Yasmine Hamdan: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Lebanese singersongwriter Yasmine Hamdan is one of the most groundbreaking musicians in the Middle East thanks in part to her work in the electronic indie band Soapkills though she s now based in Paris. Also an actress in Jim Jarmusch s Only Lovers Left Alive, Hamdan possesses an allure unlike any performer I ve seen, and it comes through clearly in this Tiny Desk Concert. Her singing is both casual and provocative, framed by provocative and commanding movements. These three songs are strippeddown ve