NaN/100 votes#1 - The Smile
Season 16 Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/2023
The band creates a surreal atmosphere at the Tiny Desk, reimagining the sonically adventurous sounds of A Light for Attracting Attention.
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NaN/100 votes#2 - Jake Blount
Season 16 Episode 2 - Aired 1/6/2023
The young proponent of traditional music brought a talented band, his astonishing imagination and a selection of what he calls "Black folk music from the future" to the Tiny Desk.
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NaN/100 votes#3 - dodie
Season 16 Episode 3 - Aired 1/10/2023
The English singer-songwriter and her band give a cathartic, playful performance at the Tiny Desk.
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NaN/100 votes#4 - Marc-André Hamelin
Season 16 Episode 4 - Aired 1/12/2023
Watch the pianist, who's been called "a performer of near-superhuman prowess," play a smart set that spans six centuries.
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NaN/100 votes#5 - Soccer Mommy
Season 16 Episode 5 - Aired 1/18/2023
Sophie Allison and crew finally, after a three-year delay, make their Tiny Desk debut in a lovingly performed set.
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NaN/100 votes#6 - Dakh Daughters: Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2023
Season 16 Episode 6 - Aired 1/24/2023
For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.
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NaN/100 votes#7 - Khadija El Warzazia's Bnat el Houariyat & Esraa Warda: Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2023
Season 16 Episode 7 - Aired 1/24/2023
For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.
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NaN/100 votes#8 - Cui Jian: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2023
Season 16 Episode 8 - Aired 1/24/2023
For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.
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NaN/100 votes#9 - Septeto Santiaguero: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2023
Season 16 Episode 9 - Aired 1/25/2023
For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.
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NaN/100 votes#10 - Bia Ferreira: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2023
Season 16 Episode 10 - Aired 1/25/2023
For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.
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NaN/100 votes#11 - Moonlight Benjamin: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2023
Season 16 Episode 11 - Aired 1/25/2023
For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.
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NaN/100 votes#12 - Taraf de Caliu: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2023
Season 16 Episode 12 - Aired 1/26/2023
For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.
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NaN/100 votes#13 - Noura Mint Seymali: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2023
Season 16 Episode 13 - Aired 1/26/2023
For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.
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NaN/100 votes#14 - Justin Adams & Mauro Durante: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2023
Season 16 Episode 14 - Aired 1/26/2023
For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.
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NaN/100 votes#15 - Hermanos Gutiérrez
Season 16 Episode 15 - Aired 1/31/2023
The brothers' Tiny Desk performance is the perfect, slow-burning introduction to their music.
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NaN/100 votes#16 - Lady Wray
Season 16 Episode 16 - Aired 2/1/2023
NPR Music's Tiny Desk series kicks off a celebration of Black History Month with this stunning performance from Lady Wray.
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NaN/100 votes#17 - Indigo Girls
Season 16 Episode 17 - Aired 2/7/2023
Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have been offering life lessons to their fervent fans for nearly four decades; here, they play a set of stone-cold classics, including "Closer to Fine."
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NaN/100 votes#18 - Lee Fields
Season 16 Episode 18 - Aired 2/10/2023
NPR Music's Tiny Desk series continues a celebration of Black History Month with this set from Lee Fields.
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NaN/100 votes#19 - Kenny Beats
Season 16 Episode 19 - Aired 2/13/2023
One of the most sought after producers in music brings a trio of familiar voices to the Tiny Desk.
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NaN/100 votes#20 - Fousheé
Season 16 Episode 20 - Aired 2/15/2023
Britanny Fousheé is not an artist who can be boxed in. In her Tiny Desk set, she flexes her eclectic artistry and vocal — and emotional — range.
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NaN/100 votes#21 - Theo Croker
Season 16 Episode 21 - Aired 2/17/2023
The trumpeter brings his unmistakably chill attitude and determination to expand the sound of jazz to this stripped-down Tiny Desk set.
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NaN/100 votes#22 - Tamela Mann
Season 16 Episode 22 - Aired 2/20/2023
It's impossible to tell the history of Black people in America without the gospel, and Tamela Mann represented at NPR headquarters.
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NaN/100 votes#23 - Ab-Soul
Season 16 Episode 23 - Aired 2/23/2023
Ab-Soul's career is a prime example of how rap has grown over the past 50 years. For his Tiny Desk set, he hand-picked a live band and gave a display of raw honesty and next-level lyricism.
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NaN/100 votes#24 - Charley Crockett
Season 16 Episode 24 - Aired 2/24/2023
In his vintage Stetson, the Texas troubadour performed a set of songs that find new meaning in familiar country, folk and blues forms.
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NaN/100 votes#25 - Omah Lay
Season 16 Episode 25 - Aired 2/28/2023
The singer and songwriter made a special trip from Nigeria to the Tiny Desk for a performance of his Afro-fusion hits.
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The Best Episodes of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 16
Every episode of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 16 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 16!
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Season 16 Ratings Summary
"The Smile" is the best rated episode of "NPR Tiny Desk Concerts" season 16. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/3/2023. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Jake Blount".