Jhen Aiko Tiny Desk Home Concert

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 Oct 1 2020 Bobby Carter -- In this Tiny Desk home concert R B star Jhen Aiko coasts through an eight-song medley that plays like the ultimate nod to her legions of fans fans who've been begging for a Tiny Desk for a long time The Los Angeles native's star status is a result of her music's versatility and vulnerability Jhen Aiko Efuru Chilombo has carved out a space of her own over the past decade despite a rapidly changing R B landscape As a songwriter she leaves no stone unturned explicitly expressing her struggle joy and sexuality while always administering the vibe Her latest album Chilombo released just before the pandemic hit the U S doubled down and leaned into the therapeutic nature of her songs and that same aesthetic fuels her Tiny Desk Backed by an ensemble of masked players Aiko bookends her set with a sound bath of singing bowls that's peace personified through sound SET LIST Lotus Intro Stranger Do Better Blues To Love Die Born Tired W A Y S Summer 2020 Eternal Sunshine MUSICIANS Jhen Aiko vocals Julian Le keys Bubby bass Gracie Sprout harp Brain Warfield percussion CREDITS Video By Brandon Parker Audio By Gregg Rominiecki Producer Bobby Carter Audio Mastering Engineer Josh Rogosin Video Producer Morgan Noelle Smith Executive Producer Lauren Onkey Senior VP Programming Anya Grundmann

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