Jordan Rakei: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Watch Jordan Rakei play Say Something, Mind s Eye, Talk To Me and Speak at the Tiny Desk. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: Twitter: Instagram: Jan. 13, 2020, Suraya Mohamed Sometimes, things don t go smoothly at the Tiny Desk. After traveling all night, the soulful R B artist Jordan Rakei and his band pulled up to NPR in their tour bus at the crack of dawn, only to find the Fender Rhodes we d rented for him didn t have the right action. But after quickly ordering a replacement (that arrived moments before the Tiny Desk performance started), Rakei and his band lockedin and played a phenomenal set. The band opened with Say Something, from the group s 2019 album, Origin. It s a song that encourages people to take action and speak up for themselves. They followed with Mind s Eye, a commentary on technology that questions whether advancements are always a good idea. After playing Talk To Me,