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Dedicated Men of Zion come to you from their backyard barbecue in North Carolina, bringing with them an electrified version of sacred gospel soul music. This family band (all related through blood or marriage) has been isolating together during the pandemic, and the members are excited to provide an uplifting note during difficult times. This performance took place during the opening night of our 2021 festival.
globalFEST Can t Turn Me Around It s A Shame
Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin
Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey
GLOBALFEST TEAM
2021 Curators: Shanta Thake, Isabel Soffer, Bill Bragin, and Viviana Benitez
Event Producer: Ian Thake
Publicity: Brendan Gilmartin, Chart Room Media
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This show marks DakhaBrakha s return to globalFEST and Tiny Desk. The Ukrainian band s first globalFEST performance was in 2014, and their 2015 Tiny Desk concert remains a favorite. We ve had them in our spaces, so it s a real treat to see them in theirs, the Dakh Theater in Kiev. Coming together, their performance maintains the energy and joy that define their music, bouncing off each other musically and emotionally. DakhaBrakha aims to keep Ukraine s musical and storytelling tradition alive by making it more accessible to a younger, international audience, a kind of self-proclaimed ethno-chaos. They craft stunning sonic worlds for traditional songs, reinventing their heritage with a keen ear for contemporary resonances. This performance took place during the opening night of our 2021 festival.
Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Edwin Perez, Elisapie, Nora Brown, Rokia Traoré
Featuring salsa, First Nations music, Appalachian folk and a West African star.
NPR
The Tiny Desk is teaming up with globalFEST this year for a thrilling virtual music festival: Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST. The online fest includes four nights of concerts featuring 16 bands from all over the world. From Monday, Jan. 11, through Thursday, Jan. 14, we ll be streaming new performances at 8 p.m. ET on NPR Music s YouTube channel and NPR.org.
Every January, I attend globalFEST at a New York City nightclub and see some of the most fantastic music I ll experience all year. Now, given the pandemic s challenges and the hardening of international borders, NPR Music and globalFEST is moving from the nightclub to your screen of choice and sharing this festival with the world. Each night, we ll present four artists in intimate settings (often behind desks donning globes), and it s all hosted by African superstar Angé
Originally published on January 15, 2021 5:39 am
The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music s Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It s the same spirit stripped-down sets, an intimate setting just a different space. Hi, I m mxmtoon, and I m doing my Tiny Desk at the world s biggest desk! And so it begins, from an eerily empty New York City office building, mxmtoon sings songs filled with dreams and anxieties. Much of the music comes from her recent 2020 EPs,
Dawn and Dusk. Those EPs included collaborations with Carly Rae Jepsen and Tune-Yards Merrill Garbus. For this Tiny Desk (home) concert, her sweet voice and ukulele are accompanied by Nicole Wakabayashi on piano and Cale Hawkins on guitar.
Friday, January 15, 2021 by Bob Boilen (NPR)
mxmtoon plays a Tiny Desk (home) concert.
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The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music’s Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It’s the same spirit stripped-down sets, an intimate setting just a different space.
“Hi, I’m mxmtoon, and I’m doing my Tiny Desk at the world’s biggest desk!” And so it begins, from an eerily empty New York City office building, mxmtoon sings songs filled with dreams and anxieties. Much of the music comes from her recent 2020 EPs,