Tiny Desk Radio co-hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre discuss a trio of artists whose roots go back to the neo-soul movement of the '90s: genre-hopping soul singer Bilal, neo-soul trailblazer Erykah Badu, and rapper and activist Common. Common's performance, at The White House in 2016, marked the first time a Tiny Desk was produced outside of the titular NPR workspace.
Bilal: Tiny Desk Concert
Erykah Badu: Tiny Desk Concert
Common: Tiny Desk Concert
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