Taimane: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Watch Taimane play at the Tiny Desk. Did you know you can watch new Tiny Desk concerts on ONE WEEK before they go up on YouTube Click here: Follow NPR Music: Twitter: Instagram: March 6, 2020, Bob Boilen So much magic unfolded in such short order. Within the first moments of Taimane s stunning set, we hear her play fiery flamenco, a famous phrase from the opera Carmen, a touch of Bach and more than a nod to her Hawaiian homeland, all on her ukulele. Taimane began playing ukulele at age five; these days, it s seemingly become an extension of her body. Her band includes guitarist Ramiro Marziani, violinist Melissa Baethoven and, on Cajon, Jonathan Heraux. Together they were impassioned and tight. Then along came a surprise. In what is a first at the Tiny Desk, a dancer named Li o performed in a hau skirt made from dried lauhala leaves, with a lei of white conch wrapped around his neck. His Polynesian da
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