Mumu Fresh Feat. Black Thought & DJ Dummy: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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July 11, 2018 | Abby O'Neill -- Mumu Fresh sings that the teacher arrives when the student is ready. During a recent trip to the Tiny Desk, she came bearing life lessons from the depths of her soul.
A regal combination of black power and Native American pride, Mumu Fresh - also known by her birth name Maimouna Youssef - is an abundantly gifted singer and emcee who prances between genres and styles. The Baltimore native fuses her rich multi-octave range and ferocious rap delivery with spiritually-inclined lyrics so potent and mindful they precipitated a wellspring of emotion throughout the room.
Mumu is not new to NPR Music. During her guest appearance at February's August Greene Tiny Desk, she stirred emotions with her verse on "Practice," which spoke cathartically about the realities of being a black woman. Mumu began her own Tiny Desk in her native Lakota tongue with "Ink Pata," signaling a call to prayer in a sacred ritual. Looped tribal chants of her own harmonies set the mood as delivered a stirring spoken word performance that journeyed through her ancestral lineage to the struggles of the present day.
With a buoyant and thoughtful spirit, Mumu and her band transitioned into the classic-sounding "Miracles" from Vintage Babies, her collaborative album with group mate DJ Dummy. Declaring it a celebration of soul music, she mixed sweet tender melodies with lyrics to empower those devoid of hope. It's in this song that Mumu shared the proverb about the teacher and the student, while reminding us that we all have to be ready for blessings yet to come. It made for a fluid segue into "Work In Progress," accented by the feel-good chords of The Roots keyboardist Ray Angry, an ebullient backdrop to Mumu's humanizing and candid rap verse detailing her pathway to personal growth and self-love.
The set concludes with a new version of "Say My Name," a song Mumu wrote about Sandra Bland, who died in police custody in 2015, and the impact it had on her. Starting off with a 1950s doo-wop circle, she blends traditional soul elements with politically relevant lyrics. Given Mumu's stint writing and touring with The Roots after high school, it was only fitting to have front man and lyrical force Black Thought make a special guest appearance.
Set List
"Ink Pata"
"Miracles/Work in Progress"
"Say My Name" (feat. Black Thought)
Musicians
Maimouna Youssef (vocals), Andre "DJ Dummy" Smith (DJ), Black Thought (vocals), Chelsey Green (violin), Monique Brooks-Roberts (violin), Kevin Jones (cello), Corey Fonville (drums), Romier Mendez (bass), Ray Angry (keys), Amber Harmon (supporting vocals)
Credits
Producers: Abby O'Neill, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Kara Frame, CJ Riculan, Beck Harlan; Production Assistants: Catherine Zhang, Téa Mottolese; Photo: Eslah Attar/NPR.
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@77myuke
Жыл бұрын
To judge art on the basis of a few lyrics that are purposely saturating the airwaves is like comparing the entire human race on the missteps of a few. The purpose is to find balance. There is no appreciation for the light if there is no darkness.
@toniapresley8067
Жыл бұрын
Msugee Creek " Lawson & Presley True Fricktións
@traceymack8543
11 ай бұрын
@77myuke 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
To say that this is one of the best Tiny Desk concerts is a gross understatement. This isn't even a musical performance, it's a history lesson, a cultural voyage that links the distant past of America with it's current grim state . It's as close to spiritual I've been in years.
@tundewhitten
2 жыл бұрын
Ache! We rise
@1freshgirl3
Жыл бұрын
Asè
@sandracolleen4203
Жыл бұрын
♥️🙏♥️
@tiadeese
Жыл бұрын
This.
@davidleeth285
Жыл бұрын
Truth!!
The best one I've ever seen. Spirit shaking.
@cynthiapitts6801
3 жыл бұрын
Have you seen Tank and the Bangas on Tiny Desk? I dare you to listen!
@reggieholder1231
3 жыл бұрын
Currently co-signing this comment at around 18 minutes or so 💪🏽
@eggedon6112
3 жыл бұрын
Just found this! Yes, I am ready to receive all this beauty, inside and out. Ah, The Creativity!! Wow!
@DavitaCarter
3 жыл бұрын
My Spirit is Fed off of this music
@saiciajones5748
3 жыл бұрын
Great sings
I LOVE HER SO MUCH! I am in tears!! Thank you Mumu Fresh!!
@shaofist
3 жыл бұрын
I know I'm not the only one who fell in love over this realest of realness right here♡
@farfetched9296
3 жыл бұрын
She took us BEYOND CHURCH. She's Heavens light walking this Earth💜💜💜
@genaemcmillan2822
2 жыл бұрын
Same girl! Brilliant❤🧡💛🥰
@AnnnnnaQ
2 жыл бұрын
Criminally underrated!!🔥🔥🔥
@lisajames4755
8 ай бұрын
Oh me oh my YES my tears are and were uncontrollable...MuMu PIERCEs the soul for those who are ready that is...and I live with two family members and I knew inmy heart I couldnt cry like i really want to the way MuMu conveys the message who its meant for...i cry even more because my two family members DON'T GET "IT" but i realize this will not pierce everyones soul only a few select...everyone is growing and faster or slower than others...
I've been coming back to this session for 5 years. Everytime the keys kick in around 01:15 I still get goosebumps.
She must be protected at all costs..
@nopenope7700
5 жыл бұрын
She's big enough to protect herself. Lol
@jamiejohnson5791
5 жыл бұрын
Lmbo!! My thoughts EXACTLY!!! She’s so dope...smh
@joycestinebutler7373
5 жыл бұрын
MIRICALS AND BLESSINGS BROTHER!🌺
@Rayna12Leona
5 жыл бұрын
derrick.dk all wombs
@MisterMac-nificent70
4 жыл бұрын
Yesssir! She spoke to my soul at 5:05. (LISTEN ON REPEAT)
when she opened invoking the spirit and HER ancestors, I already knew ....
@yahrize1love548
5 жыл бұрын
You u took the words out of my mouth brudah,🤗
@ThisCCLife
5 жыл бұрын
I had the same thought 5 seconds in, like this sounds like worship. Ut not to a spirit I know. 😵
@Safarigambit
5 жыл бұрын
I was ready for it to go down
@dawnmariebooher3269
5 жыл бұрын
Amen!!!
@hollisbig
5 жыл бұрын
okay
ADVISORY: this video will invigorate your soul. Drink some water and sitdown before listening.
@roselamartinez4345
3 жыл бұрын
🙌
Anybody else come back to life once you realized she had stacked her own background BEFORE starting .... and when she called upon her ancestors who said “fuck it!” And went back into another dimension 🙌🏾 This. WAS. POWERFUL. Who can’t stop watching 👇🏾
@velc4773
3 жыл бұрын
Still watching
What blows me away is she sings like an angel AND can spit fire with likes of Black Thought. This woman is something to cherish and uplift because her voice is so important for this time we are living in
@saiciajones5748
3 жыл бұрын
Yes
I feel like I got more than my money's worth...and it was free!
Y’all don’t understand how much I’m bout to support her
@luckysakonta2718
2 жыл бұрын
Spirit👌🏽✊🏽🙏🏽
Ink pa ta, na wa ziu na si na, ca co ze, ma ya, ma ya, le ciya ku wan na "I will be standing at the top of the hill signaling for you to come here, now" So beautiful that I get emotional listening to it
@GoddessOfSound22
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I was just looking for the lyrics.
@fireyflower6643
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for translating for what she sang at the beginning
@tundewhitten
2 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU
@shuifeng1333
Жыл бұрын
Me too 💙
@mycollegetours5528
Жыл бұрын
🎉thanks!!!
Up there with Tank and The Bangas performance. Funny how my favorite tiny desk performance's were their least known artist. Yet, they were darn near spiritual moments.
@terribanks8633
5 жыл бұрын
Tracy. Tank and The Bangas left me speecless!
@joycestinebutler7373
5 жыл бұрын
I TOTALLY AGREE!😎SO GLAD I STUMBLED UPON HER ESSENCE!
@faraajbracey4258
5 жыл бұрын
So true so inspiring
@josephkwashi3301
4 жыл бұрын
Tanks and the Bangas was a spiritual experience
@Pheonyx_the_Phenom
4 жыл бұрын
YES!!!
"Every time I see a mirror... I POSE DAMNIT!!!"... I felt that!
@clumsiii
5 жыл бұрын
her voice cracks then too - i watched this 20 times now - she's a true artist i can't wait till she sings again
@sunshineramelcrayton9735
5 жыл бұрын
Same
@sunshineramelcrayton9735
5 жыл бұрын
Same i love that line in the song so much
@Matty80822
4 жыл бұрын
hit like a brick my god and i hate mirrors
@royalyoni4201
3 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️❤️
This is still one of the best and most underrated Tiny Desk Concerts. Mumu is a truth teller, spiritual artist and someone everyone should know.
@TeKeyaKrystal
2 жыл бұрын
indeed
October 29, 2023 When the student is ready the teacher appears. To you reading this you are more than a conqueror. You have made it before and you will survive this now. Don't give up on your Future! God handles our troubles when we give up worrying. Thank you for blessings, peace, love and a sound mind! 🧡💫
See, She's the full package!!! Poet, lyricist, singer, activist, spiritualist and the beauty in her simple calm demeanour 🔥🔥🔥
@drmonica2k1
6 жыл бұрын
Frank Akwetey 100%.
@76shogun1
6 жыл бұрын
Frank Akwetey an she got a ill colored tongue.She looks like her breath smells like a fresh breeze.
@collettecaraway2759
6 жыл бұрын
Frank Akwetey yep, she IS ALL that!
@victoriaappiagei1482
6 жыл бұрын
awesome Cool good lyricism poet powerful dope best ever real hip-hop raw soul old performance awakening npr thank you
@ministerservertavares4714
6 жыл бұрын
Yes, and she's down to Earth and maaaad kool too, Word!!
This sista is straight up dope, she’s exactly what we need in the black music industry.
@marcusevans406
4 жыл бұрын
Facts
@FlyRoni
4 жыл бұрын
Ase'
@terrapinflyer273
4 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@tdb517
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah someone reading the heartfelt lyrics someone else wrote for them
@tdb517
4 жыл бұрын
@Ashlyn art Who talks about white executives? All I say is that an artist reading her lyrics as she sings loses all credibility to me.
Black People are connected directly to The Most High and are truly higher beings...
@sebastiantraxler5550
3 жыл бұрын
u rly think so?
@rahajibaba
3 жыл бұрын
@@sebastiantraxler5550 yup, you cant tell?
@sebastiantraxler5550
3 жыл бұрын
@@rahajibaba I don't think anyone should regard themselves as a "higher being". We are altogether human. I suggest you do the same, brother.
@rahajibaba
3 жыл бұрын
@@sebastiantraxler5550 Nothing is equal in the universe
@Ifelovv
3 жыл бұрын
O lord, 😂 😂 😂
I saw Mumu in concert last night & had to revisit this Tiny Desk that introduced me. She is a spiritual experience. She is art.
Her joy when she says "Every time I see a mirror, I pose dammit!" is so beautiful.
@stephanieterry1394
4 жыл бұрын
YEEEEEESSSSS 🙏🏾🤗💜🙏🏾🤗💜🌟
@taurtue
4 жыл бұрын
It just seems narcissistic tho.
@kimkardashian6149
3 жыл бұрын
@@taurtue you have to have stood in the shoes of a narcissist to say something of that nature.
@laurensummers5364
3 жыл бұрын
oh my goodness as soon as I saw this comment she said this
@kurtfromMichigan
3 жыл бұрын
I love that so much. narcissistic? nah my man, she's just proud she made it out of her struggle.
"God's work is so gangsta!" -- that line is EV-ER-Y-THANG
@mushmouf1400
3 жыл бұрын
Yassss
"what if your miracle is waiting on you to be prepared". ✨This gave me a moment of hope.🥰 Thank you Mumu Fresh. What a wonderful talent you have!
I couldn't swipe away if I wanted to. Black excellence personified 🖤🖤🖤
This wasn't a performance.. this was an experience... SHEESH! 🙌
@finditmike
5 жыл бұрын
herFLYness79 facts
@catch22fit
5 жыл бұрын
I agree
@DivineSoulBeauty84
5 жыл бұрын
herFLYness79 Girl!! Lordt! 🙌🏾🙌🏾
@cleharden
5 жыл бұрын
herFLYness79 yes
@mrjohnson20123
5 жыл бұрын
🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽👌🏽👍🏽💯💯💯💯
Wow, being indigenous this performance hit soo deep, I alway felt like I'am the product of prayers. My people were not supposed to be here today but against all odds my people are still here. 500 years of genocide, I'm still here thanks to prayers, love, perseverance of my ancestors. What a powerful performance!! Hip hop, soul, poetry, storytelling, art, and music!! Beautiful!! ✊
@johnm8342
5 жыл бұрын
I agree cousin
@rodcaltabunn7462
5 жыл бұрын
INDEED!!!
@celebritywatch386
5 жыл бұрын
We pray for ur people
@QuentinJenkins
3 жыл бұрын
Facts....
@tundewhitten
2 жыл бұрын
Ache! We black Indian
Why would a so-called “Black” wombman be singing in Lakota???🤔 Because we are the Aboriginal’s of this land, and she is telling us in song! Thank you beautiful sista! Peace!
@misterhardy2020
23 күн бұрын
💯💯🏹🔥💯💯🙅🏾♂️
This girls is unique, nobody compare to her. Her passion, talent, cosmovission and perspective of life is more than beautifull
Sampling Donny Hathaway at 7:07 Quoting Lauryn Hill at 14:25 Sampling Outkast at 17:11 This is a melting pot for good music, Mumu Fresh knows exactly what she's doing!!! Best Tiny Desk Concert out.
@atlmprof1
5 жыл бұрын
Janelle Monae @10:18 Islam, Christianity, First Nations, & West African Traditional religions Kimberle' Crenshaw @13:45
@Shawndalatrice
5 жыл бұрын
Ben Racz 4:07 Kendrick
@stantonrenfroe773
5 жыл бұрын
Digable Planets @ 3:03
@evaarizona1184
5 жыл бұрын
Did the violinist throw in some Eve @12:36?
@jazzyoda
5 жыл бұрын
Eddie Kendrik 9:30
WE BLACK INDIANS WHO SURVIVED THE TRAIL OF TEARS !!!!
@Toidentity
4 жыл бұрын
That's right!
@ledihealinghandsholidaythe3240
4 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed my children and I are working on music from the voices of our ancestors too
@saiciajones5748
3 жыл бұрын
True
@roots2gotv
3 жыл бұрын
🎯🎯💯
@mialiok4489
2 жыл бұрын
Hallelujah
Whhhhhat where in the world has this brilliant sister been in my life...oh my goodness, amazing talent!!! Allison Russell sent me here personally..love them both. ♥ This sister is absolutely honey, miel to my heart and soul. My God, Lord, this creative voice you blessed her with! Land, keep singing and telling the truth!!
I've watched this at least 50 times and every time I get chills that turn to tears. Every song is so powerful and heartfelt. So much love
@MoussaKhedimellah
Жыл бұрын
Like your comment and sensitivity
The bar has been raised again......
The performing arts, Jazz, Blues, Poetry, Soul, The Struggle, Hip Hop.. my GOD.. she even repped for the the Choctaw and our Native American brothers and sister's, who's stories so often get drowned out.. The Trail Of Tears - the 'Long Walk' .. my Mother is from Mississippi, so seeing a sister, out loud, screaming for the world ..'WE STILL CHEA' ..my grandmother and great grandmother would be so fkin proud .. Black and Native American FOREVER !
@yahrize1love548
4 жыл бұрын
I couldn't have said it better myself 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🙌💯💓💞💓💞💓💕
"Impossible" - the word alone is I'm possible." Amen. All rise.
@taurtue
4 жыл бұрын
It's not like 10 000 artists used the very same line before
@zovalentine7305
4 жыл бұрын
@@taurtue No it's not. I love that we have artists expressing in countless unique ways ✌💞⚘⚘🎶✊
@taurtue
4 жыл бұрын
@@zovalentine7305 Audrey Hepburn phrased it exactly the same way. Maybe it's a quote, but it's not unique that's for sure
I always come back to this tiny desk concert of Mumu Fresh! Just as a reminder that my miracle is waiting on me and not the other way around! Always gives me an optimistic outlook when the pessimism takes over.... Thanks love from South Africa
This changed my whole life, my whole spirit, my whole face, my whole mood, my whole attitude, my whole soul, my whole stride, my whole posture. Go tell it on a mountain
@moniquemcquieter4387
5 жыл бұрын
YASS SPIRITUAL BROTHER
@roots2gotv
5 жыл бұрын
Yes Brother!!!! 🙌🏽
@yahrize1love548
5 жыл бұрын
Facts
@Pheonyx_the_Phenom
4 жыл бұрын
It really did *** tears in eyes*** WoW
@uraharamitchell7250
4 жыл бұрын
We give thanks.
...spiritual beings having a human experience!
@gnosisdoula7380
5 жыл бұрын
Love that this Coment has a 108 Thumbs up! A Sacred Number of Prayer in some Cultures. I will click the 109 anyways :)
@SoulsOfAG
5 жыл бұрын
Yes!!! So much love!!
@sunshineramelcrayton9735
5 жыл бұрын
Such a great line in the song
She literally shifted my soul. Peace Mumu 🙏🏿📿
I don't usually comment I just indulge, this time around wow. This was beautiful
"We are spiritual beings having a human experience and nothing else is ever true." My soul exhaled when she spoke that.
@yahrize1love548
4 жыл бұрын
Most definitely 😢..... beautifully said.
Can we acknowledge the live instrumentation ❤️ Nothing can beat the sound of live percussion and live bands
@queengeneralspeaks9242
5 жыл бұрын
Zayne you said more than a mouthful! My childhood surrounded by live music and percussion! THIS right here took me back to the days when great music was pure off the minds of men!
She is a blessing to us all. That first song for me is a prayer and protest. So deep and beautiful, I keep returning to it. Thank you for your artistry and truth telling sister!
@kevinparker5508
Жыл бұрын
When she hit the vocals at the end I was broke... The spirit over took me.
Black thought Freestyle.... 18.50... 💯delivery.. He never disappoints..mad talent MuMu Fresh👏👏👏
...and she got more talent in her damn toe jam than *ALL* of the mainstream 'rappers' and 'singers' put together.
@suzeesix
6 жыл бұрын
junior burchall I was thinking the same.
@couturexolivia
5 жыл бұрын
YUP!
@haret0n
5 жыл бұрын
truth
@keikeikitty4330
5 жыл бұрын
Lol... basically..!!
@imdamama4905
5 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile mumble rappers go platinum, daily. It's so annoying.
This woman fileted my soul. Cut me open real wide, so some sunshine could get in, and the tears could roll out. Good morning beautiful people!!!
@elaine21bok
6 жыл бұрын
Adam Isaac same happened to me!! Somebody pissed me off this morning and then i go onto KZread, click onto this and my life illuminated! 👏👏👌👌💗💗💓💓
@familytree81
6 жыл бұрын
Exactly!!! Healing happened here!!!
@susanwachob1451
5 жыл бұрын
welcome to life.. fillets are the best part
@hidhidlarox9950
5 жыл бұрын
Damn, this performance and comment got me teary. Such an embodied performance and opening for our soul and heart. "Here, let it open and wail, beat, feel, and be filled again. "
@keikeikitty4330
5 жыл бұрын
Right..!!!! Like... why am i even crying right now... lol
That transition to the second verse in "Miracles" is the smoothest thing I've ever heard... Whew!
This is more than music, art, poetry, this is healing, love and experience rolled into a performance. Peace and Love
NPR .... You are throwing down. You are destroying. You are improving my life. You are dropping carpet bombs of culture. MY lord.
@EricG-bv2ui
6 жыл бұрын
👏👏👏👏 well said.
@naderahmed6414
5 жыл бұрын
OMG YES
@LukeBass1000
5 жыл бұрын
"You are dropping carpet bombs of culture" really got me LOL well said
@GoddessOfSound22
5 жыл бұрын
You said that! 💪🏿✊🏾👏🏾🙌🏾
That jacket is hard Mumu
"I learned to sing not in school/but in ways you wouldn't understand/ see singing wasn't about songs/its about sounding the laying on of hands" 4:30 yes yes yes
Super powerful-African spirits envoked - we see the future (we talk to God) we are beautiful!!!!! As long you are black - you are formed deep within roots of Africa!!!! Made from the clay! Pray sister to the most high!!!
Intro: TEARS POURING.
Low key I cried during the first song
@thebeardedgaymer4888
5 жыл бұрын
I high key cried. lol
@EagerChildEdits
5 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@keikeikitty4330
5 жыл бұрын
1st...2nd...3rd...
@rasheedshakur3754
5 жыл бұрын
Ameen
@lisasam84
5 жыл бұрын
Me too.
On everything I love, im 6'3 290lbs, bench press over 500lbs and when I tell you this woman brought me to tears......She just tore down my wall and opened up my soul
@Omnipotent-Bread
3 жыл бұрын
Cool low key self promo bro.
Each and everytime I listen to the intro poetry, I feel blessed to be African and black. I love your spirit girl.
I never heard of her until i clicked on this video. she's SUPER dope!!!
@iffoster22
5 жыл бұрын
Late but have you heard on august greenes tiny desk the song practice. Tears!
@anitrablake9541
5 жыл бұрын
Me too. I'm a fan
@jekanyika
4 жыл бұрын
Same here.
@ThePeoplesUN
4 жыл бұрын
MAYA ROBINSON She’s a Legend.
@Matty80822
3 жыл бұрын
take that back she's one of the greatest! how dare you down play her stories! jkjk, I love her so hard.
Black Thought Freestyled that....CRAZY!!!!
To the lady in yellow Thanks for bringing flowers Amazing message that's the same message I brought today Unity and faith in myself and those around me We are all one thing Can't wait to rediscover your music for the first time Definitely going on repeat today One love BE THE LIGHT
I absolutely love this soo much! Been playing every day since I found Ms MuMu Fresh. Creator please protect her. Resignated with her
"I survived the trails of tears and slavery, this here is what you call unmatched bravery, and if you want this blessing on your stages , it ain't all about the money, but baby you gon have to pay me, say we, ...call it reparations!"
@latashaburnard7778
4 жыл бұрын
AMAZING!!!!!!!
@uraharamitchell7250
4 жыл бұрын
YYYYIIIKES!!!
@tundewhitten
2 жыл бұрын
SPITFIYAH 🔥🔥🔥🔥
She has soul,gospel, and rap down.
Ms. Fresh: “The Teacher comes when the Student is ready.” Sounds about right 🎵”Your miracle is waiting on you / but it can’t come ‘til you’re ready / What you ‘gon do...” YES
Sometimes The Father gives us things we don’t deserve just to make us better. Mumu you are a Gift and I want to thank you.
Her second song made me cry and smile at the same time. Great storytelling
@EricG-bv2ui
6 жыл бұрын
my favorite line "I've been through so much shit I'm surprised I'm still standing. So every time I see a mirror I pose dammit it's a celebration
@supermont
6 жыл бұрын
The first song did it for me . So powerful. Peace and blessings.
@bxstlyn
6 жыл бұрын
YesSSS !! Ase' May the Ancestors ease our pain, and continue to infuse us with strength to keep us strong. . .
@UlriQ
6 жыл бұрын
Same. Hit me directly in my chest- powerful
@Chan2renee
6 жыл бұрын
Frank Akwetey I agree
This is what it means to be black and proud. You make me what to live a meaning life. Thank the ancestors for you. Both Africans and native Indians were represented so beautifully. Love from South Africa
@lazarddiankson1400
4 жыл бұрын
Nice words there! The brotherhood message is important for all humanity, really. And it really saddens me somewhat with what's happening in South Africa. After the apartheid years, I don't imagine it was Mandela's dream to see what South Africa has degenerated to. It's a dark time to be seeing what's going on!! Marvin Gaye... What's going on... brother, sister, mothers and fathers.. It's just so sad😭. Hate will never be a foundation for any civilised society. As an African first and a Zambian second I feel utterly ashamed of us. I think we're better than this. Only LOVE will surely conquer hate. Ultimately, it's about DEEDS not words. Bless your soul . Excellent performance by Mumu Fresh by the way!! A very talented artist who should be more well known. I loved Black Thoughts performance too. Excellent delivery!
@gnomechompsky8853
4 жыл бұрын
This music +your comment= tears. Your life matters. You, like all of us are here to SHINE! We have to know that it is more valuable to be ourselves than anything else we can do! Peace and Love!
@treysimons4689
4 жыл бұрын
The two branches, Ephriam and Judah. Most High said we would come back together in those latter times, in communion and by birth.
@slindilefaithmthethwa3883
4 жыл бұрын
first time I heard her sing was with Common, got hooked to her voice till today. Much love to this Black Princess . From Phil in South Africa
@luckysakonta2718
2 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, Asibonge mkhaya✊🏽
I almost feel guilty for enjoying this so much knowing I didn’t pay a single penny for this kind of entertainment.
This is 2024 and this the first time seeing this concert. I love❤ her. She does spoken word, raps, and sings!!! Phenom 💯🌹🌹
This is what the Tiny Desk is for, bringing unrecognized talent to the big stage. I'll be looking out for Mumu's project any day now!
@WiiNV
6 жыл бұрын
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@ShadesoffosedahS
6 жыл бұрын
You right.
@briclyn19
6 жыл бұрын
Her latest project Vintage Babies is on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon and all online retailers. Check it out.
@ShadesoffosedahS
6 жыл бұрын
I made the mistake of looking under her stage name. I've been bumping Maimouna all day.
I listen to this damn near every day
@rasheedshakur3754
5 жыл бұрын
Ameen
@clumsiii
5 жыл бұрын
if not online it's in my head
@yahrize1love548
4 жыл бұрын
On repeat 2-3times a day bro🎧🎶🎶🎶😊
@Pheonyx_the_Phenom
4 жыл бұрын
I think I will be too!
@vickibleus
4 жыл бұрын
Definitely
What's wrong with you dislike people? What cheap material are your ears and souls made of? She is a gift! Bah
I had goosebumps the entire time. She has her ancestors and spirit all around her. I cried real tears of joy and release during that Work in Progress song. ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
@TheSoulAlignedCollective
4 жыл бұрын
I am so in love. Shouting from a mountain top for this woman and her amazing band.
Mumu Fresh will not get the credit and fame she deserves. She has a lot of power in her singing and rapping and poems. ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿 Listen to her album with DJ Dummy, message in every song. Simply POWERFUL!!!🗣🗣🗣
@AR-ml9eo
5 жыл бұрын
Yep. Instead they promote the garbage by Nicki Minaj and Cardi B. No surprise.
@shodges31
4 жыл бұрын
@@AR-ml9eo They have no interest in elevating us or her music. It will wake too many of Folks up; instead, we sell everything over, and they destroy or water it down. Later hire black writers for the "White" artist. Alternatively, destroy it. Jazz, Rock & Roll, Blues, R&B they could not imitate, and suggested transitional music which morphed into POP popular music, and not HIP HOP. I am glad God set her apart from that infected pool.
Black excellence. This was a 🔥 performance. This queen is talented. And she just gained a new supporter. and she is gorgeous may peace be upon her and her whole band! ASE
This performance speaks volumes.
Goddess!!! Goddess!!! always go back to watch this amazing performance,....... 50 times ? cant get enough , luv ya to the moon and back goddess mumu ! you have an amazing gift way beyond talent ........ in love !! Thanks so much
@Matty80822
Жыл бұрын
for real, i dont religiously go back to any npr video except this one. at least 3 times a year apparently
I swear... the MuMu Fresh and Tank & the Bangas Tiny Desks... Gave me life and restored my love for music. Thank you NPR.
@KeystoneNupe
3 жыл бұрын
Facts...check that chika joint out too.
@mssassysimms
2 жыл бұрын
Yasssssssss!!!!!!!
i came here for Black Thought but hey hellooooooo Mumu Fresh
Oh my! Oh my! This is woke and raw! My soul trembled as I listened to every word and note of the sounds my childhood! Live music and words that spoke from the depths of a woman's spirit and soul!
Thank God for Mumu. She got me crying in my art studio in grad school.
Tiny Desk ..your knocking it out of the park this month
WE ARE the product of prayers ANSWERED. Flourish sisters and brothers!!!💕💕💕💕
Still my favorite Tiny Desk...period.
Big up from France. Mumu Fresh is a jewel, an artist, a real human being shedding light through her music and vibes; God bless you and your crew.
For the 61 ppl that disliked this please get your life and go sit down somewhere. This performance was everything and more.
She is an Old soul.... Many Many lives.
@briclyn19
6 жыл бұрын
this is indeed true
@mrkutzpws
5 жыл бұрын
No dought 👊🏼
Ms. Mumu Fresh your sound is wonderful. You and Chrisette Michelle must do a show for us Madison Square Garden and the Apollo theatre in Harlem. Just heard your voice for the first time and it sounds G R E A T!
Mumu is so amazing. Lord have mercy.
This is the epitome of SOUL music. What a phenomenal experience 🖤❤💚💛
This is a True Black Woman! Strong. Elegant. Cultured. Beautiful. Talented. Overall UnFckWithable👸🏽
@musiclover2.06
3 жыл бұрын
🎯🎯🎯!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man@!!!!!! I'm throwing my whole shoe! Yassuh!! I got my ENTIRE life🤗
This soothes my soul,so comforting to see a Queen 👑who hears my Silent Tears... I Thought I was Alone,I thought I was alone...whispering, I thought I was alone,humbly bowing ...Ty👑💪👏👏👏❤💚🖤⚘💥
Oh my good Goddess I smiled I cried I danced I felt I had goosebumps This was beyond perfect Aunty I just wanna hug u
@sORrYiMLaTEwHAtdiDiMiSs.
5 жыл бұрын
Tell it!!!
We found the Ms. Lauryn Hill of our generation ladies and gentlemen!
@rasheedshakur3754
5 жыл бұрын
Ameen
@clumsiii
5 жыл бұрын
that crossed my mind too - one day! How about a duet! Hill and Mumu yes please
@jillianmaeveschneider1824
5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely awe-inspiring performance. So very very righteous and POWERFUL! Chills...
@mlungisidlamini5543
5 жыл бұрын
Couldn't have said it better myself
@soulfulofnoise
5 жыл бұрын
Naw. I think she might be better. Her vocal range is crazy, and her pen game is super duper duper serious. Its much easier for the successor to ascend to greater heights because they can study the original blueprint. Besides Lauryn Hill live show is boo boo lol. Yes I said it lol.
I’m running late . This sister is so dope .!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have just found you, yet I feel that I have been discovered. This is the true Presence of divine. Within 7 seconds I was weeping. Trying to speak to the friend next to me. This is high art. This is prayer, this is prayerformance, bringing the prayers of the ancestors into form. This is a revolute. A tribute to the two Rivers that run together with in, and beyond- the rhythm of this heArt speak. Black Indigenous survivor of cultural genocide. Multiple times. Thank you for speaking the true story. This is the american story. Unmatched bravery, indeed. ✨BLESS YOU✨ WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED ☀️
That tribute to Sandra was so beautiful, I got chocked up
I am also a black indian. From the projects to the reservation I felt every word, every rythm..this is so maroon and soulful!!!
@Pheonyx_the_Phenom
4 жыл бұрын
Hello family 👋
Every word she utters is poetry. But that line about “The audacity of hope to believe you can succeed when everybody and they mama say no” that really hits the soul.