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Issa Rae's favorite Tiny Desk concerts

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Nelson George's 5 Favorite Tiny Desk Concerts

Daniel Caesar performs a Tiny Desk Concert on April 30, 2018. Morgan Noelle Smith/NPR **hide caption

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Code Switch Staffers Pick Their Favorite Tiny Desk Concerts

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World Cafe's Best Songs Of 2019

Brittany Howard made NPR Music's No.1 album of 2019 with Jaime. She's on our playlist of best songs of the year, too. Brantley Guttierez/Courtesy of the artist **hide caption

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NPR Music's 25 Best Albums Of 2019

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Raphael Saadiq: Tiny Desk Concert

Raphael Saadiq with Lucky Daye performs during Tiny Desk Fest, on Oct. 31, 2019. (Mhari Shaw/NPR) Mhari Shaw/NPR **hide caption

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Raphael Saadiq Speaks With NPR's Rodney Carmichael

Raphael Saadiq Sends A Universal Message On 'Jimmy Lee'

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Raphael Saadiq On World Cafe (OLD)

NPR Music's Top 12 Albums Of August

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Raphael Saadiq Sets His Dark Meditation To Music With 'Jimmy Lee'

"I feel like people are not educated at a young age to know like, 'OK, you have a choice to go behind bars and become a number and for somebody to profit off you for free labor and it's enslaving your brain," Raphael Saadiq says. Aaron Rapoport/Courtesy of the artist **hide caption

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Raphael Saadiq Sets His Dark Meditation To Music With 'Jimmy Lee'

New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums Out Aug. 23

Melina Duterte is otherwise known as Jay Som. Her latest album, Anak Ko, is on our shortlist of the best releases out Aug. 23. Ebru Yildiz/Courtesy of the artists **hide caption

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New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums Out Aug. 23

Ken Tucker's Top 10: The Year In Music

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Ken Tucker's Top 10: The Year In Music

Raphael Saadiq On World Cafe

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Raphael Saadiq: Paying Homage To Soul's Past And Future

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Raphael Saadiq: Paying Homage To Soul's Past And Future

Raphael Saadiq, In Concert

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Raphael Saadiq: Learning From The Greats

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Raphael Saadiq: Comfort Music, Reimagined

Raphael Saadiq triggers remembered emotions and creates new ones on his latest album. Katie Hayes Luke for NPR **hide caption

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Raphael Saadiq: Comfort Music, Reimagined

First Listen: Raphael Saadiq, 'Stone Rollin"

Raphael Saadiq's fourth studio album, Stone Rollin', comes out May 10. Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com **hide caption

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10 Reasons To Visit The Record Store Saturday

DJ Miguel Emmanuelli scratches a record at CD Connection in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., in 2008. Beca Grimm/NPR **hide caption

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'Minutes' From SXSW 2011: Wednesday Videos

Seasick Steve performs as part of Third Man Records Rolling Record Store's public debut at SXSW 2011 in Austin, Texas. Shantel Mitchell/NPR **hide caption

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Front Row: Raphael Saadiq

Raphael Saadiq performs live at Stubb's Bar-B-Q at SXSW 2011. Katie Hayes Luke/Katie Hayes Luke **hide caption

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SXSW 2011 Preview

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Bright Eyes, Raphael Saadiq, The Antlers Headline NPR Music's SXSW Coverage

The Antlers will debut the group's new album, live on NPR Music, from The Parish in Austin, TX on Mar. 17. The band is just one of more than a dozen featured on this year's coverage of the festival. Ben Ritter/Courtesy of the Artist **hide caption

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