Sting: Tiny Desk ( Home) Concert

The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music s Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It s the same spirit strippeddown sets, an intimate setting just a different space. Abby ONeill, March 22, 2021 Music iconStingreturns to Tiny Desk with a new collaborator in tow, and the story is heartwarming. During the pandemic, Beninese pop starShirazeeadapted his own rendition of Sting s classic Englishman in New York into African in New His version made its way to Sting, who loved it so much that he asked Shirazee to lend his voice to his Tiny Desk (home) concert and record for his newDuetsalbum. Their chemistry feels natural and just as comforting as this long overdue sunshine after a grueling winter. Shot in a lounge in NYC where Sting s presently recording another album, these two gentlemen share a touching moment between songs, expressing their mutual admiration and discussing the sheer joy about a