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The Best Episodes of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11

Every episode of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 1 - Open Mike Eagle
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    #1 - Open Mike Eagle

    S11:E1

    The indie rap denizen behind one of 2017's most inventive albums came to the nation's capital to represent all the Brick Body Kids who Still Daydream.

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  2. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 2 - Lo Moon
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    #2 - Lo Moon

    S11:E2

    The LA band's signature sound is intimate and demonstrative, haunting yet uplifting, an old-fashioned rock beat under glimmering guitar and keys. And at the Tiny Desk, it was at ease.

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  3. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 3 - The Weather Station
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    #3 - The Weather Station

    S11:E3

    One of the joys of listening to The Weather station is the tension and release in the group's enchanting music. It's what made the band's most recent album one of Bob Boilen's favorite of 2017.

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  4. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 4 - Julien Baker
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    #4 - Julien Baker

    S11:E4

    Julien Baker's Turn Out The Lights brought her much-deserved critical acclaim and wider attention in 2017. Before its release we asked her to make a rare return to the Tiny Desk for something special.

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  5. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 5 - Daniil Trifonov
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    #5 - Daniil Trifonov

    S11:E5

    Watch the young Russian musician, who The Times of London calls “the most astounding pianist of our age,” play a smart, Chopin-focused concert on a grand piano, precisely wedged behind the Tiny Desk.

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  6. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 6 - Artists From The 'Take Me To The River' Tour
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    #6 - Artists From The 'Take Me To The River' Tour

    S11:E6

    More than a dozen artists gather behind the Tiny Desk to celebrate Memphis soul in a joyful, triumphant performance.

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  7. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 7 - AHI
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    #7 - AHI

    S11:E7

    The Ontario-based singer has a gruff but sweet voice with openly honest words behind soulful tunes of hope.

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  8. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 8 - The Lemon Twigs
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    #8 - The Lemon Twigs

    S11:E8

    Brothers Brian and Michael D'Addario seem like they beamed into the Tiny Desk from the year 1971, untouched by the 21st century.

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  9. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 9 - Amadou and Mariam
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    #9 - Amadou and Mariam

    S11:E9

    The Malian musicians, who've been playing together for nearly 40 years, bring some of the most lyrical melodies and joyful sounds we've ever had at the Tiny Desk.

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  10. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 10 - St. Vincent
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    #10 - St. Vincent

    S11:E10

    The singer performed at the Tiny Desk without a warmup or soundcheck, with just her acoustic guitar and un-amplified voice, letting the wordplay in her songs shine through.

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  11. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 11 - George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars
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    #11 - George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars

    S11:E11

    George Clinton brought his family, both immediate and extended, to the Tiny Desk for a set of classic cosmic slop.

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  12. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 12 - Barbara Hannigan
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    #12 - Barbara Hannigan

    S11:E12

    Eavesdrop on a beautiful recital of German songs from fin de siècle Vienna, when music was transitioning from the swells of romanticism to the uncharted waters of modernism.

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  13. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 13 - Jamila Woods
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    #13 - Jamila Woods

    S11:E13

    In three songs celebrating black ancestry and self-love, Woods demonstrated just how adept she is at creating songs rich with philosophical meaning that also move and groove.

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  14. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 14 - Alice Smith
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    #14 - Alice Smith

    S11:E14

    The beloved singer-songwriter premiered three new songs while turning NPR's headquarters into a Harlem speakeasy.

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  15. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 15 - Vicente García
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    #15 - Vicente García

    S11:E15

    This under-the-radar singer from the Dominican Republic is starting to turn some heads. You'll see why in this Tiny Desk performance.

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  16. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 16 - Hurray For The Riff Raff
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    #16 - Hurray For The Riff Raff

    S11:E16

    The music of Hurray For The Riff Raff builds bridges, unites people and forms communities. It's a spirit singer Alynda Segarra and the rest of the band bring to this memorable Tiny Desk performance.

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  17. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 17 - Ibeyi
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    #17 - Ibeyi

    S11:E17

    Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Díaz never fail to mesmerize. Watch the twin sisters perform a four-song set at the Tiny Desk.

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  18. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 18 - The Crossrhodes
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    #18 - The Crossrhodes

    S11:E18

    The Crossrhodes showed up to the Tiny Desk with game faces on, bringing with it a locally cultivated, globally appreciated energy.

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  19. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 19 - Marlon Williams
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    #19 - Marlon Williams

    S11:E19

    Marlon Williams has a heart-stopping voice, is in love with a good, traditional blues or country tune, and writes songs about vampires and horror films.

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  20. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 20 - Nick Hakim
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    #20 - Nick Hakim

    S11:E20

    The music of Nick Hakim occupies a space and time that feels out of this world, with songs that explore the quietude of inner thoughts.

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  21. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 21 - Betsayda Machado y Parranda El Clavo
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    #21 - Betsayda Machado y Parranda El Clavo

    S11:E21

    The Afro-Venezuelan collective brings the boisterous parranda sound to the Tiny Desk.

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  22. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 22 - Big Daddy Kane
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    #22 - Big Daddy Kane

    S11:E22

    One of the greatest to ever bless the mic treated the Tiny Desk audience to an office block party.

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  23. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 23 - August Greene (Common, Robert Glasper, Karriem Riggins)
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    #23 - August Greene (Common, Robert Glasper, Karriem Riggins)

    S11:E23

    August Greene, Common's new trio with Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins, brought some special guest vocalists to the Tiny Desk.

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  24. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 24 - Vagabon
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    #24 - Vagabon

    S11:E24

    Laetitia Tamko, the artist known as Vagabon, is a 25-year-old, Cameroon-born musician with a big, tenor voice just bursting with new musical ideas.

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  25. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 11 Episode 25 - Lee Ann Womack
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    #25 - Lee Ann Womack

    S11:E25

    The Nashville star brought some good old country music stories to the Tiny Desk.

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Season 11 Ratings Summary

"Open Mike Eagle" is the best rated episode of "NPR Tiny Desk Concerts" season 11. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/3/2018. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Lo Moon".