For the third consecutive year, NPR teamed up with globalFEST in January 2023 for a thrilling online music festival we call Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: three nights, nine bands, and a world of musical traditions hosted by African pop star Angélique Kidjo. Now, we're posting all the sets from our festival as individual Tiny Desk (home) concerts. To see the translations on these videos, please click the 'CC' button.
Dakh Daughters create an atmosphere of a French saloon, where Mireille Mathieu befriends Marilyn Manson. On occasion, armed with a full set of strings, keyboards and percussion, the women shake the audience with a roar in the manner of the group Laibach, but can swiftly exchange anger for kindness, turning into fun-loving, Hollywood beauties of the 1950s who dream of tropical vacations in the Caribbean.
SET LIST
"Viyna"
"Fellini"
"Umry"
MUSICIANS
Solomiia Melnyk: vocals, cello, accordion
Ruslana Khazipova: vocals, drums/percussion
Natalka Halanevych: vocals, piano, double bass
Ganna Nikitina: vocals, guitar
Natacha Charpe (Zo): vocals, violin
CREDITS
Director: Vladyslav Troitskyi
Art Manager: Iryna Gorban
Audio: Anton Ocheretyanyy
Video: Nayan Ducruet
Special thanks to Theatre Le Préau and Lucie Berelowitsch
TINY DESK TEAM
Creative Director: Bob Boilen
Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Editing: Joshua Bryant
Tiny Desk Team: Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Ashley Pointer
GLOBALFEST TEAM
Co-Directors: Shanta Thake, Isabel Soffer and Bill Bragin
2023 Curators: Shanta Thake, Isabel Soffer, Bill Bragin and Meera Dugal
Event Producer: Ian Thake
Host: Angélique Kidjo
Legal Services: Tamizdat
Legal Services: Duane Morris
Video Production: Karim Tabbaa
FUNDERS:
The Mellon Foundation
The National Endowment for the Arts
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs
SPECIAL THANKS:
Ken Umezaki
Fabian Alsultany
Steven Kirkpatrick
David Komar
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