Bob Boilen

Aditya Prakash Ensemble highlights songs borne from South India's Carnatic tradition. Watch its arresting set from Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

Vox Sambou writes and performs in Hatian-Creole, French, English, Spanish and Portuguese. Watch his one-of-a-kind set from Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

The 10th grader with a preternatural skill for the banjo performed a set of Appalachian folk music for Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

The Tunisian-born singer capped the second night of our Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST virtual festival.

The band explored the many facets of Peruvian cumbia music for its Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST performance.

The Guinean native mixed West African soul, rock and pop music for her Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST performance.

This Japanese band brought its country's antiquated folk music into the 21st century during Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

The Ukrainian rock band joined us from Kiev for a Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST concert.

The Argentine singer-songwriter performed a three-song set from her Brooklyn apartment for Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

This Algerian and Canadian band recorded its Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST set from Colombia and France.

Watch the North Carolina gospel band perform a three-song set for Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

The YouTube star performs five songs in her Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

Our final night of globalFEST 2021 features salsa, First Nations music, Appalachian folk and a West African superstar.

Wednesday night's showcases blends the sounds of Haiti, India, Italy and the Indigenous people of North America.

The second night of our virtual festival features music from Japan, Peru, Guinea and Tunisia.

Our first night of live performances features music from Algeria, Argentina, Ukraine and North Carolina.

Patrick Grossi's heavenly voice is backed by a stunning view of the San Gabriel mountains in this Tiny Desk quarantine video.

The Iranian-Dutch singer and producer performs four songs during her Tiny Desk quarantine set.

The minds behind NPR Music's Tiny Desk present their favorite home concerts of 2020, from Buscabulla to Billie Eilish.

Isolation and the disappearance of live music changed the All Songs Considered host's listening habits drastically in 2020. These albums offered not just calm, but richness and depth to explore.