Black Motion: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
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- The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit - stripped-down sets, an intimate setting - just a different space.
Abby O'Neill | July 8, 2021
Black Motion's Tiny Desk (home) concert, recorded at the former residence of Nelson Mandela, feels like a spiritual sound bath. The South African production duo turntablist Bongani Mohosana of the Zulu tribe and percussionist Thabo Mabogwane of Sotho tribe - open their set with "Mayibuye iAfrica," a cry for Africa to return to its culture and history.
This Afro-House set is brought to life thanks to several featured vocalists and guest musicians. Afro-House has spread joy and healing across the country of South Africa, transcending local boundaries to become a thriving global dance phenomenon. In my experience, Its indigenous sounds and percussive rhythms drench the soul and heart with healing powers and cultivate communion with the infinite.
South African singer Msaki makes her third appearance in our (home) concert series, after earlier credits with Black Coffee and our Coming 2 America special. She lends her vocals to "Marry Me," a soulful jam from Black Motion's 2020 album, The Healers: The Last Chapter. "Imali," featuring Nokwazi, soothes the lingering remnants of pandemic fears, while Tabia closes with the lilting "Prayer for Rain."
SET LIST
"Mayibuye iAfrica"
"Rainbow"
"Joy Joy" (feat. Brenden Praise)
"Marry Me" (feat. Msaki)
"Imali" (feat. Nokwazi)
"Prayer For Rain" (feat. Tabia)
MUSICIANS
Thabo Roy Mabogwane: percussion, producer
Bongani Mohosana: DJ, producer, music director
Brenden Praise: vocals
Msaki: vocals
Nokwazi: vocals
Tabia: vocals
Almotie "Alie-keyz" Mtombeni: keys, synths, vocoder, auto-vocals, piano
Lifa "Sir_Lifa" Mavuso: guitar
Siyabonga Hosana Magagula: bass, synth, bass
Lusindiso "Jojo" Zondani: backing vocals, tenor
Gugu Shezi: backing vocals, soprano
Noxolo Radebe: backing vocals, alto
CREDITS
Video:
NS Production (Sakhile Fakude, Zolani Phakade and Ndumiso Buthelezi)
Moses N Mokgoko
Thamsanqa Fakazi
Audio:
Katlego Katt Masoga
Bodega Bros ( Vukile Nonkonyana and Thina Fonya)
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Abby O'Neill
Video Producer: Maia Stern
Audio Mastering: Andy Huether
Associate Producer: Bobby Carter
Tiny Production Team: Bob Boilen, Kara Frame, Josh Rogosin, Gabrielle Pierre
Executive Producer: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
#nprmusic #tinydesk #blackmotion - Hudba
2024 and we still vibing .. Black Motion..thanks You guyzini🙌🏿🙌🏿🙏🏾🙌🏿🙌🏿
Msaki needs her own proper Tiny Desk one day 🇿🇦🤞🏾🤞🏾
Definitely
Maaan 🤞🏿
She took over neh?
facts 💯
Agreed!
South Africans always understand the assignment. Always! The drummer, the back ups, the guest artistes and the instrumentalists. Powerful performance.
Hello!! What is his name of drummer?
@@aia_sonido Thabo Smol
lol awume
Anyone here in 2024?
we up
we here
I know i am not the only one who miss Black Motions live killer performances.
Definately not
I'm dying. Can Covivi end thle😭😭😭
No 🥺
That drum beat live is 🔥🔥🔥
I saw them performing for the first time in Durban 2 months ago... I'd pay top dollar to see them again 🙌🏾
Everyone understood the assignment.
I love how you said that!! As if they were preachers more so than musicians🏺🏺
Right? 🔥🔥🔥
Well executed. I Stan 💯💯🔥🔥🔥🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
They showed up bruh ❤️
EVERY. SINGLE. PERSON. UNDERSTOOD WHAT MUST HAPPEN HERE!!!
THIS WAS SPECIAL MAN ❤❤🤌🏾🤌🏾😭😭💫💫🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
Well put sistaz 🔥🇿🇦
kwaba yisibusiso❤️
Wow🤯💯💣💥💥💥💥💥💥
Proud South African!❤️🔥😍🤩 definitely out did themselves!
😆 yes they knew the assignment.
Personally, Nokwazi's performance makes me want to pay that child support and I am not even a father!😭🤝🔥
Stop it😂🤣🤣🤣
Bathong 😭
😂🤣😂🤣
🤣🤣🤣
😅
South Africa is built different man 🤯
HONESTLY
Abakaboni lutho
Very different 🥺
@@marshamilton357 and then Tyla came around and got a Grammy.
@@bandilenkabinde5672Aih!
Big shout out to the NPR team for giving a platform to beautiful global artists.
The 57 dislikes must be a person who pressed that by mistake using 57 different youtube accounts. AFRICA, WE ARE ONE!
🙌🏾
Such disrespek
The devil is a liar
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤞🏾
Alie Keys deserves to get his flowers while he's still with us, man's done alot for the music industry...
Who’s he?
Producer, the guy playing keyboard
He is so goood🔥🔥🔥🔥
Black Motion flying the South African Flag 🇿🇦
Is this our black motion?? Wow 🔥 ✈️✈️✨
Yup!
@@thebestofjohannesburg1720 our one and only 🔥
I just wish Bucie could have made a come back just to sing Rejoice. Her live rendition of the song is a killer.
Her voice is everything 😍😍😍😍
Same😅
I know right
Eish bruv! Feel good live sessions gave us that one😭
Facts!!
18:29 when the vocals started singing "mvula mvula mayine" I felt it 😭🔥🔥🔥🔥
Dude!!!! 😭😭😭
A whole experience bru 😭
So spiritual
it should have been the song
Tabia's performance was so spiritual 😪😪😪😪😪🔥🔥🔥🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯This perfomance deserved 45min atleast.
I even cried 😭😭😭😭
@@hunadilentswana6962 makes the two of us i sware🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾
Brenden Praise woke up and chose violence!!! My goodness, lovely performance Sir!!!👏👏👏
Yhoooo😭😭😭🔥🔥🔥
totes unrelated: awusemhle.🥺😭
In a soft manner shomehow
Brenden Praise's vocals are elite 👌🏾
Right?!yho he blew me away🔥🔥🔥
@@lebogangnbeautyimage9539 yah no, gent has range 👌🏾🤞🏾🔥
Black people are so talented love this!!! 🌍
We knou this ❤
When Tabia said lets pray she really meant it because 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Black motion representing SOUTH AFRICA and AFRICA as a whole💗🚀
Prayer for rain is so spiritual. I literally felt like the clouds were gathering. If thats not music that speaks to your soul, then I don't know.
Every time i listen to this song, it always rains. We'll see what happens tomorrow
@@leratomokhere4583 omg I was confused about when I commented for a second 😂. Our names are quite similar.
@@leratomokhele2242 very similar 😂😂😂
@@leratomokhere4583 haha! Small world!❤️
It’s because she was the best singer out of all
It’s as if Thabo gets overpowered by something when he is on those drums mahn....he is so powerful 🥺. I always get chills watching him perform 🙌🏾🙏🏾
Am with you brother he connects and let's himself be part of the music
Yerrrrr Prayer for Rain is such a spiritual experience.
Nokwazi deserves her flowers! 🔥👌🏾
I love her so much😍
@@mosakhadi she is amazing 🙌🏾🔥
Ai she brought it 🔥📛👩🚒
@@thembinkosibuthelezi1276 she definitely did 🔥
She brought the energy!!!!
😭😭😭😭 The opening and the closing, so spiritual. I felt everything, every presence, I felt the blessing. So proud of Black Motion and the Family 🤩 T.I.A - THIS IS AFRICA 🔥🔥🔥🔥 cheers from Angola 🇦🇴
Yooh the beginning and the end , they really took us on a spiritual journey.
OHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! YESSSSSSS!!!!💖🔥🎶 THAT took me THERE when they opened up!
Dankie Suid-Afrika 🇿🇦✊🏾 9:38
Essa malta é forte demais!
Daqui um mangope tambem.
so true, my vibe
How many arms does that drummer have? Good gravy. At times on my screen he was moving so much it looked like 6 arms all in motion.
it’s amazing right? gift
Good gravy😭😭😭
When that drummer spirit takes over
He's a marvel hey :) !
Spirits of ancestors are at play
Probably the second south African artists to be on tiny desk and there couldn't have been a more perfect duo than black motion 🔥🔥🔥
First was Black Coffee
Prayer of Rain is my favorite jam and every time it plays in a concert, I swear it rains. Thank you Black Motion.... South Africa Stand Up
With Tabia being a young Mam'Busi Mhlongo❤️😍
Mbali nginawe Njayami!!!
Is that Alie Keys???????? Also, the guitarist is all the way from KwaNdebele!!!!!!!!!!! I’m crying real tears!!!! Nothing is as exciting as seeing our musicians win!!!!!! 🥺😭
Kwandebele standup!!!
@@bhekivincentmsiza5353 We see him!!!!!!! I cant remember his name and I hate that so much because he deserves the shoutout!!!!! 🙌🙌
@@ntoshntuli Proud resident of KwaNdebele, and I'm Lifa Mavuso
Mfanako Cultura High. Keep on Lifa, Onward and upward 👏🏾👏🏾
@@SirLifa Yes!!!!!!!!! We went to Cultura High together, waseVlaklaagte No2!!!!!! Yes!!! I knew it was you!!!! I’m so happy for you, Bro! God bless you man 😭
So unbothered by the 57 dislikes.
I’m in America watching this wishing Africa was around the corner!! I love that Africa is in our soul no matter where we are in the world
Asè
AFRICAN is all AM PROUD to be all through this pandemic 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🤙🏽
Indeeed😭😭🔥🔥
We love u❤️
What a refreshing way to take a break from amapiano (have nothing against them)
hahahah yeah for sure
Maski deserves her own NPR
Honestly 😩❤I love her music so much
Ngiyavuma
Soon please🕯️🕯️
We are so blessed as South Africans and the world really, to have artists like Black Motion that create, not only a musical experience but a spiritual experience as well.🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦💓💓💓💓.Your music heals.
My zulu genes makes my skin shivers when Nokwazi when she said INTOMBI YOMZULU and also when she was praising her Clan names. Again when Tabia said uyintombi yomuZulu. Bro i live my tribe. This session was Spiritual. I can even feel the presence yamadloz' ami oMbuyazi, Mabhodla, Umageza ngobis' ekhon' amanzi emthonjeni(praising my clan names)
The drummer had the most fun he was in his element 😩❤️
His name is thabo
He always does 🔥🔥🔥
He’s one of the composer’s.
South Africa Stand Up🇿🇦❤🎶
Music by Black Motion transcends this world. It has one foot in the spiritual realm and another in the physical. I wonder if anyone else feels like this? Some of their songs are not just 'music' , it's worship, it's a call to your ancestors and it is deeply African 🔥🔥🔥🔥🌟
When Tabia said 'let's pray' I knew it was game over 🔥... floodgates were open!
So proud😭 Represeting house music on a another level. This is how we do in South Africa 🇿🇦❤
This is too much 😭😭🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
this is our bread and butter
lovin it
Tabia ❤️🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
Brandon, Nokwazi and Tabia 🔥😩😭 wooow man 💚💛 . I'm kinda sad Black Motion themselves didn't throw in their dances but wow man, Imma keep coming back to this many times ♥♥😍😭
Even though this was recorded at home, it still was an out of body experience. The chills I got from just imagining the energy that was in this room? It truly felt like I was being serenaded by my ancestors
Yooo Brenden murdered his performance 🔥🔥
Pure GOLD. Black Motion deserve a LEGENDARY award for their consistency in bringing pure African amazing sounds. We don't deserve them 😭😭😭
So much talent!! South African music is so underappreciated in the global music scene
big facts
In time. Just remember the majority of our South African music is in our native languages and we don't have a Pigin version like in Jamaica or West Africa. So when it's a hit its a hit ngempela.
It's getting there.. Give it time!!!
Most genres outside of commercial house and hip hop are sadly still underrated within South Africa.
Never heard of this group. 5 minutes in and I have goosebumps!
South Africa we here 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
Today is not gloomy to me anymore now that I'm dancing to Black motion. Thank you NPR! Thank you for showcasing African music. Keep doing it!
For the culture 😭😭😭😩🤲🏾😩🤲🏾😩🤲🏾 love from East Africa
Hayi, I must also say The guy on the keys 🔥🔥🔥🔥. He also enters the vocals impeccably when it's necessary. Hayi fok man 👌👌👌
Too dope
Lefa Mavuso
Funny enough, he is Alie Keys 🔥🔥🔥😂✊✊✊
I'm from Angola, but I'm your unconditional fan.
Your performance thrills the soul and the spirit. Believe...
love you all. Musically you represent Africa on a level not yet seen. 😭 🔥🔥🔥
Eu também sou um fã, esses artistas são muito animados.
Subscrevo Edson!
You see what happens when everyone contributes to the assignment 😪🔥
I had never known of Tabia before today😍😍😍. What a talent!!! She killed it too. She very much reminds me of the late Busi Mhlongo. Loved that woman to bits♥
Honestly, Tabia on the last tune took the entire performance to the moon! s/o to AlieKeys, I haven't seen such talent in years!
She probably prayed before this prayer. They are not alone. Powerful
@@KagoM they are not alone . you can feel the energy , I am in love with this entire performance
Msaki has so much potential to be a world star with that voice. I don't think she sees herself in that level
Did you read her music background x biography?
@@tshepomoloi3777 Where can one find it?!😭
Trust me she’s fully aware, she’s where she’s at cause believed from the start, we in a pandemic so we’ll never know where she could’ve been now 👍🏽
@@cooley_za I see. Probably why she came on such an international platform not warmed up and performed with her hands in the pocket like she's leading hymns emlindelweni
The best
Manyora a Sosha!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I'm in HAITI 🇭🇹 watching Black Motion 🙌❤️
If I heard prayer for rain live. I think my soul would leave my body and I would transcend this world
Brandon just reminded of why he was an Idols finalist
Really nice to hear natural vocals!
The goosebumps on prayer for rain😭😭😭😭🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Road trip music. This is good. Thank you to the folks at NPR for introducing me to Black Motion.
Search for their live performance at the lap London here on you tube that one surpasses what you just experienced i promise you won't regret
She prayed!! The prayer for rain performance was amazing.
Shoooo 😍🔥🔥🔥
Have you guys had these guys yet ????
Brendan Praise brought vocals from the Heavens!! JOY JOY
@@anniebell6846 13
Shout out to the backup singers, their energy was unmatched throughout 👏🏾👏🏾
Aowa! We need to give Thabo Smol all his flowers maan has been doing those drums 🥁 too dirty for too long...What he does on that Imali beat is just incredible.
Wao betha moropa saaan 👏👏👏
Amazing drummer..
Goosebumps from Tabia🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽...she reminds me of mam'Busi Mhlongo
Yes!
After some years a lot of us will come back to visit this and it will still be as good as the first time
Nokwazi nailed it as usual!! Choss💃
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👏
This wasn't just a show, it was a whole experience! Thank you to every single one of you.
12:39 Nokwazi is a beast of live performances 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank you for time stamp
@@lindiwemhlanga5597 you are most welcome
fakafakafaka..eyeyeey she adds to it
Tjoh! Tjoh! Tjerrr! Thixo wase George Gogh!
Feeling so proudly African! Can't wait to see Black Motion live again... IN PERSON! Surrounded by the energy of thousands of dancing bodies.
Yeyi!!!!!
Soon brother.... Soooon!!
Tabia😍😭😭🙏
That dance Nokwazi does at 12:58 🔥 BIG mood 🥺
Someone needs to tell Nokwazi that it's okay, she can repeat that verse during a live performance. It's fire anywayz🔥
Why doesn't she sing it ?
Riiiiiiiiiiiight???!!!😭😭😭🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
South Africa in a nutshell powerful drumbeat and voices all around .NPR you done me proud so proud always representing the vastness of sound.
Watching from KL, MALAYSIA. BLACK MOTION = BRILLIANT
The only bad thing about this mini concert is that it ends 😭 prayer for the rain 🔥
9:43 JOY JOY🕺💃
🔥🔥 feeling happy
PRAYER FOR RAIN performance is on another level OMW
This is just an abstract performance, a synopsis, an outline. This is Black Motion - stay put! Fear them!
Prayer for rain🥺🙌🔥🔥🔥
One thing Black Motion will do, is take you on a SPIRITUAL JOURNEY!! Powerful.
18:18 Tabia 🔥🔥🔥🔥
TABIA YOU BEAUTY YOU 🙌🏽🙌🏽👸🏽👸🏽👸🏽 I can’t wait for the world to hear your artistry! Love you sis 🙌🏽👩🏾🤝👩🏽👸🏽❤️
Guys Nokwazi mahn, the vuma she brings, HEY😂🔥🔥
This is amazing. South Africa re tsene!
Guys aliekeys is super talented wow, the whole gang is talented but alie guys😭😭😭😭
That man is super talented
Bro... those Adlibs He adds at the background and the fingers
🔊Please get Sun-el the musician on this show 🎶
It's Nokwazi and Tabia's energy and vocal presence for me. . .
Beautiful 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Also S/O to Msaki for her third appearance on the NPR .
SA to the world 🤌🏾🤌🏾🤌🏾
Just came back here to remind myself that what's happening on the news is not all we are. We have a painful past, a complex present but we remain beautifully human. ❤🇿🇦🔥
🔥
I am proudly South African and HERE!!!
These guys are so good! They have stuck to their own unique sound which has been working for them. 💯🔥❤️
Very unique 👌
The only problem is that it ends 🥺🥺
Only problem.🕯️🕯️
Brendan Praise killed those vocals 🙌🔥🔥🔥
Prayer for rain is really powerful. I don't understand a word but it takes me places. Much love from Kenya