Bobby Carter
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The R&B goliath caps off our Black Music Month celebration, highlighting a catalog chock-full of hits spanning 25 years.
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Larry June is the indie-rap hustle personified. Though the Bay Area emcee has a prodigious output, his (home) concert reflects the comfortable, laid-back tone of his records.
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The New Orleans rapper gives a performance that features three key elements that make him who he is: cars, weed and, of course, music.
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Backed by a live band, the Houston rapper performs a set that highlights the incredibly complex puzzle of his life.
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From a backstage corner of a concert hall in Austin, Texas, the Godmother of Soul performs hits from across the many chapters of her fabulous career.
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The torchbearer for the DeBarge family plays a few of his R&B standards from a cozy home studio.
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In celebration of her stunning debut album, Three Dimensions Deep, the singer-songwriter and producer plays a deeply intimate Tiny Desk home concert.
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One of the biggest songs of 2021 was technically released in 2020 — so it can't be included on lists of the year's best music. NPR's Bobby Carter shouts out the song "Essence" by Wizkid.
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Adorning hues that recall the title of her latest EP, If Orange Was a Place, the Nigerian singer performs a Tiny Desk home concert from an elegant performance space in Lagos.
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The Memphis singer-songwriter reworks songs from her debut album, Dawn, from a room inside Electric Lady Studios