Chaka Khan: Tiny Desk Concert
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This Black Music Month, Tiny Desk is giving the ladies their flowers. We’re releasing nine Tiny Desk concerts from Black women artists, from veterans who’ve paved the way for what we hear today in Black music, to those who are carving out their own paths.
Mitra I. Arthur | June 11, 2024
When the “Queen of Funk,” Chaka Khan, began to sing her hit “Sweet Thing” at the Tiny Desk, she seemed surprised at how the audience enthusiastically joined in. It’s just one example of how ingrained her work is in the fabric of music history. Since she emerged in the 1970s with the funk band Rufus, Khan has crafted a legacy that includes 22 albums, 10 Grammys, forays into jazz and theater and collaborations with Prince, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell and Quincy Jones. Her 50 years in the music industry recently culminated in a long overdue 2023 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The moment guitarist Rob Bacon opened the set on the talk box, with bassist Melvin Davis and drummer Jay Williams laying down the beat, it was clear we were about to get a lesson in some naaaasty funk with “Tell Me Something Good.” If the way our in-office audience was jamming to “What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me,” and “Ain’t Nobody” is any indication, be prepared to watch this show in a location where you can comfortably groove. “Sweet Thing” showcased vocalist Tiffany Smith killing the most iconic (and most vocally difficult) moment in the song, something that has humbled many a singer.
And what better way to close out this Tiny Desk during a month celebrating the contributions of Black women in music than with the anthem that has empowered woman-identified audiences for decades: the Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson penned “I’m Every Woman.”Throughout the set, I’m reminded that Khan’s unfathomably big and powerful voice is a glue that holds intergenerational music together.
SET LIST
“Tell Me Something Good”
“What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me”
“Stay”
“Sweet Thing”
“Through the Fire”
“Ain’t Nobody”
“I’m Every Woman”
MUSICIANS
Chaka Khan: lead vocals
Melvin Davis: bass, musical direction
Jesse Milliner: keys
Rob Bacon: guitar
Euro Zambrano: percussion
Jay Williams: drums
Audrey Wheeler-Downing: vocals
Tiffany Smith: vocals
Trina Broussard: vocals
TINY DESK TEAM
Producers: Bobby Carter, Mitra I. Arthur
Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
Audio Technical Director: Neil Tevault
Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Maia Stern, Kara Frame, Alanté Serene
Audio Engineer: Hannah Gluvna
Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer
Photographer: Zayrha Rodriguez
Animation: Jackie Lay
Florist: Kelanda Edwards
Tiny Desk Copy Editor: Hazel Cills
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
#nprmusic #tinydesk #chakakhan
Пікірлер: 10 000
Whoever is booking these tiny desk concerts deserves a annual raise
@FBA1979
7 күн бұрын
Faks!!!
@shelly_lee
7 күн бұрын
agreed
@AmazinBabi
7 күн бұрын
Fr fr
@rlproctor4219
7 күн бұрын
Exactly 💯
@grandmapurple55purple82
7 күн бұрын
Agree 💯
I met her when she was in the hospital. I walked into the room and said, "Hey you're Chaka Khan", she smiled and said, "Not today baby, it's Yvette when I'm in the hospital"🤣🤣
@bilettepotter5082
6 күн бұрын
MS Yvette Marie Stevens
@krysdekel
5 күн бұрын
Woooow how cool!
@Rhythmicons
5 күн бұрын
haha greatest HIPAA violation ever.
@Y20XTongvaLand
5 күн бұрын
You're telling me that's not her name!? 😭
@gabriellestorey5325
5 күн бұрын
Dang, she’s going through some y.
I met her once in the Las Vegas airport. I was stunned, she's super short. I was like, OMG you’re Chaka Khan! She said, Hey, Baby, I'm in a rush walk with me! So, I did, we talked and when she got to her gate she gave me a hug and told me to take care! I couldn't believe how nice she was. She's also absolutely gorgeous!
@tahseti1113
2 күн бұрын
I was stuck in a hotel elevator with her once. The two of us were pushing buttons, laugning and talking our way through it. The whole thing lasted about 20 minutes and Chaka was super cool and nice.
@loveyu2778
Күн бұрын
They are human..Good days and bad days just like anyone else...Glad you caught her on a good day..❤
@timoteooo94
Күн бұрын
@@tahseti1113 so awesome!
@bl6797
23 сағат бұрын
I wonder if she and her band got paid for this?
@puresomewhere
21 сағат бұрын
how does it feel to be God's favorite?
She's ageing backwards, the music still as fresh as 50 years ago. Incredible.
@udownwito.p.p4153
Күн бұрын
some people have all the luck aye mate 😁
@pandroidigital
Күн бұрын
Aging
@peterwipf5215
Күн бұрын
Ageing and aging, both spellings are correct.
@amayawson477
2 сағат бұрын
It is amazing. She doe snot look anywhere near 71 and she is fit and energetic. God bless her!
@kpeeskii
Сағат бұрын
@@pandroidigitalThey’re both correct! Ageing is more preferred in the UK. Kind of like cancelled and canceled, color and colour, behaviour, favour, labour, etc
Lord please let me look like this at 71
@afrofaeries
6 күн бұрын
That’s all I ask fr 😂🎉
@ericablige9449
6 күн бұрын
touching and agreeing
@ipsilonia
6 күн бұрын
and SOUND like this 🙏🏾
@lolakhan2724
5 күн бұрын
Please. Lawd. Right
@relaxpayourincometax
5 күн бұрын
@@ipsiloniaThe 1974 live concert recording with Rufus is incredible. Still getting my ears around Chaka still being able to sing and belt out like this now. It’s untrue. Rufus would be proud of this band of musicians. They were really special.
Umm, can we please give it up for the BACKGROUND singers too?! They understood the assignment!!!
@etnod2345
7 күн бұрын
Preach
@TremellluvYah
7 күн бұрын
They look familiar
@marciat7465
7 күн бұрын
They killed it 🔥
@josephborne9181
7 күн бұрын
No doubt. The young lady tiffany looks like the same young lady from lucky daye’s tiny desk
@Askanison29
7 күн бұрын
@@TremellluvYahI think one of them is Faiths daughter
She doesn't have to try that hard. Chaka was asked in an interview. What's missing with today's music. Chaka said one word. TALENT!
@mizrelmizrel
2 күн бұрын
🎯
@bemusedobserver6476
Күн бұрын
No lie detected!
@natiesha8872
5 сағат бұрын
she aint lying
@gregorymorris8343
3 сағат бұрын
Dam straight ❤❤❤
71 years old. Amazing voice. No auto-tune. They don't make music like they used to.
She’s not called the QUEEN OF FUNK for no reason
@keiyoung34
2 күн бұрын
She's definitely the TRUTH. The page has 9.7Mil subscribers. It's only been 6 days, and a tenth of that has liked this Tiny Desk.
@DichardSwagBoss69
2 күн бұрын
@@keiyoung34not quite 🫣🫣
@rndavenport65
Күн бұрын
Absolute truth!!!❤❤❤❤
@JeffTheGent
18 сағат бұрын
💯 To me she’s _also_ the Queen of Jazzy Soul.
@TheSkyhighmusic
6 сағат бұрын
@@JeffTheGent FACTS
Anyone else clicked thumbs up before hearing anything?
@TaylorMade100
4 күн бұрын
I already knew!
@7CallaLilly
4 күн бұрын
Guilty 😄
@margaretjones1686
4 күн бұрын
Meee 💜💜💜
@hansemannluchter643
4 күн бұрын
Yes.. Wish I could click it more!
@tamnovak
4 күн бұрын
....and sent immediately to those who needed it!!
never get tired of watching band members just vibin and just genuinely enjoying sharing their craft
@Yemaya888
Күн бұрын
The vibe is so uplifting!😅😅😅
Nobody can howl, growl, and scream like Chaka. Always on key and never over done. And her magic was never in the runs, it was always her pitch, tone, interpretation, and delivery. That takes REAL talent.
50 year career and still sound this good at 71?!!!!!
@BlackGirlInADoggoneWorld
8 күн бұрын
Was she not supposed to be able to sing at 71? Weird comment. That or you've never seen a black choir before. If anything, the voices get even better with age.
@ivand8531
8 күн бұрын
Wait shes 71???
@priscillawilson9703
8 күн бұрын
@@ivand8531lol😂, sho is.
@Retrogamer71
8 күн бұрын
@@ivand8531 incredibly beautiful 😍 too
@TakenTook
8 күн бұрын
She sounds and looks great!
Some of y'all don't understand this was a regular occurrence in the 70s. Voice, instruments, real talent, real music....
@melindapye7435
3 күн бұрын
Yep! No auto tune, canned beats, etc. Can we get back to this?
@nicoleaudain5228
3 күн бұрын
REAL MUSIC, REAL SINGERS , REAL SINGING!!!!!
@jacquelinecole7802
3 күн бұрын
Tell it!!!
@spencerchristie3735
3 күн бұрын
Everyday all day!
@mmlo233
3 күн бұрын
Couldn’t agree more!!❤
We are watching a living legend! Chaka Khan is the queen of R&B Funk!!
When the crowd started singing I immediately started smiling.
@akeemwoods5322
Күн бұрын
Man me too ❤❤
The audio engineer for this needs a Nobel Peace Prize.
@deekaysoo
8 күн бұрын
Right? She was barely near that MIC. But it also means her voice is that powerful. It’s insane. 😭
@EricG-bv2ui
8 күн бұрын
we've said this a million times. Tiny Desk has the best audio engineers.
@MicheMunro
8 күн бұрын
HANNAH GULVA WE PRAISE HER FOR THIS SET!!!!!
@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power
8 күн бұрын
So does the band
@estherlael81
7 күн бұрын
sounds great!
0:01 Tell me something good 5:02 What cha gonna do for me 9:05 Stay 12:13 Sweet thing 15:44 Through the fire 23:32 Ain’t Nobody 29:01 I’m every woman
@Mina-hq3lq
8 күн бұрын
Thanks!!!!
@SarAbraxas969
8 күн бұрын
THANK YOU
@brothergilam4031
8 күн бұрын
Appreciate you
@donnajohnson4160
8 күн бұрын
Thank you for your service
@trueblue8869
8 күн бұрын
I wish "I Know You, I Live You" was in the lineup 😭
Whoever is booking Tiny Desk concerts lately is 💯 invited to the cookout.
@gabriellestorey5325
16 сағат бұрын
Yes they are!
this is why people need to stop forgetting artists (especially the female ones) once they turn 35 or 40. this is why "older" artists cannot give up on their dreams. it takes YEARS to get to that level and every single note here RADIATES joy.
@mizrelmizrel
2 күн бұрын
Agreed 💯✌🏾💖
No autotune. No studio alterations. Straight raw vocals.🔥
@TheFergiefish
6 күн бұрын
Raw in your face and real 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@patdavey7187
6 күн бұрын
just pure music pouring out
@BFick478
6 күн бұрын
Absolutely 💯 A true legendary talent and Queen ❤
@loudesange499
6 күн бұрын
well there's nothing wrong with autotune . i hate how y'all make those who use autotune look like they can't sing
@BrofUJu
6 күн бұрын
@@loudesange499 I mean, some type of vocal tuning is on 99% of all professional music today, it can be refreshing to just hear a person sing like you're in the room with them without any tuning plugins.
The way Chaka and Patti have been able to sustain their voices for so long NEEDS to be studied. I'm being so serious
@kawandajohnson6297
7 күн бұрын
And look good. They have taken care of their instruments and temple
@lisalove3029
7 күн бұрын
Don't forget Gladys Knight. She still sounds amazing
@victorlatimer1009
7 күн бұрын
Don't forget the Duchess of Dance. Miss Thelma Houston she's eighty one and she sounds amazing and looks amazing❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉
@kofoblue3172
7 күн бұрын
@@kawandajohnson6297 Chaka hasn't always taken care of her temple. (look up her history) However, this is a testament to our ancestors and I direct gift from God that even they can't take away.
@leabarnes9142
7 күн бұрын
Yes indeed cause I was a young teen trying to sing like Chaka😄 and I'm 60 now👏👏👏🥰
She props up everybody in her band & makes them all feel special
@ceelewey
Күн бұрын
What's the drum player name?
@gabriellestorey5325
16 сағат бұрын
They all prop each other up and they are amazing!
This was my dad favorite singer till he passed 2 years ago.
@tulsacaupain2882
2 күн бұрын
❤
@htc1m89
Күн бұрын
My favorite all time too!
@terica6862
Күн бұрын
❤️🙏🏾
@Samtheman67
Күн бұрын
Same bro! ❤
Makeup-flawless. Voice-effortless. Body-snatched. Teeth-glowing. Chaka, I love you.
@terrencemann2881
5 күн бұрын
what is a "snatched" body?
@patfromLI
5 күн бұрын
And Chaka's hair is 🔥 🔥🔥
@MsMajige
5 күн бұрын
Absolutely, everything they said
@grayson89754tombean
5 күн бұрын
❤❤❤SHEER PERFECTION!!!!
@grayson89754tombean
5 күн бұрын
@@terrencemann2881😅😂
It's hard to believe this woman is 71. She looks amazing!!!
@dnm5373
Күн бұрын
❤❤❤Yes & Sounds Amazing too
@dnm5373
Күн бұрын
❤❤❤Yes & Sounds Amazing too
@ShogunHull
Күн бұрын
Indeed so. I just LOVE her to pieces!!!❤❤❤❤😊
@athena5165
Күн бұрын
I was just thinking that. Wow!
@Oxygen33_3rd
Күн бұрын
I HAD TO CHECK WHEN THIS AIRED... YESINDEED SHAKA
The best way to describe her vocal instrument is “ brilliant elastic”
Sit back and watch how effortlessly an ageless & timeless Legend does it!!
This was the era when grown folks hung with other grown folks and stood on business.
@monique4540
3 күн бұрын
You said exactly how i felt
@p.a.carpenter3400
3 күн бұрын
Yep! Sho nuff! 🔥
@toddtoure7041
2 күн бұрын
The Biggest AMEN.
@ppearson9501
2 күн бұрын
Indeed
@MissSunflower242
2 күн бұрын
Speak on it!
They don't want us to get any work done this month. At all. Chaka's gonna sing Through the Fire and flip the tiny desk with her throat.
@reneemagee1196
8 күн бұрын
😂😅
@goldenlabelstudio
8 күн бұрын
On BUSINESS!🤣🤣🤣
@Jamo419
8 күн бұрын
I love your sense of humor 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🥰🥰🥰
@rinaizhere
8 күн бұрын
Fr I’m trying to finish my online class 🤣
@Londonechoes
8 күн бұрын
They clearly want us unemployed so we have extra time to watch more Tiny Desk
KZread should allow me to give this Tiny Desk no less than a billion likes, one is certainly not enough!
Chaka Khan is such legendary singer. Love the way she fuses jazz with soulful R&B ballads. She is the Billie Holliday of our era. Love, love, love her music. Great set. Live music 🎶 🎉❤❤❤
THATS MY FRIEND TRINA BROUSSARD SINGING BACKGROUND FOR HER!!! OMG! IM SO EXCITED ❤❤❤❤😭😭😭😭
@shallowdeep28
8 күн бұрын
Tell her from us that she stood on BUSINESS. *throws shoe*
@TheRealMadamCJ
8 күн бұрын
@@shallowdeep28 I shole will!! She did! Thank you so much 💓 😭
@dirtyjswiss
8 күн бұрын
She killed it!!!
@waitwaitwhut5224
8 күн бұрын
Loved her rendition of Minnie Ripperton’s Inside My Love
@alchemicalsoul
7 күн бұрын
Madam CJ from the ATL 😘
Killing the Tiny desk at 71 respect the legend
@iamlove113
4 күн бұрын
16:26 turned down The Fire a tinch to get that roux just right!
@jennerial
4 күн бұрын
She looks AMAZING
@Honeedew1LUV
4 күн бұрын
And singing GOOD grownfolk music!!
She came from an era when music was real and you had to have actual talent.
I clicked before they started signing, because when you hear or see her name; you know awesomeness/ greatness is automatically going to happen!😊😊😊
Literally had to Google her age, couldn't believe she's 71 and her voice is just as powerful as before.
@G.of.J.
2 күн бұрын
And sounds so relaxed.
@webuildlegacy
2 күн бұрын
I DID THE SME THING!!!
@mariaangelelli
2 күн бұрын
Es hermosa en todo ❤
@AM-js6ul
2 күн бұрын
Dude why I just googled her age too 😨💥🫡😍😍🔥🔥🔥
@joshuabraxton7153
2 күн бұрын
Let’s talk about how beautiful this lady still is!!!!
Something’s in the tiny desk water this year!!!!! Back to back GREATNESS
@nazb33
8 күн бұрын
You got that right.... They're knocking these out of the park🎉🎉🎉
@gabrielmaroto18
8 күн бұрын
They hired somebody good for the job. This is what happens when you let us in the room.
@hraddle50
8 күн бұрын
Yessssssssssssssssssssss Chicago Very Own❤
@reneemagee1196
8 күн бұрын
Agree!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
@mydogsareneat
8 күн бұрын
THIS. Is America.
Chaka… Chef’s kiss 🤌🏾 The Background Homegirls….. Phenomenal 💯 The Band …….. Spectacular 💜
"Tell Me Something Good" is me and my Momma's SONG growing up! We danced to it while she was in hospice. Every single time it comes on, I get the biggest smile on my face. This was so cool to watch, and I now have to enjoy it when I miss her. Thank you!!!!
Chaka up here singing like it’s 1973! She sounds so fresh! Aaaamazing.
@PricelessDes
6 күн бұрын
Yesss!!! Looking and sounding great!!
@leonardodalongisland
6 күн бұрын
That's exactly what I was thinking!
@stacielyn6023
6 күн бұрын
All we are missing is the hip hugger stove pipe jeans and halter top!
@babd7176
6 күн бұрын
She was sober for this performance.
@derrick4096
6 күн бұрын
Most artists her age are pitching their songs down a key or two to sing them, but not Chaka!
This AUTOMATICALLY gets nominated for "Tiny Desk Concert of THE CENTURY!" Chaka! 👏🏽
Every single one of them absolutely kills it. That band has The Funk, I can just imagine those backing singers out on the lash! And Chaka Khan is STILL one of The Great Voices, up there with Aretha.
I have loved this woman's voice since I was 6 yo. She's still Killin it ! Chaka is an ICON and will always be one of my favorite voices in muic
Middle-aged white guy who listens to records in the dark in his basement here. The music of Chaka Khan and Rufus has brought me great joy for years, so it’s wonderful to see Chaka in such great voice and spirits. How can you NOT be moved by this music?
@DocTray1913
2 күн бұрын
The cookout is at 3pm on July 4th…you’re invited…bring records!
@mizrelmizrel
2 күн бұрын
🤗
@JameSongMaker
Күн бұрын
Ain't no cookout, and for listening to great music? The lowest of low bars?! Nah@@DocTray1913
@Yemaya888
Күн бұрын
Haha😂😂😂😂see u at the cookout!🎉
Omg at 71 and still showing out. Thanks Tiny Desk for keeping Chaka in the limelight
@hansemannluchter643
4 күн бұрын
She never sounded better!!
Euro Zambrano looks like he loved every second of this set - I would be the same up there like "I'm playing Chaka-flippin-KHAN!"
I've heard it said that we get iconic artists every couple o' generations. Then there are those that we only ONCE. Not once in a generation. Just ONE. That would be Chaka Khan. You only get ONE.
The backup singers are top tier to man to be singing and flowing with Chaka like that. Their ad libs are perfect
@max2082
3 күн бұрын
They're spectacular. ❤🔥
@LDHANKERSON
3 күн бұрын
She's a legend ❤ She doesn't deserve SHADE. SHE IS deserving of all ❤️ I WILL FOREVER be a Chaka fan... I do see the difference. All love and PRAYERS
@angelaberryman-simpson793
3 күн бұрын
Background singers awesome
Those background singers' harmony is smooth like butter!! Chaka Khan hasn't missed a beat!! She's still got it!!!
@CharryseBerry
2 күн бұрын
They are all hitting on all cylinders ❤
@mysteryof7
Күн бұрын
For real!
I'm watching on my porch, it's 92° and I have chills.
Her and I is the same age 70yrs. Old, She’s a few months older than me and she grew up in the suburb of Chicago and I was born in Chicago.
SHE DID NOT HAVE TO LEAVE THAT TINY DESK IN FLAMES LIKE THAT!!!!! My GOD...SING CHAKA!!
@bbills4186
8 күн бұрын
Whole block on fire 🔥🔥🔥!
@stephanniesenegal
8 күн бұрын
It is what it is...😊 she did THAT!!
@joannelindsay4977
8 күн бұрын
I know call the fire department. The roof is on 🔥 📛 👨🚒 🚒
@spphiareynolds6943
7 күн бұрын
She said bye, take things, and bounce.
@TdT2211
7 күн бұрын
She don't mean to. It's just how she do!!! 🔥❤🔥🔥
My Girl is just nonchalantly singing like she’s doing her Saturday chores 🫶🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@sakinahdavis5840
7 күн бұрын
That part. True talent
She been in my ears for a very long time was about 6 or 7 in the mid 70's was hot 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥, she sangin, band bangin, backup voices slangin. This was niiiice
You can see the appreciation these musicians and singers have for each other's artistry and their joy in making great music together led by the incomparable "voice of life" Chaka Khan is contagious. I have watched this celebration on repeat laughing, dancing and crying. What a gift!
71 singing HER songs in the same key is top tier! ❤
@Blessedbeyondmeasur88
7 күн бұрын
THIS!!! In the original KEY!!
@shotelco
7 күн бұрын
This isn't that "young" Chaka voice, it's the now Chaka mature voice, and it's _Still_ exponentially better than the current top two female so-called singers. I mean they're not even in the same Universe as Chaka.
@ToneyLo
7 күн бұрын
@@shotelcowho wud u be referring to? 👀🍿
@riccardosantisi
7 күн бұрын
71??? She looks so gorgeous and youthful🖤🖤🖤
@obrey__
7 күн бұрын
@@ToneyLo im curious too. The two most popular singers must be Beyoncé and taylor swift, but i dont think anyone is their right mind would hate on Beyoncé so maybe they’re thinking of someone like miley cyrus or Katy Perry
You can't lie on Tiny Desk. No sound cosmetics, just musical reality, enormous skills from the first note to the last.
@missbammi2131
6 күн бұрын
THE MIC IS ON🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
If ever anyone wanted to know what a classic sounds like, look no further. And if anyone wanted to know what talent looks like: Chaka Khan!
❤🎉🌺🌹 Lawd that woman FOINE! THE BACKGROUND SINGERS! 😍 😍 👠💄
That her musicians and backup singers all are having the time of their lives is not only a tribute to her but a tribute to the appreciation of pure musicianship.
@Honeedew1LUV
4 күн бұрын
And that bass playa did not come to play!! He is killin it!!❤
@Hustlerclub203
4 күн бұрын
You can tell they’re enjoying themselves this is not work
Everybody was on point for this. The guy in the back played 8 instruments and didn't miss a beat. The backup singers were top tier. This might be my favorite so far
@eurozambrano
7 күн бұрын
🙏🙏🙏
She still has it ALL SO GORGEOUS And STILL SOUNDS PERFECT. DELICIOUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She always manages to both be restrained and soar with that VOICE. A master class is technique without sacrificing passion. How lucky are we to live in the time of Chaka Khan.
I pray I look as good as Chaka at 71!
@corinicole9271
6 күн бұрын
Right!!
@massivebeatzz
6 күн бұрын
@musikflyy plastic surgeries since she looks different from 15 years ago where she looked older. That's ok tho
@librasoul1705
6 күн бұрын
🙏🏽 ME too,!!!!!!
@Dreamephotoz7
6 күн бұрын
i was just about to sayyyyyy!!!!! bc honey is serving!!!!!!!
@BritneyDearestFamilyVlogs
6 күн бұрын
Still beautiful as ever
How am I supposed to continue my life after watching this
@teddyramagole1904
5 күн бұрын
I mean when do we cook?when do we go to work?😭😭😭
@c.gordonjones7244
3 күн бұрын
Haaahahahahh FOR REAL!
@unconform81
3 күн бұрын
Smiling ))
I never knew I needed something so bad in my ear!!!! By far the very best Tiny desk concert ever. This harmonizing master piece feeds the soul!! Thank you Chaka Khan for giving every generation a taste of your legacy!!🙌🏾🤘🏾🎉🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I 'met' this Queen in Tokyo in 2007 at a small venue. So small, she had to walk in front of the crowd to get to the stage. I reached out to her and she held-my-hand. Tipped her head to the side and smiled. Quite possibly the most beautiful woman I have ever seen up close. Would give ANYTHING to meet her again. Thanks for the memories, Chaka:)
I was the first Airmen to greet Chaka Khan when she arrived at Kadena Air Base Okinawa Japan 1987 or 1988. She stepped off of a C-141 on Baker Ramp and yours truly was there to help her down the steps. She was all of that. Tore up the NCO club. Those were the days.
@my4hvids
4 күн бұрын
What an experience!
@bigupyuself
3 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing that 😮
@AshleYYYMusic
3 күн бұрын
🥹💎♥️
@earhustler2639
3 күн бұрын
Ooh I love stories like these! Thanks! It puts the rest of us there in that moment. 👍🏾✨
@monique7796
3 күн бұрын
Wow! I would have needed somebody to help me😂I'm in tears just watching this concert! What an honor!
The brother at the back who's playing like 20 different instruments, I salute you. What a show. Tiny Desk are not playing this year. 👏🏾👏🏾
@thundercat6709
6 күн бұрын
Ok? Percussionists are underrated. And that tiny tambourine. 🥰
@ashman167
5 күн бұрын
I noticed him immediately
@gennygengen2165
4 күн бұрын
I couldn’t help but look at him every few seconds. His smile never missed a beat.
@leisareid2806
3 күн бұрын
Ok, it wasn't just me, because he was doing the work of 3-4 musicians and keeping up with a smile on his face! Like someone said above, Percussionists can be underrated. The embellishment he did to those tunes were flawless! Sunshine indeed!🌞 Honestly, the whole band & singers were TIGHT!
The Legendary Chaka Khan-had to put some respect on this beautiful queen's name!!!! Hats off to the Band and Back up singers-Amazing performance-I can't thank you enough Tiny Desk-wish I could give this a million thumbs up
This is the closest I'll get to a live concert...thanks Tiny Desk
Chaka Khan is what you call a sanger. There are singers and then there’s Chaka Khan. She sounds just like the record. I’m happy that she’s getting her flowers. She truly deserves them!!!
@Songbird_1212-rg5ev
7 күн бұрын
Yep her and Patti. That's what taking care of yourself and voice gets you. At 70 and 80 still hitting the notes and sounding like the records still. See Patti on Kelly Clarkson show still hitting those notes at 80!😊
@BlueHopi144
7 күн бұрын
check many other women's wonderful voices out there .....they are more than a few world wide .
@Blessedbeyondmeasur88
7 күн бұрын
Yes indeed! FLAT FOOTED SANGER!!! One of my all time favorite SANGERS!!
@Blessedbeyondmeasur88
7 күн бұрын
@@BlueHopi144 and these singers that you are eluding to will (as the greatest of singers have done) reference the genius of THIS singer-Chaka Khan!!
@blind_t2
7 күн бұрын
you bettuh say that sis! this is one of them sanger’s sangers. there’s a difference.
When a star thoroughly introduces their band, that's a real musician.
@KeithRowley
7 күн бұрын
Ah, yeah, she was so sweet and kind and complimentary and GRACIOUS for each and every musician in her band. Good Chaka Karma!
@peaceandcalm6928
7 күн бұрын
Yep, you can tell they her family.
@Blessedbeyondmeasur88
7 күн бұрын
FACTS!! Professionalism, class, and humility on full display! She not only introduced them but personalized each musician. QueenKhan! Regal!
@BellaVidaMercy
7 күн бұрын
Absolutely! 💯
@mamaluvs2dance
7 күн бұрын
Okay?! I enjoyed that as much as the performance, there was a very loving, family matriarch type of love there in those intros, a rare & valued thing to witness these days.
I love hearing this lady holler❤❤❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Her range still gives me Goosebumps!
Prince said she was his inspiration for a reason baby !
@kabria973
8 күн бұрын
Prince and Chaka are my favorites for a reason! They put in that WORK! LOL
@MikeBoss303
7 күн бұрын
🔥🔥🔥 if Prince was still living he might’ve volunteered to be in her band for this too!!! I love how’s he’s played for her before for special shows etc. RIP Prince 🥹🥺
@breal9028
7 күн бұрын
Prince was such a musician he had no problem playing behind another artist, especially Chaka!
@Blessedbeyondmeasur88
7 күн бұрын
THIS!!! All of the GREATS love/loved her! 1)Miles 2)Dizzy 3)Prince 4)Sly Stone 5)Aretha Franklin 6)Whitney Houston 7)Quincy 8)Luther Just to name a few!!!
@elliotselmon7581
7 күн бұрын
WORD!!
I can't believe she's 71!!! She looks amazing! The sparkle in her eyes, smile and spirit could put anyone in a great mood!
@thespadestable
7 күн бұрын
Chaka is 1 to 2 sheets to the wind high as she always is. That's the "sparkle" you're seeing. The only difference is she's not hitting that 3rd or 4th sheet like she was during her Verses performance with Stephine Mills, and Stephine had to carry the performance.
Love you forever Chaka Kan, the Queen of Funk!!! ❤🎉💘🌹🌹🌹💐
Chakas introduction of her band is so entertaining, i enjoyed that so much
Queen Chaka Khan is one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. Aging like the finest wine 🍷🤌🏾👑
@priscillawilson9703
8 күн бұрын
YES SHE IS!
@DoubleDrastik
8 күн бұрын
glad you said the finest wine. she aged so well. she always was beautiful. but father time been good to her
@user-ze2mw6nh4y
8 күн бұрын
She looks good in real life for real hands down I seen it with my own eyes up very very close!
@jrbrawlersgaming1816
8 күн бұрын
Facts....
@travislankford6918
8 күн бұрын
Fa sho
the guy in the back, on the bongos smiled theee whole time she was performing, he was having a time!!
@breal9028
7 күн бұрын
Facts! My man is living his dream!
@terrytio8982
7 күн бұрын
I've noticed that a lot recently.....Willow's drummer was such a joy to watch/listen to as she had an amazing smile, and the keyboard player for Sean Paul was happy as a clam....so cool to see.
@Anpassa3
7 күн бұрын
Definitely exuded good vibes.
@orkoong8694
7 күн бұрын
I would smile 100 years if I could play music with such a legend
@opulence_prime
7 күн бұрын
And so did I. Love every moment of this.
This is like my 12th time watching this! 🤦🏽♀️ I’m obsessed 😂
No gimmicks just pure talent. She’s a beautiful legend❤
This is not just a performance. This is a masterclass.
@MrDoctorMabuse
6 күн бұрын
It really is. Perfection.
@Blessedbeyondmeasur88
6 күн бұрын
A whole ONE!
First album I purchased with my babysitting money when I was 13, was Chaka Khan’s Sweet Thing album.
@cabezitadealgodon
4 күн бұрын
sooo sweeet! excellent taste for 13!
@pauljurgen-romrig9616
4 күн бұрын
I bought Rufus featuring Chaka khan when I was 14 years old. 63 now, and still play it. She’s a soul goddess to me.
@hansemannluchter643
4 күн бұрын
This is better!!
@Taurusthebull512
4 күн бұрын
Is Monifah one of the background singer ?
@michaelscot4816
4 күн бұрын
Mine was beegees greatest hits. My parents were disco freaks! 😊
One of the greatest and most underrated singers of all time. Love her❤
No mistake QUEEN OF FUNK!! CHAKA👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋" Beauty at its fullest" CHAKA🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎶🎶💯💯💯💯🔥🔥 YO BETT'A ASK SOMEBODY DROP🎤👋👋👋❤❤😄🙌
Her voice is still on point. May she reign supreme forever!
@deykno87
8 күн бұрын
Them back ups were a struggle fest tho😂
@DrRDW
8 күн бұрын
@deykno87 were you watching the same thing as everyone else?
@DaveTonymusic
7 күн бұрын
@@deykno87😂😂😂 ummm nah tho!! They were excellent!
The percussionist was locked in!!!! It’s the small things 🙌🏾🙌🏾
@jeremiahbutler6361
5 күн бұрын
Murdering. 🔥
@chriswhiteiii
4 күн бұрын
❗️ Come through, castanets y triangle, etc.
@a.miller5909
3 күн бұрын
Genius ❤
I've had the privilege to see Chaka Khan and Rufus live when she first started her career and let me tell you she sounds the same now!! 💫💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Rob Bacon is a guitar legend! He’s played on some big songs and some of my favorite DJ Quik songs. Shoutout to Chaka for adding him to her band.
I first saw Rufus featuring Chaka Khan when I was 13 at the Spectrum in Philly. Here I am at 64 watching her on Tiny Desk. I’ve loved her every minute. What a wonderful life❤
@NatureGirl215LLC
7 күн бұрын
You took it back with the Spectrum in Philly. I don't even know what it's called now as I moved out of Philly 20 yrs ago.
@camerondavis5801
7 күн бұрын
It's amazing when you can live long enough to experience 2 of the same events that far apart. Here's to many more years!
@pcserialmom4560
7 күн бұрын
We must have been at the same concert at the Spectrum in Philly…I was a teen too and I’m 64, soon to be 65 🙂
@pcserialmom4560
7 күн бұрын
@@NatureGirl215LLC They tore it down many years ago and built an even bigger venue, The Wells Fargo Center. I’m going to The Wells Fargo Center with my 34 yr. old daughter for the first time this Aug. ‘cause she bought us tix to see Usher…I’m so excited! But, usually, at my age now, I go to the smaller venues ‘cause I’m not about all the walking and too big of crowds anymore.
@NatureGirl215LLC
7 күн бұрын
@@pcserialmom4560 Same here. Give me a smaller venue anytime. I'm 56 & larger venues are becoming too much for me anymore.
Uhmmmmm…. Let’s not forget that this gem looks FANTASTIC at 71 years young!
@hansemannluchter643
4 күн бұрын
How rude.. A gentleman NEVER comments on a womans age!
Vocals are unmatched
The background needs their own tiny desk 🙌🏽
The fact that she is never on the top ten singers list is blasphemous. She is top tier period and a whole ICON
@SOUNDROTATION
7 күн бұрын
EGGZACTLY!!!
@tonymckinney1355
7 күн бұрын
I don't care about nobody's list but mine.
@autumn4993
7 күн бұрын
ICON INDEED!
@Blessedbeyondmeasur88
7 күн бұрын
FACTS!!! She is a SINGERS singer!!! She is most absolutely in RAREFIED air!
@321snoot
7 күн бұрын
@@tonymckinney1355 Picking "the best" is very subjective. Good comment, Tony.
Chaka Khan not only, "Still has it!", she never lost it! Love that voice. Thank you NPR!!!!
30 minutes simply wasn't enough. It went by fast and left me wanting more.
EVERY LAST MEMBER OF THAT BAND AND BACKUP SINGERS IS AMAZING!!!! LOVE CHAKA KHAN❤