Alsarah and The Nubatones: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

I first encountered Alsarah and The Nubatones when doing the Global Elite Music Radio Podcast Supershow. I immediately fell in love with their music and featured their track "3roos Elneel" on Episode 16 which originally aired September 24, 2018. Back then, I wrote:

According to the group's Facebook page: "Alsarah & The Nubatones came together out of a collective love for Nubian music and a genuine belief that Soul transcends all cultural and linguistic barriers. Inspired by the pentatonic scale they blend a selection of Nubian 'songs of return' from the 1970s-today with original material and traditional music of central Sudan. Their set is a musical journey through diaspora and migration from an urban lense."

NPR adds:

“When singer Alsarah left her native Sudan, she was just a child who'd shown an interest in music. She's said it served as her coping mechanism during a subsequent transition to life here in the U.S. That passion led her to a university degree in ethnomusicology.”

The group stopped by NPR’s Tiny Desk in 2016 for three songs.

Setlist:

1. "Ya Watan"

2. "3roos Elneel"

3. "Fulani"

Players:

• Alsarah (vocals)

• Nahid (backing vocals)

• Rami El Aasser (percussion, backing vocals)

• Mawuena Kodjovi (bass, backing vocals)

• Brandon Terzic (oud)

Other Important People:

• Producers: Felix Contreras, Niki Walker

• Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin

• Videographers: Niki Walker, Nicole Boliaux

• Production Assistant: Jenny Gathright

• Photo: Raquel Zaldivar/NPR

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• Listen to "3roos Elneel" on Episode 16 of the Global Elite Music Radio Podcast Supershow

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Mdou Moctar: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert (2021)

Tuareg wunderkind Mdou Moctar performs (at home) for the NPR Tiny Desk and this is my love language.

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Setlist:

1. Ya Habibti

2. Tala Tannam

3. Afrique Victime

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Players:

• Mahamadou "Mdou Moctar" Souleymane: lead guitar, vocals

• Ahmoudou Madassane: rhythm guitar, vocals

• Mikey Coltun: bass

• Souleymane Ibrahim: calabash

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Important People:

• Video: Mamadou Halidou, WH Moustapha, Sabrina Nichols

• Audio: Mikey Coltun, Seth Manchester

• Special Thanks: Dynamique Image and Machines with Magnets

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Tiny Desk People:

• Producer: Bob Boilen

• Video Producer: Kara Frame

• Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin

• Associate Producer: Bobby Carter

• Tiny Production Team: Maia Stern, Gabrielle Pierre

• Executive Producer: Keith Jenkins

• Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann

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• Purchase Mdou Moctar’s music at Bandcamp

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• Listen to Tarha” by Mdou Moctar, from the ‘Blue Stage Session,’ featured on Episode 43 of The Global Elite Music Radio Podcast Supershow

• Visit all Holiday at the Sea Mdou Moctar posts

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Bob Weir And Wolf Bros: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Bob Weir And Wolf Bros: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert.

Setlist:

1. Only A River

2. When I Paint My Masterpiece

3. Ripple

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Mac Miller's Tiny Desk

Mac Miller at NPR’s Tiny Desk, 2018.

Setlist:

1. "Small Worlds"

2. "What's the Use? (Feat. Thundercat)"

3. "2009"

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Roy Ayers: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Roy Ayers’ stopped by the NPR Tiny Desk in March 2018 with keyboardist Mark Adams, bassist Trevor Allen and drummer Christopher De Carmine.

Setlist:

• "Searching"

• "Black Family"

• "Everybody Loves The Sunshine"

Musicians:

• Roy Ayers, Mark Adams (keyboards)

• Trevor Allen (bass)

• Christopher De Carmine (drums)

Important People:

• Producers: Abby O'Neill, Morgan Noelle Smith;

• Creative Director: Bob Boilen;

• Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin;

• Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Kara Frame, Bronson Arcuri, Dani Lyman;

• Production Assistant: Joshua Bote;

• Photo: Jenna Sterner/NPR.

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• Purchase Roy Ayers’ music at Amazon

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