Cha Wa: 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. Bob Boilen, October 18, 2021 Gathered at Preservation Hall in New Orleans, a hallowed space for Black American music, Cha Wa s set begins with handclapped rhythms and light percussion then, a burst of horns gives way to My People, a song that zeroes in on the disparities between the haves and the havenots: Rich people living in paradise Poor people under the bridge at night, oh yeah Most people know what it takes to survive But my people know how to do it and Cha Wa celebrates Black culture through the medium of rhythm, while also punctuating cultural differences with the hope of opening up the eyes and ears of those ignorant of, or ignoring, those differences. Decked out in a brilliant green feathered Indian suit, Joseph Bo