Rae Khalil: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

NPR Music’s Tiny Desk series will celebrate Black History Month by featuring four weeks of Tiny Desk (home) concerts and playlists by Black artists spanning different genres and generations each week. The lineup includes both emerging and established artists who will be performing a Tiny Desk concert for the first time. This celebration highlights the beautiful cornucopia of Black music and our special way of presenting it. We hope you enjoy. Bobby Carter | February 18, 2021 “Tiny Desk! Happy Black History Month!,“ rapper, singer and songwriter Rae Khalil exclaims before gliding into “FATHER,“ from her LP Fortheworld. From the confines of Harun Coffee in the historic Leimert Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles comes one of the most exhilarating Tiny Desk home concerts I’ve ever seen. Khalil’s set is a colorful explosion of talent, perfectly complimenting the funky patchwork and textures of her attire. She hit our radar and was featured on All Songs C