Season 2014 (2014)
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Episodes 85
Van-Anh Vanessa Vo
The musician unpacks an array of traditional Vietnamese instruments — and 1,000 years of culture.
Read MoreLily & Madeleine
The teenagers play a restrained, homespun mix of folk and pop with undeniably sweet harmonies.
Read MoreRobert Glasper Experiment
Members of the Grammy-winning, organic R&B Experiment band jam with singer Marsha Ambrosius.
Read MoreAngel Olsen
The expressive, powerful singer previews songs from her new album, Burn Your Fire for No Witness.
Read MoreFanfare Ciocarlia
The joyous Balkan brass band plays at a pace that would make the Ramones burst into a sweat.
Read MoreSuzanne Vega
The inventive folk-music veteran book-ends a four-song set with her hits "Luka" and "Tom's Diner."
Read MoreCate Le Bon
The Welsh singer's set conveys loneliness and doubt with just two guitars and an inviting whisper.
Read MoreAsaf Avidan
Avidan has an album and no U.S. record label to put it out. But he's on a solo tour that's stunning.
Read MoreLowland Hum
It's hard to convey the sound of two people in love, but Lowland Hum does that effortlessly.
Read MoreDiane Cluck
On record, Cluck's elastic voice and fingerpicking are impressive. Live, they jam the senses.
Read MoreJoseph Calleja
All the world's top opera houses want the young tenor with the old-school approach.
Read MoreThe Haden Triplets
When the sisters cover classic country music together, the result is a treat and a trip in time.
Read MoreTom Brosseau
The North Dakota singer-songwriter possesses one of the most arresting voices in folk music today.
Read MoreCourtney Barnett
Barnett tells stories like your best friend, provided your best friend is a funny Australian poet.
Read MoreUsman Riaz
A young Pakistani musician treats the guitar as percussion — with surprisingly shimmering results.
Read MoreFederico Aubele
The Argentine singer uses his dark, husky voice to produce a specific effect in these three songs.
Read MoreJohnnyswim
Impossibly telegenic and charming, the band mixes booming intensity with polish and sparkle.
Read MoreCian Nugent
The Dublin guitarist runs through a ragtime jaunt, a basement-bar choogle and a sad-sack closer.
Read MorePublic Service Broadcasting
The duo's sample-laden instrumental music is entertainment as education for the head and feet alike.
Read MoreTimber Timbre
See the swamp-folk band play a characteristically eerie and mysterious set in the NPR Music offices.
Read MoreIestyn Davies
See the countertenor and lutenist Thomas Dunford perform John Dowland's melancholy songs.
Read MoreAges And Ages
The band makes the kind of music that can at least briefly restore your faith in humanity.
Read MoreYasmine Hamdan
The Lebanese singer-songwriter is one of the most groundbreaking musicians in the Middle East.
Read MoreJuana Molina
Molina sounds as if she'd been raised by wolves and discovered the world of music on her own.
Read MoreSimone Dinnerstein
Watch the celebrated pianist make Bach's Two-part Inventions sing and zing.
Read MoreMarian McLaughlin
A quirky and wistful performer with a string section, McLaughlin makes music like few others.
Read MoreEliot Fisk And Paco Peña
A classical virtuoso and an equally captivating flamenco player combine for a set of duets.
Read MoreRodney Crowell
The country singer-songwriter performs with the ease and swagger of a man comfortable in his ways.
Read MoreMali Music
The singer-songwriter and musician performs with unabashed positivity and an uplifting spirit.
Read MoreConor Oberst
The Bright Eyes singer performs songs from Upside Down Mountain with help from members of Dawes.
Read MoreTracy Silverman
See the innovative player create waves of sound with a six-string violin.
Read MoreLydia Loveless
The 23-year-old singer-guitarist performs gritty, countrified blues-rock in the NPR Music offices.
Read MoreThe Foreign Exchange
Watch the Tiny Desk turn into a church, comedy club and neo-soul spot.
Read MoreMoon Hooch
They call what they make "cave music" — but it's just as powerful at the Tiny Desk.
Read MoreJohn Grant
Grant's songs don't mess around, with lyrics that function as darts of retort and thought.
Read MoreHolly Williams
The singer has a magnificent way with phrasing, not to mention a remarkable country-music lineage.
Read MoreMarisa Anderson
The guitarist kicks up some dirt with a Rev. Gary Davis deconstruction and a Stratocaster hoedown.
Read MoreHamilton Leithauser
In this three-song set, the Walkmen singer demonstrates that he's lost none of his vocal power.
Read MoreHighasakite
Watch an atmospheric Norwegian band with a yearning sound. Also: See a flugabone!
Read MoreSaintseneca
In the NPR offices, the Ohio band plays three alternately brooding and stomping songs from Dark Arc.
Read MoreThe Family Crest
The band's seven players are trained in classical and jazz, led by Liam McCormick's powerful voice.
Read MoreIrene Diaz
With Carolyn Cardoza, Diaz conjures a place where emotions run deep and beauty is unmistakable.
Read MoreErnest Ranglin
Watch a talented, charming guitar legend make magic as his band Avila holds down the beat.
Read MorePacifica Quartet
Watch the group play selections from Shostakovich's cycle of introspective string quartets.
Read MoreRodrigo Amarante
A veteran of Little Joy and Los Hermanos, Amarante makes warm, tender music as a solo artist.
Read MoreNickel Creek
The band was made to sing and play around one microphone, so a Tiny Desk Concert seemed inevitable.
Read MoreSturgill Simpson
The Kentucky native writes country songs about loneliness, failed dreams, drinking and drugs.
Read MoreTrampled By Turtles
Known for the speed of their playing, the Minnesotans are about more than just blistering bluegrass.
Read MoreJessica Lea Mayfield
Mayfield's music has gotten more beguiling as she explores the many contrasts in her hypnotic sound.
Read MoreJustin Townes Earle
In advance of his new album Single Mothers, the singer performs two new songs and an old favorite.
Read MoreRyan Keberle & Catharsis
The trombonist's working band established some nifty swing, assisted in absentia by Sufjan Stevens.
Read MoreJackson Browne
Browne still writes songs with conviction, craftsmanship and careful attention to detail.
Read MoreRaquel Sofia
Sofia has spent most of her career 20 feet from stardom as a backup singer for Juanes and Shakira.
Read MoreAnthony D'Amato
D'Amato's music can feel Motown-y, garage-y and Springsteen-y, but he sounds sparer here.
Read MoreDanish String Quartet
Watch the young, versatile ensemble play folk music from around Denmark and beyond.
Read MoreSun Ra Arkestra
With costumes inspired by Egyptian symbolism and sci-fi, Ra's band plays a special Halloween set.
Read MoreMaking Movies
A rousing band from Kansas City, Making Movies mixes languages and eras with infectious energy.
Read MoreRoomful Of Teeth
Watch the group sing new music with yelps, yodels and a few fine harmonies.
Read MoreDavíd Garza
The Austin singer-songwriter joins his stunning voice with that of touring partner Gaby Moreno.
Read MorePat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
Benatar and Giraldo play three classics: "We Live For Love," "We Belong" and "Promises In The Dark."
Read MoreSam Amidon & Bill Frisell
Amidon weaves his compositions into traditional music, while Frisell adds atmospheric guitar.
Read MoreDublin Guitar Quartet
Hear the Irish ensemble's fresh take on Philip Glass' propulsive yet intimate string quartets.
Read MoreSt. Paul And The Broken Bones
The band's got heart and soul and flair, with a well-worn sound buoyed by strong, fresh songwriting.
Read MoreYusuf/Cat Stevens
The singer performs two new songs, as well as "The First Cut Is the Deepest" and "Father and Son."
Read MoreLucinda Williams
She came to the desk a little unsure, and left singing "West Memphis" with intensity and passion.
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