Van-Anh Vanessa Vo

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The musician unpacks an array of traditional Vietnamese instruments — and 1,000 years of culture.

Lily & Madeleine

E2

The teenagers play a restrained, homespun mix of folk and pop with undeniably sweet harmonies.

Afro Blue

E3

The Howard University vocal jazz ensemble performs beautiful African-American spirituals.

Robert Glasper Experiment

E4

Members of the Grammy-winning, organic R&B Experiment band jam with singer Marsha Ambrosius.

Angel Olsen

E5

The expressive, powerful singer previews songs from her new album, Burn Your Fire for No Witness.

Pixies

E6

Hear the legendary band perform 1989's "Monkey Gone to Heaven" and two new songs — one unreleased.

Fanfare Ciocarlia

E7

The joyous Balkan brass band plays at a pace that would make the Ramones burst into a sweat.

Suzanne Vega

E8

The inventive folk-music veteran book-ends a four-song set with her hits "Luka" and "Tom's Diner."

Cate Le Bon

E9

The Welsh singer's set conveys loneliness and doubt with just two guitars and an inviting whisper.

Sofia Rei

E10

For about 20 minutes one sunny afternoon, Rei turned a desk into a small Latin American folk club.

Brass Bed

E11

See the band re-create some of its stellar studio effects with a pedal steel and some novelty mics.

Asaf Avidan

E12

Avidan has an album and no U.S. record label to put it out. But he's on a solo tour that's stunning.

Lowland Hum

E13

It's hard to convey the sound of two people in love, but Lowland Hum does that effortlessly.

Jake Bugg

E14

Watch the 20-year-old English singer-songwriter, who has worked with superproducer Rick Rubin.

Diane Cluck

E15

On record, Cluck's elastic voice and fingerpicking are impressive. Live, they jam the senses.

Joseph Calleja

E16

All the world's top opera houses want the young tenor with the old-school approach.

The Haden Triplets

E17

When the sisters cover classic country music together, the result is a treat and a trip in time.

The Both

E18

Singer-songwriters Aimee Mann and Ted Leo unite from opposite ends of the volume knob.

Tom Brosseau

E19

The North Dakota singer-songwriter possesses one of the most arresting voices in folk music today.

Courtney Barnett

E20

Barnett tells stories like your best friend, provided your best friend is a funny Australian poet.

Usman Riaz

E21

A young Pakistani musician treats the guitar as percussion — with surprisingly shimmering results.

Federico Aubele

E22

The Argentine singer uses his dark, husky voice to produce a specific effect in these three songs.

Quilt

E23

Interweaving harmonies and guitar lines set the tone for these soft, benevolent, dreamy songs.

Johnnyswim

E24

Impossibly telegenic and charming, the band mixes booming intensity with polish and sparkle.

Cian Nugent

E25

The Dublin guitarist runs through a ragtime jaunt, a basement-bar choogle and a sad-sack closer.

Public Service Broadcasting

E26

The duo's sample-laden instrumental music is entertainment as education for the head and feet alike.

Timber Timbre

E27

See the swamp-folk band play a characteristically eerie and mysterious set in the NPR Music offices.

Chvrches

E28

The Scottish synth-pop band turns up with a small arsenal of synthesizers to perform three songs.

Iestyn Davies

E29

See the countertenor and lutenist Thomas Dunford perform John Dowland's melancholy songs.

Ages And Ages

E30

The band makes the kind of music that can at least briefly restore your faith in humanity.

Yasmine Hamdan

E31

The Lebanese singer-songwriter is one of the most groundbreaking musicians in the Middle East.

Hozier

E32

Andrew Hozier-Byrne wraps his rich, vital, soulful voice around songs rooted in the blues.

Juana Molina

E33

Molina sounds as if she'd been raised by wolves and discovered the world of music on her own.

Simone Dinnerstein

E34

Watch the celebrated pianist make Bach's Two-part Inventions sing and zing.

Marian McLaughlin

E35

A quirky and wistful performer with a string section, McLaughlin makes music like few others.

Eliot Fisk And Paco Peña

E36

A classical virtuoso and an equally captivating flamenco player combine for a set of duets.

Rodney Crowell

E37

The country singer-songwriter performs with the ease and swagger of a man comfortable in his ways.

Mali Music

E38

The singer-songwriter and musician performs with unabashed positivity and an uplifting spirit.

Conor Oberst

E39

The Bright Eyes singer performs songs from Upside Down Mountain with help from members of Dawes.

Tracy Silverman

E40

See the innovative player create waves of sound with a six-string violin.

Lydia Loveless

E41

The 23-year-old singer-guitarist performs gritty, countrified blues-rock in the NPR Music offices.

The Foreign Exchange

E42

Watch the Tiny Desk turn into a church, comedy club and neo-soul spot.

Moon Hooch

E43

They call what they make "cave music" — but it's just as powerful at the Tiny Desk.

John Grant

E44

Grant's songs don't mess around, with lyrics that function as darts of retort and thought.

Holly Williams

E45

The singer has a magnificent way with phrasing, not to mention a remarkable country-music lineage.

Marisa Anderson

E46

The guitarist kicks up some dirt with a Rev. Gary Davis deconstruction and a Stratocaster hoedown.

Hamilton Leithauser

E47

In this three-song set, the Walkmen singer demonstrates that he's lost none of his vocal power.

Highasakite

E48

Watch an atmospheric Norwegian band with a yearning sound. Also: See a flugabone!

Saintseneca

E49

In the NPR offices, the Ohio band plays three alternately brooding and stomping songs from Dark Arc.

Quetzal

E50

The veteran East L.A. band's music penetrates the intellect even as it makes your hips sway.

The Family Crest

E51

The band's seven players are trained in classical and jazz, led by Liam McCormick's powerful voice.

Irene Diaz

E52

With Carolyn Cardoza, Diaz conjures a place where emotions run deep and beauty is unmistakable.

Bob Mould

E53

The former Hüsker Dü and Sugar frontman plugs in for a characteristically loud four-song set.

Ernest Ranglin

E54

Watch a talented, charming guitar legend make magic as his band Avila holds down the beat.

Pacifica Quartet

E55

Watch the group play selections from Shostakovich's cycle of introspective string quartets.

Rodrigo Amarante

E56

A veteran of Little Joy and Los Hermanos, Amarante makes warm, tender music as a solo artist.

Nickel Creek

E57

The band was made to sing and play around one microphone, so a Tiny Desk Concert seemed inevitable.

Sturgill Simpson

E58

The Kentucky native writes country songs about loneliness, failed dreams, drinking and drugs.

Trampled By Turtles

E59

Known for the speed of their playing, the Minnesotans are about more than just blistering bluegrass.

Jessica Lea Mayfield

E60

Mayfield's music has gotten more beguiling as she explores the many contrasts in her hypnotic sound.

Justin Townes Earle

E61

In advance of his new album Single Mothers, the singer performs two new songs and an old favorite.

Luluc

E62

Graceful singing and storytelling meet guitars and textures that help create an unforgettable aura.

Tweedy

E63

With his drummer son Spencer, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy performs songs from their new album, Sukierae.

Bio Ritmo

E64

The 10-piece salsa band built its career on dance floors, where it never fails to make people move.

Ryan Keberle & Catharsis

E65

The trombonist's working band established some nifty swing, assisted in absentia by Sufjan Stevens.

Jackson Browne

E66

Browne still writes songs with conviction, craftsmanship and careful attention to detail.

Raquel Sofia

E67

Sofia has spent most of her career 20 feet from stardom as a backup singer for Juanes and Shakira.

The Bots

E68

The band plays with a great rock-duo punch that recalls The White Stripes or JEFF The Brotherhood.

Ásgeir

E69

The Icelandic singer's voice is angelic and yearning, his songs simple and universal.

Anthony D'Amato

E70

D'Amato's music can feel Motown-y, garage-y and Springsteen-y, but he sounds sparer here.

Danish String Quartet

E71

Watch the young, versatile ensemble play folk music from around Denmark and beyond.

T-Pain

E72

We asked the King of Auto-Tune to grace the Tiny Desk without any embellishment or effects.

Banks

E73

Known for lavish electronic productions, Banks serves notice as a powerful singer in her own right.

Sun Ra Arkestra

E74

With costumes inspired by Egyptian symbolism and sci-fi, Ra's band plays a special Halloween set.

Making Movies

E75

A rousing band from Kansas City, Making Movies mixes languages and eras with infectious energy.

Roomful Of Teeth

E76

Watch the group sing new music with yelps, yodels and a few fine harmonies.

Davíd Garza

E77

The Austin singer-songwriter joins his stunning voice with that of touring partner Gaby Moreno.

J Mascis

E78

The Dinosaur Jr. frontman, one of the world's loudest musicians, performs unplugged and acoustic.

Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo

E79

Benatar and Giraldo play three classics: "We Live For Love," "We Belong" and "Promises In The Dark."

Sam Amidon & Bill Frisell

E80

Amidon weaves his compositions into traditional music, while Frisell adds atmospheric guitar.

Dublin Guitar Quartet

E81

Hear the Irish ensemble's fresh take on Philip Glass' propulsive yet intimate string quartets.

St. Paul And The Broken Bones

E82

The band's got heart and soul and flair, with a well-worn sound buoyed by strong, fresh songwriting.

Yusuf/Cat Stevens

E83

The singer performs two new songs, as well as "The First Cut Is the Deepest" and "Father and Son."

Lucinda Williams

E84

She came to the desk a little unsure, and left singing "West Memphis" with intensity and passion.

HMSTR

E85

Watch our favorite hamsters play their twee-as-all-get-out holiday pop-punk song, "Snow Day."