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The Best Episodes of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15

Every episode of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 1 - Turnstile (Home) Concert
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    #1 - Turnstile (Home) Concert

    S15:E1

    At the drummer's house in Baltimore, Turnstile's high-energy hardcore is surrounded by stuffed animals, presumably pogoing and windmilling in your imagination.

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  2. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 2 - esperanza spalding (Home) Concert
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    #2 - esperanza spalding (Home) Concert

    S15:E2

    spalding and the Loving presences play a spirit-nourishing Tiny Desk home concert featuring selections from her Songwrights Apothecary Lab, (S.A.L.) project.

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  3. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 3 - Mon Laferte (Home) Concert
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    #3 - Mon Laferte (Home) Concert

    S15:E3

    The Chilean vocalist and her orchestra's combination of Mexican folkloric and European chamber music make for a musical and visual treat.

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  4. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 4 - Cordae (Home) Concert
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    #4 - Cordae (Home) Concert

    S15:E4

    The DMV-bred emcee's Tiny Desk home concert is a charismatic combo of fan favorites and cuts from his new album, From a Birds Eye View.

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  5. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 5 - Jake Xerxes Fussell (Home) Concert
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    #5 - Jake Xerxes Fussell (Home) Concert

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    From a cozy home in Pittsboro, N.C., the singer and guitarist breathes new life into old, obscure folk songs.

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  6. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 6 - ADG7: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
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    #6 - ADG7: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022

    S15:E6

    What happens when a pop band takes inspiration from Korea's sacred, shamanic ritual music? Watch to find out.

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  7. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 7 - Bedouin Burger: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
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    #7 - Bedouin Burger: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022

    S15:E7

    The Middle Eastern duo's music marries traditional Arab sounds of magam, religious songs of ancient Syria, jazz, and slick pop hooks.

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  8. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 8 - Suistamon Sähkö: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
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    #8 - Suistamon Sähkö: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022

    S15:E8

    You simply have to watch this band to believe it — especially the transfixing accordion.

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  9. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 9 - Son Rompe Pera: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
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    #9 - Son Rompe Pera: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022

    S15:E9

    Skater vibes, literally. Watch the Mexico City band perform its blend of garage, marimba and cumbia.

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  10. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 10 - Northern Cree: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
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    #10 - Northern Cree: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022

    S15:E10

    The Canadian powwow and round dance act perform a meditative set for globalFEST.

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  11. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 11 - Kombilesa Mí: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
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    #11 - Kombilesa Mí: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022

    S15:E11

    Hailing from the first free Black town in the Americas, Kombilesa Mí fuses the traditional sounds of Colombia with urban pop.

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  12. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 12 - Tufan Derince: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
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    #12 - Tufan Derince: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022

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    Ever heard the elektro bağlama? You're about to, in this electronic update on Turkish folk music.

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  13. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 13 - Kiran Ahluwalia: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
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    #13 - Kiran Ahluwalia: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022

    S15:E13

    Indian tradition meets blues, rock and jazz in this brilliant globalFEST performance.

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  14. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 14 - Al Bilali Soudan: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022
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    #14 - Al Bilali Soudan: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022

    S15:E14

    The Timbuktu group bring Tamasheq music from their living room to yours.

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  15. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 15 - Amber Mark (Home) Concert
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    #15 - Amber Mark (Home) Concert

    S15:E15

    In celebration of her stunning debut album, Three Dimensions Deep, the singer-songwriter and producer plays a deeply intimate Tiny Desk home concert.

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  16. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 16 - Tori Amos (Home) Concert
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    #16 - Tori Amos (Home) Concert

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    From her state-of-the-art home studio, the beloved singer-songwriter plays selections from her 2021 album, Ocean to Ocean, as well as a fan favorite.

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  17. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 17 - Fatoumata Diawara (Home) Concert
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    #17 - Fatoumata Diawara (Home) Concert

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    The esteemed Malian singer, songwriter, and actress delivers a riveting performance of songs from her Grammy-nominated album, Fenfo.

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  18. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 18 - El DeBarge (Home) Concert
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    #18 - El DeBarge (Home) Concert

    S15:E18

    The torchbearer for the DeBarge family plays a few of his R&B standards from a cozy home studio.

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  19. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 19 - Catherine Russell (Home) Concert
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    #19 - Catherine Russell (Home) Concert

    S15:E19

    The celebrated jazz singer performs a selection of popular early jazz standards at the GB Juke Joint Studio.

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  20. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 20 - Anthony Roth Costanzo and Justin Vivian Bond (Home) Concert
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    #20 - Anthony Roth Costanzo and Justin Vivian Bond (Home) Concert

    S15:E20

    Opera and cabaret comingle when two odd bedfellows bring music by Philip Glass, The Bangles, Peter Gabriel and Christoph Willibald Gluck to a "tiny apartment" in Manhattan.

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  21. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 21 - Too Short (Home) Concert
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    #21 - Too Short (Home) Concert

    S15:E21

    The Oakland rapper delivers a dynamic, funk-laden performance that showcases his extensive contributions to West Coast hip-hop.

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  22. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 22 - Buffalo Nichols (Home) Concert
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    #22 - Buffalo Nichols (Home) Concert

    S15:E22

    The blues singer plays a solo Tiny Desk home concert from a spare, dimly lit Austin office building.

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  23. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 23 - Patti LaBelle (Home) Concert
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    #23 - Patti LaBelle (Home) Concert

    S15:E23

    From a backstage corner of a concert hall in Austin, Texas, the Godmother of Soul performs hits from across the many chapters of her fabulous career.

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  24. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 24 - Pastor Shirley Caesar (Home) Concert
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    #24 - Pastor Shirley Caesar (Home) Concert

    S15:E24

    The "First Lady of Gospel Music" delivers a sampling of her vast music ministry in this Tiny Desk home Concert.

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  25. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 15 Episode 25 - Fireboy DML (Home) Concert
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    #25 - Fireboy DML (Home) Concert

    S15:E25

    The Nigerian singer-songwriter delivers "Afro-life" in a three-song Tiny Desk home concert.

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Season 15 Ratings Summary

"Turnstile (Home) Concert" is the best rated episode of "NPR Tiny Desk Concerts" season 15. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/5/2022. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "esperanza spalding (Home) Concert".