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Let me just float away real quick

@safanamakhdoomable

11 ай бұрын

Could not have said it better myself ❤

@user-zc7zr9xn5s

8 ай бұрын

Exactly

This is why I love Tiny Desk. It doesn't matter what type of music genre they present, I find it all highly enjoyable. The sound from this group is so meditative.

@johanneskohrs4357

11 ай бұрын

100!

@johndelaney1787

11 ай бұрын

Facts!

@lisareents2573

11 ай бұрын

100%

@chappahx

11 ай бұрын

The whole album is. Also, check out the song "Iyawo" by Omar. I just let that one song play over and over as I work.

@stephaniemonteilh3240

11 ай бұрын

@chappahx thank you for the tip! Never heard of this group and I love it!

The kora's sound is one one the purest sounds ever. So soothing.

@juliagross3923

5 күн бұрын

The Kora is the traditional instrument of Mali Players like Toumani Diabate are the 17 th generation of kora players in his family They are often griots as well Wish I could go to Mali but not cool fir foreigners right now …

I'm Mandinka plus I speak Wollof (with English) on a daily, so this is doing my heart something ❤💯

The combination of instruments and cultures and energies - Cuban, African is heart-warming and comforting. Our ancestors are smiling, and saying "yes"!. Thank you all for sharing your phenomenal talents. Thanks for this tribute to mothers and grandmothers. We appreciate it.

Being African or black comes with a lot struggles but I won’t change it for the life of me. Despite the odds, we are a vibe ✊🏿🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭👏🏿👏🏿🏃🏿🙏🏿

@delisciacasey-pack2792

11 ай бұрын

Facts‼️🎯💯🌈🙌🏾

@brownbagz

11 ай бұрын

Yes!!! ❤❤❤

@kokobean240

10 ай бұрын

Say it loud!❤

@Mom.3

10 ай бұрын

A WHOLE ONE! Love this skin I’m in! 🤎! Love y’all too!❤

@angelinepetiteau3003

10 ай бұрын

Un moment de grâce ❤❤❤

huge props to Gustavo Ovalles!! His rhythms are such important parts of the songs!

Dear @NPRMusic Thank you for saving the world during the pandemic ❤‍🩹

!When Fatoumata Diawara performed a home concert last year, I thought it could get no better, but now to have Sekou and Omar?! I just love the vast demonstration of music appreciation that the Tiny Desk team has! It would absolutely warm my heart if you invited Sona Jobarteh to perform! Thank you for bringing Kora and other traditional African musicians/instrumentalists to this stage!

@birdseyejazzclub

8 ай бұрын

Oh yes, I would love to hear/sea Sona Jobarteh on a Tiny Desk too! Saw her live, she is absolutely AMAZING!

Memories of late 90s California, dancing away the beauty and youthful years in happiness and harmony with a multicultural family of friends of the world! ❤🎉🎉🙏

@rodolphelaurettamusic3976

8 ай бұрын

Beautifully stated and relatable.

Omar and Seckou finally on Tiny Desk🙏🏽 the world needs this music so much!!!

I love Tiny Desk!! I am constantly being exposed to different genres of music. It's an expansive education for the mind, body and soul! Thank you.

Keita's huge smile when Ovalles comes in with that groove on bongos.

I love being introduced to artists while they're performing live. This is a beautiful concert. It's funny the first song is about traveling, because the whole set transports you. Time to listen again!

@everaced

11 ай бұрын

I closed my eyes and could see myself at a restaurant with live music, people talking, good company and food, fresh air, night lights and fires

You can’t help but feel optimistic when hearing this music. It just reeks of joy and optimism

This group deserves every success and more.

What a lovely set! Here are the timestamps: 0:00 Allah Léno 7:02 Kharit 14:05 Maam

Just....sent me into a trance. Took 10 mins to type this.

That emotions of Africa music is something unexpectedly closed to heavens doors

I wish I could like this 100 times! On repeat. Thank you Tiny Desk for bringing such beautiful and wide range of music

You can feel the love and friendship between them.

I'm in the proces of sound testing a small speaker I just made myself, finished two hours ago. The speaker loves this 🥰

I love all music featuring Seckou Keita. He’s awesome, so full of deep soul and joy. This trio takes the cake! ❤

Some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard

Dubai, 8am. My morning ritual: coffee and music... but today was different. It was music that took me far away. I'm from South America, I lived in the Caribbean and my life journey took me to the middle east. This music had everything I have been exposed during all these years, it tasted fresh, melancholic and vibrant at the same time.... It moved me to the point that I cried, beautiful! What else can makes us feel all this than love and good music, and that's what this amazing trio is: love+music! Thanks for sharing all of this with us.... now I'm ready to start my day 🧡🎶🙏🏼

@oluggbal3005

4 ай бұрын

So well put...truth straight from the heart...feel same way!

@akpl4210

4 ай бұрын

I grew up in middle east, lived in India for 5 years, and my life took me to Europe, now I listen to the Trio after hearing them on Jazz24 radio which I used to listen to in Middle East, hoping this music will do some magic work and take me out of Europe back to Middle East!!

Thanks for your diversity in ALL prospects!!! NPR shows how it should be!

THANKS FOR DEDICATING THAT LAST SONG TO THE MOM'S, GOD BLESS YOU 🖤⭐

I've been a fan of Sekou Keita's for a long time, this is a blessed day

When you're so engrossed and joyous in your performance, magic can't help but to seeps through and elevate all who are privileged enough to listen. This is communion between performers and the audience at its core.

This is a beautiful concert. It should also have been in Black music month. Music is awesome.

This is my favorite Tiny Desk concert by far. Saturday early morning here on the Pacific side and just THE perfect music for the cloudy morn, this will bring sunshine. Gonna listen to this again and again. MUSICIANS indeed...high praise for Omar Sosa on piano and Seckou Keita on kora and Gustavo Ovalles on percussion. Sheer beauty. Thank you...thank you

@carlofrenzy

11 ай бұрын

I could not agree more. The beauty, the joy and compassion of this is heart-warming.

@westindianmalkah8570

11 ай бұрын

Mine too on replay!!!!

I’m here smiling throughout the whole concert amazed at how music makes me happy and how these musicians are delivering one of the purest healing and relaxations sessions ever!!!

Yes, nothing can be better than that! Such joy when the musicians are enjoying their creation as much as the audience! Bring them back!🎵🎶🎵🎵🎵🎶🎵🎶🎶🎵👏👏👏👏👏🙏🏼

Beautiful souls. This music is blissful. The piano changed my breathing pattern. Almost cried a lil.

Thank you Omar and Sekou, now I'm fully recharged ! Music is indeed energy for our souls !

World music is a treasure trove - music is literally universal, harmony is a function physics. This performance is perfect.😊

I love discovering new sounds from the show. Thank you npr music for sharing profound sounds

I had never heard of them prior to this coming across my KZread feed. Now I can’t stop listening to them on Spotify. I AM a fan! Thank you Tiny Desk Concerts ❤🖤💚

A Deep deep Thanks to You 3 , So much Love spread !!!!

I got to see him live, this man was playing children's toys and made magical music!!!!!🎉 great job tiny desk❤

Some of the best music programming ANYWHERE. This booking team is TOP NOTCH. Kudos on this work

Such an amazing brotherhood, creating vibrant soundscapes.. they swept me away to another place ❤

Well done Seckou to get this far!!! I've seen you many many years ago in Coventry and have followed your journey & music since. ❤ An admiring local fan based in Grantham, UK 😊

Watching this twice because once wasn’t enough

Praise to God that there is music like this in the world!

I love the unique African instruments used in this set. Such beautiful sounds from these talented musicians

Big up and blessing from Réunion island Indian ocean

Omar querido! Tu magia no tiene límites, me ha encantado! Gracias, algún día nos volveremos a ver en algún lugar del mundo. Adelante Genio! 😘

What a treat! Kora is such a soothing instrument and this trio performance carries peace.

The range of music is out of this world. Awesome!

NAMASTE🕊️

I liked this a soon as it came on. Very meditative and relaxing.

So beautiful! I have discovered so much amazing music through Tiny desk. Thank you!

Ive watched this over ten times literally and it only gets better!

This right here was pure perfection🎯💯🙌🏾🌈🔥🔥🔥 These three Kings were simply amazing‼️😍❤️🥰

Senegalese music is romantic, entrancing, and spiritual all at the same time. This was wonderful!

@Sterek100

7 ай бұрын

This music is large than Senegal, this is mandinka music.

@itsasamorse

7 ай бұрын

@@Sterek100 In that case, Mandinka music is beautiful.

Possibly my favourite Tiny Desk concert yet, there is so much of beauty, wisdom and joy in the interplay of these three musicians and cultures. Whenever I watch this set, I always end up feeling that the world is a better place than I thought it was before I started watching.

3 beautiful musicians, making beautiful music. What a treat.

No puedo creer ver esto a las 7 de la mañana, es hermosooooo

All three performers have African heritage and it shows in their music. They clearly love playing together. So delicate and magical ❤

Amazing soul music, thank you 🙏

that moment after the second song when they laughed and smiled to each other was soo wholesome

Omg!!! Speaking to my soul!!! Incredible! Got me painting!!!!

If you all like a fantastic variety of music hip hop hooray for npr and tiny desk😄

❤❤❤❤👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾One of my favs. Tiny Desk does it again!!!

Fantastic lovely music, but also such a treat to watch top musicians having such fun playing.

Thank you🌸😁⭐

I LOVE IT GOD BLESS YOU GOD BLESS YOU ⭐🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

Bravo! I was thoroughly enchanted. Thank you, gentlemen.

A gift, thank you!

My body melts into it, beautiful

Beautiful sound, touching…❤

What a beautiful energy this guys give out. Thanks!

Que som maravilhoso, muito amor! Viva Africa Irmão de luta de São Paulo - Brasil

Very lovely. My favorite kind of music. I'm walking on the beach or in the forest or in a city where all peoples live together in peace.

Thanks, Tiny Desk, for exposing me to artists I might not otherwise find. (I discovered the miraculous DakhaBrakha here.) The degree of excellence and the range of genres you cover are thrilling. Though future concerts may not get any better than this, I look forward to more! Always a mind-expanding, heart-opening experience.

I've watched this video more times than I care to admit. More times than any Tiny Desk for sure. THIS IS MUSIC! So chill. I hear the ancestors beckon me, come!

Beautiful music to wake up to after July 4th 🇺🇸 My cats and dog are vibing to this.

@phinest105

11 ай бұрын

So true I didn’t wanna come to work today but this tiny desk just put me in a whole vibe to make it through

@waynedexter

11 ай бұрын

This music is about uplift, inclusion, empathy and compassion. It’s most definitely not about patriotism/nationalism and/or the day “after July 4th 🇺🇸”

@shinebabyshine.

11 ай бұрын

@@waynedexterTrue but it IS the day after the 4th, and it sounds like they were just vibing, not necessarily pushing a pro-Patriot agenda, though I could be wrong

@PaulAllen786

11 ай бұрын

@@waynedexter not everything has to do with the narrative you feed yourself from somehow feeling like you were mistreated when what your probably referring to happened to someone who lived over 100 years ago. Stop playing the victim and ruining that which is celebrated by the real patriots and hard working people. Do you know what it’s like for someone in Cuba or Botswana? They actually flee to come to this country and celebrate July 4th proudly. What about Iranian immigrants who fled in 1970s to come to US. Now they own real estate and businesses. Patrick Bet David is a multimillionaire who came to this country with nothing. Stop playing the victim and work hard!

@kimgordoncumbo7890

11 ай бұрын

We are recovering from covid. And this music brings joy which helps healing.

The joy...great

7:35 am in Pomona California. This music is flat out mind blowing. Like im in another demintion. Another world.

omg they are pure JOY!!

Really... I've got back to the the virtual world.... and that's what it gives back to me... pure way of living... the way true musicians going trough life...

Sublime. Khadija

❤❤❤❤❤Que bien felicidades ,Omar Sosa te deje de ver cuando estabamoscen 6to grado y mira con que regalo me sorprendes ,es un gusto verte otra vez ❤❤❤❤❤

Where’s the love button! Outstanding NPR. Outstanding.

Great trio, and beautiful music.

Excellent! Thank you allô ❤

Listennnnnn, I don't know what I heard but I know I loved IT💯

Beautiful. The holiness of music.

Magic soulfood✨🎶🙏🏾

Simply a chef-d’œuvre!

I love Senegalese music like it blows my mind. I love alot of artists from the Congo too, but Senegal really is so fantastic

@melencce9946

6 ай бұрын

Senegal, Congo and Mali music

Love that old school cow bell percussion. You can buy a friend.... and nowadays with modern music, u can't buy good music. This group of friends are so harmonious , melodious and groovy. Pianists plays some serious jazz stuff. Beats are awesome. Kora is mesmerising.

This is so perfect and embracing. With gratitude...

Omar gets to collaborate with so many wonderful from seemingly every corner of the globe. What an inspiration and how fun it must be!!

I absolutely love the African culture 👊🤲

J'adore cette sonorité de kora. Merci à ces talentueux musiciens et à NPR music.

This music brings me to another world

Wow! Este video es una verdadera joya musical. La combinación de emociones y originalidad en cada nota me ha dejado sin palabras. Cada momento está lleno de sentimiento y pasión, y se nota el nivel musical tan alto que tienen los artistas involucrados. Puedo sentir cómo cada acorde y cada melodía me envuelven en un viaje sonoro inigualable. Es simplemente hipnotizante y mágico.