#jaiyeorie This year, NPR Music is honoring Black Music Month with a series of brand-new Tiny Desk concerts, both at home and at our beloved desk.
These musicians represent the past, present, and future of black music as a whole.
This month's carefully planned presentations are a celebration of black artists expressing themselves in new ways, as well as the Tiny Desk's unique approach of displaying that talent.
Adekunle Gold, who is currently on tour in the US and Canada, stopped by the Tiny Desk to show the audience and fans what to expect from the 19-city trek.
The Tiny Desk (home) concert of the Nigerian singer-songwriter has the sound and energy of a flight path.
It begins quietly and gradually increases to higher decibels, making you want to dance and move your feet.
AG's career took off after the release of his debut single "Sade" in 2014, which was a highlife rendition of One Direction's "Story of My Life," and his debut album "Gold" in 2016.
The Yoruba sensation's sound has developed from highlife to Afropop over the course of three albums.
AG shot his (home) concert with his band in Los Angeles, inside a throwback, fictitious airport terminal — AG Baby Airlines' headquarters.
With AG's soft vocals, violin, and steady, rhythmic percussion, the band's arrangement works well live, beginning with "Sinner," a modern spin on the Bible story of King David and Bathsheba.
"It's such an energy provider — the audience turn up, and we are about to turn up now," AG explains as he closes his set with the uptempo and jaunty "Okay," a dependable banger from his LP "Afro Pop, Vol. 1."
As part of his first North American tour, Catch Me If You Can, which kicks off today in Boston — as mentioned on the AG Baby Airlines signs — "turn up" is exactly the right expression, as AG Baby is letting you know that he might be coming to a city near you.
Here's a link to the home concert:
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