Sampa The Great: Tiny Desk (Home) Concerts
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NPR Music's Tiny Desk series will celebrate Black History Month by featuring four weeks of Tiny Desk (home) concerts and playlists by Black artists spanning different genres and generations each week. The lineup includes both emerging and established artists who will be performing a Tiny Desk concert for the first time. This celebration highlights the beautiful cornucopia of Black music and our special way of presenting it. We hope you enjoy.
LaTesha Harris | February 23, 2021
"Freedom is what we feel when we perform. And freedom is what the world is in need of right now. In this pandemic it feels like we all need a sense of freedom." Sampa Tembo is in Lusaka, Zambia, her landlocked African home country. She's better known as Sampa The Great, an understated title. In her Tiny Desk (home) concert, the poet, rapper and singer-songwriter delivers evidence that it's more like Sampa the Greatest.
Her set is rich with earth's abundances. She performs "Rhymes To The East," "Mwana," "Freedom" and "Final Form" - the latter three off 2019's The Return - surrounded by life. Warmth pours in from exuberant trilling, zealous drums and her seven-piece band's loose movements. Dressed in warm oranges and muted browns and wearing a crown resembling red clay, Sampa is Mother Earth herself.
Initially raised in Botswana, Sampa moved to Australia as a young adult and established herself in Sydney's hip-hop scene. There, she released two mixtapes, 2015's The Great Mixtape and 2017's award-winning Birds and the BEE9, all the while generating buzz. She had been based in Melbourne for the last four years, but the next chapter of her musical journey will find her at home in Zambia.
As displayed in her Tiny Desk, Sampa's artistic strength comes from the ease with which she cultivates connectivity. Music becomes a mode of generative healing that she shares with her bandmates, some of Lusaka's best musicians, collaborators and audience. It's the type of energy people need in this moment: precious and infinite.
SET LIST
"Rhymes To The East"
"Mwana"
"Freedom"
"Final Form"
MUSICIANS
Sampa The Great: vocals
Lazarus "Lalo" Zulu: keys
Kasonde "Tek1" Sunkutu: drums
Mapalo "Mapskeys" Mapalo: bass
Samuel Masta: guitar
Mwanje Tembo: vocals
Tio Nason: vocals
Joy Tusankine Namwila: vocals
CREDITS
Video: Carl Pires, The Nativez Media, Geo Musiwa, Isaac Tuba, Andrew Zulu
Audio: Ben Kalulu, Andrei Eremin
TINY DESK TEAM
Producers: Abby O'Neill
Video Producer: Morgan Noelle Smith
Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin
Art Director: CJ Riculan
Associate Producer: Bobby Carter
Tiny Production Team: Bob Boilen, Kara Frame, Maia Stern
Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
Пікірлер: 964
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How many Zambians are here supporting our own. Let's go🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲
@luyandomuyuni5786
3 жыл бұрын
All the way mudala
@Msboochie2
3 жыл бұрын
Not Zambian, but I am loving this. I just found Samba the great, and I’m almost already in for her Global Takeover!
@lazarddiankson1400
3 жыл бұрын
Proud 🇿🇲 Zambian in Bristol United Kingdom 🇬🇧👏🙌💙💪❤
@KagoM
3 жыл бұрын
South african💕 love her to bits
@princekane9391
3 жыл бұрын
You can still support her even though she is not from Zambia
tiny desk concerts feel like the closest thing to world travel during the pandemic. it's wonderful.
@nobodynothing365
3 жыл бұрын
Love this comment
@jimmyjam5109
3 жыл бұрын
Mmm....
@localnoonenterprises
3 жыл бұрын
Well said
@Jime936
3 жыл бұрын
⁸ cucaracha
@adriafro7321
3 жыл бұрын
@@Jime936 ya no puede caminar. Porque no tiene , Porque le falta,
The outfits, the make-up, the band, the backup singers, the entire set, the ZAMBIAN 🇿🇲 vibe of it all * faints * 🔥🔥🔥🔥
She gonna win a Grammy one day!!
@davidgiles15
Жыл бұрын
Yes she will!
@edthe2nd
Жыл бұрын
For sure
@mikemcguinness1304
Жыл бұрын
She doesn't need one
@meghan3713
Жыл бұрын
When?????? 😢
@Jehoshua17
2 ай бұрын
Real!
Botswana Zambia Australia represented
Just discovering her. Zambia I am with you on this one here in Nigeria🇳🇬
@ayo30s
3 жыл бұрын
No Doubt!!! She has a lot of GREAT Songs and her LYRICS are Absolutely Insane, 👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸
@stevenmutale3303
Жыл бұрын
one love bro. Zambia loves you back bro!!
This channel is taking Black History Month seriously!👀🔥
@AJChestnut
3 жыл бұрын
Okay!!!
@KeepItReal1
3 жыл бұрын
It should be a daily thing, not just one month a year. That's when you know it's real.
@sunnytaproom
3 жыл бұрын
@@KeepItReal1 I'm the first one to say that one month isn't enough to understand all things black, but that was just a comment to highlight how organized this particular KZread channel is.
@missqt48
2 жыл бұрын
Celebrate PRESENT Black Excellency! Nothing history about this! We live in the current times! Let’s uplift the greatness we see TODAY!
Y'all i'm legit in tears. This performance was astronomical.
I left my girlfriend, I quit my job, I dropped out of university just to watch this video. Much love for you SAMPA and team and cheers NPR FOR BRINGING HER
0:06 - *Rhymes to the East* [4:12] - *Mwana* [8:06 / 8:19] - *Freedom* (12:12) 12:24 - *Final Form* [16:35 - Tiny Desk team]
The way the guitar guy played freedom 😭😭😭 yes lord 🔥
This is legitimately one of the best Tiny Desk Concerts I’ve ever seen ❤️👏
@happyclappy1805
3 жыл бұрын
ONE of the best ANY concerts. This is a force of nature. I've just been hit by a musical meteor dipped in Black Goddess fire
@waevzau2944
3 жыл бұрын
@@happyclappy1805 Could not have put it any better 👌❤️
@moleratical1232
3 жыл бұрын
One of? This may well top Tank and the Bangas and Dan Deacon. I think we can unequivically call this one the best. It's a scientifically proven fact.
@TheGsSpot
3 жыл бұрын
She Always Bring it!!! 👑
@ptrcrispy
3 жыл бұрын
Where was this concert even played in? I love the interior
YEESSSSSSSS!!!!! The African Diaspora is essential!!!! Representation! Black People! Created Dopeness!
Sampa has been blowing our minds here in Melbourne for so many years that I hadn't realised she wasn't well known elsewhere - so stoked for all the new and old fans alike!! An all time great.
As a Nigerian, I think I have finally found my style of music. Have not grooved to any song like this for a while
The girl wearing green in the middle needs her own tiny desk special , she was getting it ! 😻
@Kind20233
3 жыл бұрын
That’s her young sister ❤️.
@pjbrownemusic
3 жыл бұрын
You are so right about that.
@erinflanagan316
3 жыл бұрын
We love mwanje. her voice is so beautiful and has a lauryn hill- like quality
@anthonygibson660
3 жыл бұрын
Both those sister on background are so soulful. It's great she let's them shine. All Great Musicians.
Dude doing backing vox is just loving life!
That dress is Fire!
@aaroncreagh4402
2 жыл бұрын
I agree.
Ilililili!! "Ululating" Zambia to the world baby!! This performance was amazing Sampa! Well done! So happy to watch this in my New York office seeing a piece of home.
@fooo2241
3 жыл бұрын
We are blessed in the US to enjoy Zambias amazing culture! I hope those beautiful bridges between cultures are part of your time here, we learn and grow from our neighbors, visitors, and new residents from other nations 💚
this is one of the most aesthetically pleasing tiny desk concerts I have ever seen. Whoever put this together knew exactly what they were doing!!! The motherland is representinggg 🤎🤎🤎
@uuo3546
2 жыл бұрын
I agree. All of her music videos look so aesthetically pleasing. Every single one a masterpiece 🔥
Sampa the Great ... you Look Great and you sing Great... Respect for the People from Zambia 👍😜
Sampa's sound is so distinct - wildly old school yet fresh/current. Band and BV's fire! They can take this show anywhere in the world and smash it, wait, they just did! Big Love
@motorcitymangababe
Жыл бұрын
I think this is why I'm just 100% in love with her sound. It's almost retro but... Better?
The beauty, the culture, the vocals. This performance is everything!
SAMPA I STILL HAVE A TICKET TO YOUR SHOW from a year ago
Sampa always serves all the goods: beauty, bars, and self love on a Pan African plate. And yes its for every body❣ lovely as always.
@MeExpressing
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent wording Sacred👍🏼💪🏼✊🏼
@sacredlady.
3 жыл бұрын
@@MeExpressing Thank you ☀️
everything about this is perfect. sound, set, ambiance, the way everyone’s dressed, the energy. well done!!
@TheGsSpot
3 жыл бұрын
Her Live performances is Always 🔥🔥🔥
@deborahchuma7718
3 жыл бұрын
Followed Tiny desk and seing my country represent 🇿🇲 makes me feel soooooo proud.
@snowdada1
3 жыл бұрын
It is sooo good
Did anybody notice how beautiful 😍 and really gorgeous she looks... The whole band are professionals to the core..am really stunned 😯 watching y'all from Nigeria 🇳🇬 and super proud of my Zambian siblings😘..I love Zambia, I love Africa 🌍
Just discover Sampa The Great! Love to all Zambians from Argentina, south of South America!
Love her music I'm 55 and her music feels good to my soul....
That live version of Final Form has made my year!
@iperTONYco
3 жыл бұрын
Check out the live version at Gilles Peterson 's basement it's even Better they have live horns
The background vocals are fire 🔥
@nells6048
3 жыл бұрын
An entire inferno
@matthewbell5692
3 жыл бұрын
That's Sampa's little sis killing it in the middle there!
The back-up vocalists, the band, the arrangements ... Lusaka Queen ... I bow
This is a perfect epitome of what a performance is🔥🔥🔥....most Zambian artists fail to perform their own songs without lip syncing and it pains me to see that😫..but I'm glad Sampa The Great is here to show the game how it's done🙌🏽🙌🏽... Keep doing big things and repping the motherland Sampa ❤️❤️ 🇿🇲🇿🇲 We love you😊
This is one of the most powerful Tiny Desk Concerts that I have seen since they had Ife on there. I mean this is spiritually uplifting. I feel like the ancestors are vibing with me each time I watch this. I am here for Sampa. Much love to our Brothers and Sisters in Zambia. Much love to our Brothers and Sisters WORLD WIDE!!!
@michellepage5021
3 жыл бұрын
I have watched this 6 times and have goosebumps almost the entire time
Dude sitting down on the right side is the energy I need!!
@BlaugranaEverything
22 күн бұрын
Tio Nason, he's pretty awesome you should check out his music if you can
@J.5.M.
20 күн бұрын
@@BlaugranaEverything Dope thank you!
Sampa out here with Black History in the making. Incredible
Omg...Is no one talking about those killer hairstyles?? They are the bomb! Wakanda is real. Wakanda forever!!!
As a fan of NPR I'm really pleased to see this sister representing Zambia 🇿🇲and Africa! God continue to bless and guide you 💘😻
Man, 7 min in and I'm just realizing that her dress is THE floor. ... Loving this vibe!
Why is everybody so beautiful?! I love it!!! Melanin on deck!!!
Zambia stand up 💪🇿🇲. Amazing music big up Sampa...
That break where she introduced the bandddd! Take me homeeee
Beautiful rhythms from Zambia. Ni itumezi
I'm a simple dude, i see Sampa The Great I click n watch the video more than twice😍
I’ve never in my life been a fan of anyone. I AM TODAY! I look forward to supporting your music, catching some tours, and sending prosperous energy your way! Love your energy
She never misses. Their energy live is another level. Had the pleasure to see them at Splendour, astounding.
This young lady makes me fall in love again with my AFRICANITY...May God continue blessing you with inspiration to show the world what exactly is AFRICAN culture. Loads of love from a Mozambican in an Asian country.
Can't wait to see Sampa The Great live 😍 yerrrrrrrrrrr the feels!!! 🥺 🇿🇦 Ngila ezaaaaaansi emsawuderi!
The “I AAAAM Sampha the great” lit up my soul by her queendom! Loved her since day 1, when colors featured her years ago, her first concert in Berlin was so small and her energy the brightest and most positive. She deserves all the stages of the world, what a force. And please who else loves the joy of the background singer on the right?! 😁😭❤️
All my Africans gather here ❕❕❕❕❕ Our sister looks and sounds beautiful
I was looking for the definition of QUEEN and this showed up ❤️😍
@erinflanagan316
3 жыл бұрын
She’s not only beautiful but also insanely talented and that’s what sets her apart form mainstream music
@dominchou23
3 жыл бұрын
Love your comments ❤
2 years down the line and still the best tiny desk performance 👌
Love the beauty, the outfits, the colour scheme, and the set design, the voices... Everything! ❤️🙌🏿👍🏿
This is by far the best tiny desk concert I've watched this year .
I love ya'll. Positive and powerful representation of black people as a whole. I love how all of your hair looks like crowns! Your whole vibe is uplifting thank you! Love my people! ❤
My first time hearing them they did fantastic. Shoutout to the costume and set design as well !
Sampa the Great ❤️😍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🇿🇲
This has made me so happy. Proud to see my country people representing. Zambia iweh!!!
Deserves so many more views...
Wow so beautiful proudly Zambian she makes me feel so good to be zambian,love how she brings her roots to her music
We did not deserve this, but she brought it in excess anyways. I am awed
That live performance of “final form” giving me the goosebumps! Amazing!
Banange! Just feeding my Ugandan heart😍 I'm here dancing in my house. Thank you NPR. GREAT CHOICE for Black history month. 😁
my friend has the best music taste, i’m so happy she let me know about her
she is magic, her feminine energy song is future vibes 🙌
I'm digging it! One more reason to go visit Zambia. Beautifully talented and cool people, and of course, the Victoria Falls!
My ancestors are Zambian. I Love your movement and music. Ashe!
Our home girl, representing zambia 🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲 ❤ ❤❤ this performance was so beautiful 👏👏👏 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Hello, fire department? Sampa is at it again🔥
Blessings upon blessings Sampa The Great 💫 thank you for the music 🇿🇲
Zambia stand up.!!! 🇿🇲🇿🇲🔥🔥
Ladies and gentlemen, this is Sampa The Great - I’ve left loads of comments on other tiny desk concerts, asking them to feature her . It’s such a gift and fulfilment seeing her here !! Check out all of her music 🎶, Zed to the world !
@dermottmorris6425
3 жыл бұрын
You are not alone🔥
@nephola815
3 жыл бұрын
Same and on the color shows
@evadtrent5607
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@yado7550
3 жыл бұрын
Saw her live a few years back, it was a great experience :D
The culture, the art, the vocals !!! 🔥 This performance was everything I needed and more !!
Just got up, watering my plants, and this blessing comes on my TV!🖤👸🏿🎶
Absolutely incredible. I'm just speechless. Tiny Desk has been officially leveled up because of this performance.
Zambian Greatness 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🔥🔥🔥🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲
NPR Tiny Desk you should really consider getting SAUTI SOL on one of these shows. Saw them live twice and they tore the roof off each time!
Zambia 🇿🇲 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This is BRILLIANT!!
Wow! Go girl🔥🔥.
Magnificent!!! What a thrill to hear and watch Sampa The Great live like this. What a performance. She is genius.
I'm speechless. Literal goosebumps. Every Zambian should watch this.♥♥
The epitome of Black Excellence!
My Sista, Queen!! They Don't understand your POWER!!! Forguive Them/US.... SUPA DOPE !!!!!! Mutch love from ANGOLA! big up Sampa the great! Big up NPR...
One of the best modern poets and lyricists love herrrrr
I swear I'm not crying 😭❤️❤️
Zambia let’s gooooooo Africaaaaaaaaaaa
SHE IS AMAZING! This women is a STAR! Beautiful and talented! I love the image! Perfect for the little girls to admire in music😍
I LOVE YOU TINY DESK 😭❤️
All my fellow Zambians watching Sampa represent over and over again
Love this so muuuuch The sound, the professionalism, the stage presence, nothing less from Sampha The GREAT
🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲 Beautifully done Country people. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Freedom 🔥🔥🇿🇲🇿🇲
This is what a goddess looks like. Thank you for helping me through dark times. ✨🙏🏽🧘🏽♂️💗🌎🕊✨
after seeing this i can say am proudly zambian sampa the great uve really put our our country on the freaking map big ups
"Warning. This video contains one bad mamma jamma"
Finally NPR....big Sampa the Great fan from Jamaica...I am sure you are not disappointed💥🔥🎼🎵🎶🖤
Very pleasing to the ear 👌
I’m about to turn 66 in a couple of months but I think Sampa is force of nature! I live in Illinois now but I grew up in Kenya so I have sensitivity for African artists.❤