Amaarae: Tiny Desk Concert
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- NPR Music is celebrating Black Music Month with an array of brand new Tiny Desk concerts. Together, these artists represent the past, present and future of Black music. This month of carefully curated shows is a celebration of Black artists expressing themselves in ways we've never seen before, and of the Tiny Desk's unique way of showcasing that talent.
Sidney Madden | June 22, 2023
“I think we’re in the groove now,” Amaarae laughs to her bandmates midway through her Tiny Desk concert. As one of the few breaks she takes in a 20-minute set, the singer-songwriter uses this pause to check the energy and drip of her musical consiglieres. While Amaarae and her soprano command attention in a distressed, rust-colored trench and corset top, the 11-piece band compliment their star by rocking t-shirts of the same color palette embroidered with standout lyrics from the songs she’s performing; “See my essence, feel my blessings,” “Wasted eyes on you”, “I like coffee with some head in the morning.”
It's this level of intention, precision and playfulness that has gotten the Ghanaian-American artist to her Tiny Desk moment. As a writer, her searing wordplay beckons with confidence that’s cooler than the other side of the pillow. As a producer, her ear for opposites-attract rhythms create singular moments on any chart they grace. As a Tiny Desk performer, the sunny, juicy jam of “Big Steppa,” acoustic imagining of “Disguise” and extended jubilance of “SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY” are anchored by Amaarae’s knowledge that she’s serving up something so forward-facing, it’s incomparable.
Born in the Bronx but hailing from Accra, Ghana, Amaarae’s appearance on NPR Music’s Black Music Month lineup proves how far the sounds of West Africa have stretched to influence the U.S. and, more implicitly, just how much the music defies catch-all labels like ‘Afrobeats.’ Fountain Baby, the album that’s home to most of the songs Amaarae performs at the Desk, represents what she does best. While it may be categorized as “pop” by streaming services, as an experience, Fountain Baby is an overflowing stream of genre-swerving liquid dopamine, lulling and surprising its listener in waves. Pulling influence from a grab bag of global incantations, Amaarae makes African percussion flirt with baile funk and alté, pop punk and garage, resulting in one of most triumphant albums and Tiny Desk Concerts of 2023 so far.
SET LIST
“Reckless & Sweet”
“Wasted Eyes”
“Disguise”
“Big Steppa”
“Co-Star”
“HELLZ ANGEL”
“SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY”
MUSICIANS
Amaarae: vocals
KZDidIt: arrangement, percussion
Kyu Steed: arrangement, vocals, shaker
Tom Levesque: trumpet
Alex Goldblatt: guitar
Braxton Cook: saxophone
Amber Nicole: backing vocals
Dominique Abrams: backing vocals
The Compozers
Nana Pokes: bass
Charlie Biggz: 1st keyboard
David Melodee: 2nd keyboard
Stephen Asamoah-Duah: drums
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Sidney Madden
Director/Editor: Kara Frame
Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
Creative Director: Bob Boilen
Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Videographers: Kara Frame, Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant, Sofia Seidel
Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer
Photographer: Michael Zamora
Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Hazel Cills
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
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Her new album is INSANE! My favorite of the year. So creative and fun
She has the best album this 2023
Janelle Monáe dropped a bomb. Give it a listen too. Amaarae is featured too
Just downloaded it
@@SriLankanStuffwill do
I completely agree! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 and already preordered the vinyl :)
Her natural speaking voice is deep, I didn’t expect it considering how light her voice is 😳
exactly what i thought
RIGHT
I need some vocal training to do this lol. I strain so hard just going a little above my speaking voice
nah she def sounds like her songs. just sounds like she’s singing. like how pink pantheress voice isn’t super bright
Track timestamps, if anyone has courage to skip any part of the video =D
0:00 “Reckless & Sweet”
2:45 “Wasted Eyes”
5:30 “Disguise”
8:08 “Big Steppa”
11:33 “Co-Star”
14:09 “HELLZ ANGEL”
16:48 “SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY”
Thank you!!
Delete this mess!!! How disrespectful!!!
@@candyjamaican what do u mean? its just the tracknames for anybody interested in looking for the songs on spotify or chords on google.
@@ati_modisdon’t mind them; a silly person. Good job! 👍🏾
Thank you for! Loved co-star.
Amaarae is incredibly talented and such a great representation of the power of Afropop. Thank you, Tiny Desk!
Afropop ❤. Smh 😃
This afro alte not afropo
Stop lying
@@kwameeugene2502alté is a subgenre of Afropop (or Afrobeats)
Amaarae's "Fountain Baby" was just named "METACRITIC's Official #1 Album of 2023" 🏆🥇 Congratulations !!!
Tiny Desk has always been great but lately they are locating and spotlighting such an incredibly diverse group of artists and genres and collaborations. It’s a real joy to be able to stream these offerings around the world !
She's just straight up incredible. Fountain Baby album of the 2020's so far, I'm sure the Grammy's will miss it.
Yup they did🤧
Jajajajajajaja they did it and SHE SUBMITTED HER WORK FOR AOTY, grammys are clowns
Of course they missed it, also like the lady that sang escapism
🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭❤️❤️❤️❤️🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿
I love that all the band and back up singers are wearing t-shirts with her song lyrics!
Ikrrrrr now THAT'S marketing !!!!
I literally went to her website to see if she sells them or not....unfortunately not :(
I did not realize that thanks for sharing that info.🙂
I caught that and thought that was a dope touch💯💪🏾
Been waiting for one of the Alte Afrobeat folks to get to the desk. Amaarae has been shining from the moment she dropped her first music.
Great vibes. She has a light/airy tone and on some songs my ears were missing the support that a bass background singer gives (nerd moment) but when you could hear them it made everything more🔥🤌🏾🤌🏾🤌🏾
Agreed, sounds flat af
I def missed that control of her voice but she was killing those soft vocals
It's how you can tell the band is really vibing with her performance
I wish she sang more of her old tunes as well, bc they’re bangers as well!!
FLUID!!!
@@sibobanzana3811I was wondering if someone was going to say Fluid because it's on repeat at all times. Love it!
Facts..
Was hoping to hear fantasy!
I’m glad she did Hellz Angel tho 😇 it sounds great live. I’ll go listen to Fluid now haha
Tiny desk needs to make an album of it’s live performance and upload them to streaming platforms bc this is just too good
PLEASE !!!
Her band is EVERYTHING. Such a 🔥🔥🔥 performance
The most impressing Tiny Desk Concert ever. 12 musicians on stage and the arrangement ist a dream, out of this world. Regards from a retired audio engineer from Germany.
Fantastic performance from Amaarae❤. Ghana 🇬🇭 is proud!!
She is a Nigerian
@@ugochukwualexandra7201I know her parents. They are proudly Ghanaian.
@@revelation7070 she is a Nigerian lol
@@ugochukwualexandra7201
When she started her performance she said "My name is Amaarae, hailing from Accra,Ghana Ayekooo" or is it the English language you don't understand..? ok..no worries I got another option use Google search and 🤫
Nigerians want to claim everyone. Is there a new state in Naija called Accra ei
The live trumpet was an absolute necessityyyyy
Wasted eyes will always give me chills. I love her!
Appreciation for the handsome musicians, particularly that percussion section 😍
I just found her and her new album goes NUTSSSS 🫡 I’ve been listening a week straight. And the band 😍😍 whew they fionneeee
This was such a vibe. I'm loving all the artists for Black Music Month🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
These live arrangements were SICK 👏🏻🙌🏻🤩🙌🏻👏🏻
Amaarae to the world 🇬🇭🌎 This performance is definitely one of the best
Ghana STAND UP!!!!!! Probably one of my favourite NPR tiny Desks Amaarae keep doing what you do girl. Love love your music!!!!!
No one’s doing it like Amaarae🥺
AMA WE ARE SO PROUD! 🇬🇭💜
I love your music too ❤️
God bless Kaytranada for putting me on to this lady a couple weeks ago and God bless this beautiful performance! Much love to everyone experiencing this glorious occasion together!
Where he post her at?
@@Tu51ndBl4d3I think he means her feature on the kaytramine album which put me on too
I love how the band is wearing shirts w her lyrics on it😍 cute merch! Purr Amaarae
Can't believe much she's grown. Was completely blown away by her debut The Angel You Don't Know. Fountain Baby an amazing follow up, even though TAYDK still my personal favorite since it's more experimental. I love her take on Afrobeats. Amaarae is an amazing talent, hit maker❤❤❤ And she has so much swagg🥵🔥🔥
I love the live instrumentation!! It sounds so jazzy
This live performance was so good her voice so soft and the band did the dang thing
I just love when musicians vibe so hard with the music they just made 🤍✨
🇬🇭 in the building. let’s go! 🫶🏾
GANG!!! 💪🏿
Amaarae is just nice with it. She’s gonna go places for real
This is saucy sensual goodness 🇬🇭 has a way with music
this was toooooo good. I loved how the backup singers and the instrumentals were all just vibing. straight up fireeeeee!!! I also loved how I was able to see the little quirks
This make me want to move to visit 🇬🇭 and buy land there
I didn’t realize I could love these songs more then here she comes making them even better.
Omggg Co star is my favorite 💕 and we dance to it in my zumba class 🔥🔥🔥
No it’s the way The Composers are feeling it for me😂❤🎉🇬🇭🇬🇭
OMG first Ghanaian artist on Tiny Desk🥰😍🥰
She has a good team! The afro beat/high life grooves, the merch. Well done
Fountain baby has been on repeat for me since last week, so this is a pleasant surprise. Live afrobeat drumming is a marvel👂🏽❤❤❤🎶🎶🎶
I was obsessed with co-star when she first dropped it. My mouth literally dropped and felt joyful when i heard co-star live!!! Also I’ve played her new album Fountain Baby on repeat. Hopefully she tours in the US soon 😭
Thank you for bringing her greatness to Tiny Desk 🥲🫶🏾
one of my fav Tiny Desk, the band have such great chemistry with each other. Foundation Baby probably in the running for my AOTY 🔥
She deserves much more recognition as she is such an excellent artist. Your new album is flawless.
I totally agree! At least it's the most highly critically acclaimed album so far this year (rightfully so too!). That ought to drum up some more recognition
This girl is Damm good 😊.. Ghana 🇬🇭 to the world ❤
Wow amaarae love ❤️ from Accra Ghana 🇬🇭 toooo
WE NEED THIS COLLECTION OF T-SHIRTS
definitely, where can I found itttt ? 😭
Great. I can hear african, south american and also arabic influences. Really great and fine songs.
Wow!! The live arrangements of her songs is so good omfggg
I’m glad she’s getting the recognition she deserves. I’ve always been a fan. Phenomenal.
First Ghanaian to this , love you Queen
Ghana making magic music
love from México 🇬🇭❤ 🇲🇽
When I say I am living for Amaarae? She is so talented and-I'm gonna say it-"Fountain Baby" is one of the best album releases of the decade! As a 1st-generation West African who grew up during the 2000s-this album is so fun, nostalgic, musically innovative, and a breath of fresh air. She did it; Amaarae created a timeless record for the kids who grew up on Ashanti, Missy Elliott, P-Square, and Paramore 🙌🏾
first time seeing the band being so enjoyed playing and matching with the vibe 🔥🔥
Love her voice and her talented musicians & background singers.
Made my musical listening moment -very happy & pleasant. Thank you 🙏🏾 Tiny Desk for presenting this musical gem.
Happy “Black Music Month.”
🎤🎹🎸🎼🎵
🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭we are proud of u dear
Loveee when artists sound even better live than the studio album, Amaarae is the future of pop frfr!
Beautifully soft sounds from such a large band. This is fire!
i love amaarae, what a voice, what a rhythm, she is amazing!
Making us proud and all my comment is a bit late but we love you Amaraeeee 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭
Her voice tone is unique I love it 🥹
This is dope! Absolutely fire
Her voice is so pure, Compozers did their thing as usual, all 12 of them delivered!!! 🙌🏾🔥👏🏾
Wasted eyes is such a jam !
Amaarae is just something else 🤩🤩🤩🤩 super talented
Fountain baby was such a dope album, glad to see her with a tiny desk!
Beautiful woman with an angel voice! Representing 🇬🇭 so well! ❤️
Keep flying the flag high bbygirl ❤️🇬🇭
Unbelievable voice... good to know she can sing live like this))) I'm impressed 🎉🎉🎉
🇬🇭 proud of you! We love you baby
This album is GOLDEN! 🌟🌟🌟
I want a Tiny Kitchen concert with them to perform while I have breakfast. Love from Venice Italy❤
Composer’s boys holding down for her 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
She's a godess 🤩
Tiny desk never disappoints ❤
WE ARE SO PROUD 🇬🇭
Too much talents, Amaarae Ghana loves you. Keep doing you
First time hearing this artist, and I love it! Streaming on Apple Music now ❤
I get my new music from Tiny Desk. Without fail.
Amaaa🇬🇭✊🏾
my god, shes so so beautiful and heavenly
I love Amaarae's voice so much. Such a beautiful female, with a beautiful, blessed voice. Keep going chic, your doing great. Your voice is so Angelic. Your voice is incredibly unique. I've not heard anyone with a voice like yours. 👍🏽❤️🔥🔥🔥💯
I've been waiting for this!
The way she and the band devoured this performance!
I love you fr😭 Thank you for sharing pieces of yourself with us ❤️
Just Wonderful!!!
I knew this would be good, but my expectations were far exceeded. Fountain Baby is such a beautifully crafted album.
Amaarae finally on tiny desk is a dream come true 😭😭😭
Always still in awe over these tiny desk concerts, yass NPR! Love me some Amaarae too!!
Fantastic!!! Tank you ❤❤❤
I'm in love with this concert ❤ I discovered Amaarae few weeks ago and I can't stop listening to her. This album is amazing and I love all the songs.
Ugggghhhhhhhhhh this was SO amazing and just what I needed. Such a beautiful and powerful moment! We love Amaarae!!!!!! ❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉
You killed it Ama!!!!! 🤎🧡🔥… SO SO PROUD!
she’s so stunning 😍
Her new album is so fire!!! Amaarae Is HER!!🔥
Heard about a minute of her on a podcast and had to hear more. It’s good to follow your instincts sometimes !!
I’ve been listening to her for awhile such an amazing inspiration this has made me wanna see her live this instrumental yall
Can’t wait to see her live!!!!