NaN/100 votes#1 - Declan McKenna
Season 10 Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/2017
Hear the spirited young singer-songwriter take on religion, poverty and politics, armed with just a guitar and some unrelenting hooks.
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NaN/100 votes#2 - Donny McCaslin
Season 10 Episode 2 - Aired 1/9/2017
Hear McCaslin, the saxophonist and bandleader whose group backed David Bowie on Blackstar, near the anniversary of that album's release. Selections include an instrumental take on Bowie's "Lazarus."
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NaN/100 votes#3 - Lila Downs
Season 10 Episode 3 - Aired 1/13/2017
With a voice that borrows heavily from opera, Downs performs the kind of full-throated mariachi singing that would fit right in at Mexico City's Garibaldi Square — ground zero for mariachi.
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NaN/100 votes#4 - Brent Cobb
Season 10 Episode 4 - Aired 1/17/2017
Cobb's words shimmer like a tall glass of sweet tea in the late-morning sun. Watch the country singer-songwriter perform four songs from his debut album.
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NaN/100 votes#5 - BADBADNOTGOOD
Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 1/23/2017
The jazz band, known for its soulful interpretations of songs by Nas and Ol' Dirty Bastard, plays its own new material live in the NPR Music offices.
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NaN/100 votes#6 - Miramar
Season 10 Episode 6 - Aired 1/27/2017
Watch the Virginia band sweep the NPR crowd off its feet with a collection of exquisite boleros by Puerto Rican composer Sylvia Rexach.
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NaN/100 votes#7 - Gallant
Season 10 Episode 7 - Aired 1/30/2017
The rising R&B star performs three falsetto-drenched highlights from his 2016 debut, Ology — including "Bourbon," which features a guest rap from Chance The Rapper collaborator Saba.
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NaN/100 votes#8 - D.R.A.M.
Season 10 Episode 8 - Aired 2/1/2017
The rapper/singer storms the NPR Music offices, activating his signature smile and bouncing through five highlights from his catalog — including the smash single "Broccoli."
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NaN/100 votes#9 - Run The Jewels
Season 10 Episode 9 - Aired 2/6/2017
Killer Mike and El-P continue to out-muse each other in a supergroup that somehow seems to get better, louder, and more pertinent since their start in 2013.
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NaN/100 votes#10 - Esmé Patterson
Season 10 Episode 10 - Aired 2/10/2017
Esmé Patterson has dropped the banjos and folk from her previous project Paper Bird, and in their place are electric guitars and a backing band worth getting behind.
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NaN/100 votes#11 - Agnes Obel
Season 10 Episode 11 - Aired 2/15/2017
Agnes Obel manipulated the Tiny Desk to better suit the deeply alluring and powerful music she brought to us.
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NaN/100 votes#12 - Little Simz
Season 10 Episode 12 - Aired 2/21/2017
Little Simz has been compared to Lauryn Hill for her self-reflective wordplay. And though the British lyricist is a relative new-comer, her Tiny Desk performance was poised and confident.
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NaN/100 votes#13 - Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Season 10 Episode 13 - Aired 2/28/2017
To celebrate Fat Tuesday, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band brought their euphoric horns to the Tiny Desk for a raucous, joyous set.
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NaN/100 votes#14 - Ninet
Season 10 Episode 14 - Aired 3/3/2017
One of Israel's very popular artists may be walking a similar path to early-career Joan Jett — she brought that same intensity to the Tiny Desk.
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NaN/100 votes#15 - Maren Morris
Season 10 Episode 15 - Aired 3/6/2017
One of the newest Grammy winners stops by the Tiny Desk to share her winking, sometimes tongue-in-cheek songs.
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NaN/100 votes#16 - Tank And The Bangas
Season 10 Episode 16 - Aired 3/10/2017
Tank And The Bangas' victory lap around the Tiny Desk was momentous, celebratory and deeply touching, with a flair and alchemy of styles that could come from New Orleans.
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NaN/100 votes#17 - Red Baraat's Holi Celebration
Season 10 Episode 17 - Aired 3/13/2017
The Brooklyn bhangra band come to the Tiny Desk in celebration of Holi, the Hindu festival of color that welcomes the coming of spring.
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NaN/100 votes#18 - Sampha
Season 10 Episode 18 - Aired 3/21/2017
A Tiny Desk Concert as intimate as it gets (that's saying something). Just Sampha, a piano and three heart-wrenching songs that seem to double as coping mechanisms.
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NaN/100 votes#19 - Delicate Steve
Season 10 Episode 19 - Aired 3/24/2017
This fierce and lyrical guitar player writes playful instrumental music led by hooky vocals — but there is no voice, just the human-like twang of a glass slide on a guitar.
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NaN/100 votes#20 - Overcoats
Season 10 Episode 20 - Aired 3/27/2017
Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell's vibrant vocal harmonies are set against an electronic backdrop that feels spacious and refreshing.
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NaN/100 votes#21 - Noname
Season 10 Episode 21 - Aired 4/3/2017
The power of language to penetrate a difficult subject, and the power of performance to share that language, are the gifts Noname brought to the Tiny Desk.
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NaN/100 votes#22 - Tash Sultana
Season 10 Episode 22 - Aired 4/7/2017
It's astonishing to watch Sultana's fluidity on her instrument, like a natural extension of her body. She also plays bass, saxophone, trumpet, flute and more, but kept it "simple" for the Tiny Desk.
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NaN/100 votes#23 - Sinkane
Season 10 Episode 23 - Aired 4/10/2017
You can hear a great New York jazz band in the rhythms of Sinkane, but you can also hear the influence of Bob Marley and the hypnotic repetition of Sudanese desert sounds.
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NaN/100 votes#24 - Ljova And The Kontraband
Season 10 Episode 24 - Aired 4/14/2017
Composer, arranger and viola player Ljova lead his Kontraband to the Tiny Desk for an eclectic swirl of Western classical, jazz, tango and Eastern European and Balkan folk music.
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NaN/100 votes#25 - Chicano Batman
Season 10 Episode 25 - Aired 4/17/2017
Chicano Batman comes with a sound that perfectly captures dark lounges, quinceñera dances, car shows and backyard parties.
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The Best Episodes of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 10
Every episode of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 10 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 10!
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Season 10 Ratings Summary
"Declan McKenna" is the best rated episode of "NPR Tiny Desk Concerts" season 10. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/3/2017. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Donny McCaslin".