Black Coffee: 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 O Neill, March 11, 2021 Black Coffee, a figurehead of the global South African dance movement, is known for his undeniable DJ sets and AfroHouse anthems that (under normal circumstances) light up dancefloors around the world. He brings that same feeling to his Tiny Desk (home) concert, but with a unique configuration: live instrumentation. Born in Durban and raised in the Eastern Cape in Mthatha, Black Coffees subculture of soulful house transports me to an elevated state. If you ask me, this is the pure embodiment of feelgood music. That shouldnt be a surprise, because house music has always been about love. Its a form of sonic escapism that provides a sanctuary for all beings, regardless of race, age, or gender. Therefore, its onl