jun 24, 202217mMonica delivers a vibrant vocal masterclass in this Tiny Desk (home) concert that spans decades.
S15E68J'Nai Bridges (Home) Concert
Jun 27, 202218mThe Grammy Award-winning opera singer performs a classical, jazz and gospel influenced set.
S15E69Denzel Curry
Jun 29, 202220mFrom 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.
S15E70Usher
Jun 30, 202225mThe R&B goliath caps off our Black Music Month celebration, highlighting a catalog chock-full of hits spanning 25 years.
S15E71Essential Voices USA
Jul 1, 202218mWatch 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.
S15E72Maylee Todd (Home) Concert
Jul 6, 202217mMaylee Todd's sci-fi performance includes an appearance from the first digital avatar to perform a Tiny Desk concert.
S15E73FKJ (Home) Concert
Jul 7, 202218mThis performance from the French producer and multi-instrumentalist has all the shivers of ASMR with all the emotive joy of a warehouse electronic fête.
S15E74Belle and Sebastian
Jul 8, 202217mThe band from Glasgow gives a charming, magnificent performance of songs from its new album, plus a classic tune from If You're Feeling Sinister.
S15E75Animal Collective (Home) Concert
Jul 12, 202216mThe band Animal Collective performs a transfixing, unpredictable concert at MASS MoCA.
S15E76Curse Of Lono (Home) Concert
Jul 14, 202214mThe band, led by singer and songwriter Felix Bechtolsheimer, performs dark but beautiful songs from its evocative 2022 album People In Cars.
S15E77Ludovico Einaudi
Jul 15, 202221mThe Italian pianist and composer brings his emotional and reflective music to the Tiny Desk.
S15E78Mivos Quartet
Jul 19, 202217mThe Mivos Quartet offers a new, colorful piece by Henry Threadgill and music by Robert Honstein inspired by the shimmering light at the Arctic Circle.
S15E79Big Thief (Home) Concert
Jul 20, 202219mThe band plays a comfortable, playful set — including an unreleased song — from a house in Connecticut.
S15E80Pigeon Pit
Jul 28, 202216mThe folk-punk unit performs hopeful, shout-alongable songs about seeking freedom in the face of tyranny, exhaustion and everyday nonsense.
S15E81Madison Cunningham
Aug 3, 202220mThe singer-songwriter performs a selection of tracks from her forthcoming album, Revealer, that are alive with new sensations.
S15E82Regina Spektor
Aug 5, 202224mSpektor performs songs filled with truth and whimsy from her astonishing new record, plus some old favorites.
S15E83DOMi & JD BECK
Aug 10, 202217mThe jazz duo known for dazzling, brilliant live performances delivered at the Tiny Desk, with a set of songs from its debut album.
S15E84SFJAZZ Collective (Home) Concert
Aug 11, 202217mThe talented cohort of jazz artists perform a selection of songs that reflect on isolation, social upheaval and hope.
S15E85Andrew Bird and Iron & Wine
Aug 12, 202217mThe two Tiny Desk veterans bring a spirit of serious fun to each other's songs.
S15E86ADG7
Aug 19, 202217mThe 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.
S15E87Endea Owens and The Cookout
Aug 29, 202220mThe bassist and her band The Cookout perform a joyful, head-bobbing set of masterful jazz.
S15E88Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet
Aug 31, 202220mIsaiah J. Thompson's compositions combine jazz's past and present to paint a beautiful portrait of its future.
S15E89SIX The Musical
Sep 1, 202220mThe Queens of the musical SIX reign over the Tiny Desk, enrapturing the audience of NPR staffers assembled.
S15E90Juilliard Jazz Ensemble
Sep 2, 202215mThe ensemble, composed of current students in Juilliard's jazz studies program, gives a performance that embodies a spirit of community and collaboration.
S15E91Randall Goosby
Sep 6, 202219mThe young rising violin star not only makes his instrument sing, he offers music by composers of color.
S15E92JID
Sep 8, 202222mThe 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.
S15E93Angélique Kidjo
Sep 12, 202220mThe inspiring Angélique Kidjo graces the Tiny Desk for our 1,000th concert.
S15E94Allison Russell
Sep 14, 202223mRussell and her talented band embody healing community; watch a performance of songs from her astounding, unclassifiable album Outside Child.
S15E95Omar Apollo
Sep 15, 202218mTo kick off our Latinx Heritage Month celebration, Omar Apollo brings a mariachi band and a communal spirit to the Tiny Desk.
S15E96Carin León (Home) Concert
Sep 19, 202215mA four song performance from the Mexican Regional artist captures a society in transition.
S15E97Girl Ultra
Sep 21, 202218mThe 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.
S15E98Trueno (Home) Concert
Sep 27, 202215mThe Argentinian rapper performs a set that feels like a meditation on the music and communities that have shaped him.
S15E99Jessie Reyez
Sep 30, 202216mThe Colombian-Canadian singer rearranges tracks from her new album and performs them with the assuredness of a true reina harnessing her vulnerability on stage.
S15E100Susana Baca (Home) Concert
Oct 5, 202216mThe Peruvian musician gives an intimate El Tiny performance befitting her status as a curator of folklore and culture of the highest order.
S15E101Carla Morrison
Oct 7, 202223mThe Mexican singer-songwriter gives a mesmerizing and emotional El Tiny performance.
S15E102Tokischa
Oct 12, 202217mThe Dominican musician reworks her songs in a melange of Latin American and Caribbean genres, subverting expectations and foregrounding unfiltered expression.
S15E103Farruko
Oct 14, 202215mAt his Tiny Desk concert, the rapper Farruko adapts his signature flow for a far more intimate setting.
S15E104Joyce Wrice
Oct 18, 202217mClad 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.
S15E105Leyla McCalla
Oct 20, 202222mDrawing 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.
S15E106The Crossing
Oct 24, 202215mHear what's been called "America's most astonishing choir" sing brand new music by Shara Nova that looks at how we handle difficult emotions.
S15E107S.G. Goodman
Oct 26, 202216mIn 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.
S15E108Symba
Oct 28, 202218mThe Bay Area rapper balances high-octane wordplay with crisp scene-setting in his Tiny Desk performance.
S15E109King Princess
Nov 2, 202214mWith her self-assuredness on full display, King Princess performs three stripped-down songs that mix love, lust and playful self-deprecation.
S15E110NoSo
Nov 4, 202215mThe former Tiny Desk Contest entrant performs three sentimental, compassionate songs from their debut album.
S15E111Lizzy McAlpine
Nov 8, 202217mLizzy McAlpine produces a quiet, cinematic set with just a few guitars and expressive vocal harmonies.
S15E112Ezra Collective
Nov 10, 202216mThe London-based group brought intensity and energy to its long-awaited set behind the Tiny Desk.
S15E113The Lion King
Nov 11, 202219mThe cast and musicians of The Lion King on Broadway spent their day off behind the Tiny Desk to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary.
S15E114Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Nov 15, 202214mWatch the rising young cellist transform a Bob Marley classic, explore brand new preludes and unspool a weepy Welsh ballad.
S15E115Horace Andy (Home) Concert
Nov 18, 202214mHorace Andy performs in his signature raspy, gruff tenor from the living room of producer Adrian Sherwood.
S15E116Santigold
Nov 21, 202222mSantigold performs her genre-straddling R&B and electro-pop in a set that returns to her DIY, punk roots.
S15E117beabadoobee
Nov 29, 202215mThe songwriter's grungy dream-pop sound and sweet, sincere voice are perfectly suited to the Tiny Desk.
S15E118The A's
Dec 1, 202218mThe duo, featuring Sylvan Esso's Amelia Meath and Daughter of Swords' Alexandra Sauser-Monnig, gives a playful, fun-filled performance of sublime songs.
S15E119RM of BTS (Home) Concert
Dec 2, 202218mThe K-pop superstar and BTS member performs a set of solo material in front of a very impressive replica of the Tiny Desk.
S15E120Stromae
Dec 5, 202216mThe Belgian superstar's Tiny Desk is a portrait of a world-class showman at the height of his powers.
S15E121Alex G
Dec 7, 202214mThe 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.
S15E122Eliane Elias
Dec 9, 202218mOne of the most respected names in Latin jazz gives a commanding performance behind the Tiny Desk.
S15E123The Mavericks
Dec 12, 202215mThe 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.
S15E124Westside Boogie
Dec 14, 202219mThe Compton poet's vulnerable music required minimal adjustment to fit into our space.