Samora Pinderhughes: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- 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 - stripped-down sets, an intimate setting - just a different space.
Nikki Birch | April 15, 2022
The opening piano notes are barely sufficient warning to brace for the sweet and powerful voices that transport us to Samora Pinderhughes' Tiny Desk (home) concert, shot on film. "The Cry" heralds our journey into the Bay Area native's sophomore album, GRIEF. The vocalists move briefly out of frame for "Masculinity," a probing, open letter that addresses masculine stereotypes with directness and compassion. The song blooms beautifully, with Pinderhughes accompanied by strings, a background chorus, and his sister, renowned flutist Elena Pinderhughes.
Between tunes, Pinderhughes greets us and shares that the setting for this Tiny Desk (home) concert is his exhibition, "The Healing Project," at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Five years in the making, the project explores trauma and healing from structural violence with conversations, film, music and art created by incarcerated artists, including the artist Pitt Panther. Pinderhughes then plays "Holding Cell," a dedication to those behind the walls. For his next song, Pinderhughes leads us to a blue space, a memorial shrine with candles, offerings and dedications, where we encounter the haunted pleas of "Grief."
Pinderhughes' ability to be vulnerable makes his music incredibly intimate. He reminds us of this quiet strength once again as he introduces the last song in his set, "Process," with some final thoughts: "I think a lot of times we get a message that we should just succeed or triumph over something that's difficult in our life, particularly things like depression or grief or anxiety. But sometimes it's about living alongside those things and just taking it one day at a time."
SET LIST
"The Cry / Masculinity"
"Holding Cell"
"Grief"
"Process"
MUSICIANS
Samora Pinderhughes: vocals, piano, keyboard
Nio Levon: vocals, vocal arrangements
Elliott Skinner: vocals, guitar
Jehbreal Muhammad Jackson: vocals
Dani Murcia: vocals
Elena Pinderhughes: flute
Clara Kim: violin
Giancarlo Latta: violin
Carly Scena: viola
Saul Richmond-Rakerd: cello
CREDITS
Director: Christian Padron
Cinematographer: Jon Harrison
Audio Engineer: Jack DeBoe
Producers: Christian Padron, Samora Pinderhughes, Jesse Sachs, Hana Mogulescu
Creative Direction: Samora Pinderhughes, & Christian Padron
Editor: Christian Padron
1st AC: Linhdan Le
2nd AC: Nam Anh Nguyen
Gaffer: Carlos Gonzalez
PD/Grip: Irene Peng
Shot on Kodak Film
Filmed in "The Healing Project" exhibition at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Visual Pieces in Exhibition by Samora Pinderhughes, Pitt Panther, Emeka Ekwelum, Josh Begley, Christian Padron, Vashni Korin, Daniel Pfeffer, Christopher Burch, Nico Cary, Eli Marienthal, Raquel Pinderhughes, Dwayne Betts and Titus Kaphar.
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bob Boilen
Video Producer: Kara Frame, Joshua Bryant
Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin
Tiny Production Team: Bobby Carter, Michael Zamora, Maia Stern, Ashley Pointer
Executive Producer: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
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Surely one of the best young compositor humanist and soul fool of this last 10 years, good job Samora !
I loved him in August Greene. This should be great.
Wow. No words. What an experience to listen to this.
Brilliant. This is a beautiful soul in Samora. Happy to have discovered him here! Just WOW.
0:00 - *The Cry / Masculinity* (5:38)
6:33 - *Holding Cell* (8:25)
9:11 - *Grief* (12:57)
13:32 - *Process*
[19:42 - Tiny Desk team]
This is amazing. I was completely surprised by this one. Geniuses at work. New fan.
Two words: Elliot SKinner - Sam has an ELITE set of background vocalist on this one
Who is the girl?? Amazing
Samora Pinderhughes and his constellation of co-authors and co-interpreters inhabit a beautiful form of art and commitment to personal and social healing.
It’s 2:30am and I am here with a lump in my throat. The strength. The fragility. The pure artistry on display. So many thoughts and emotions. Thank you.
So far, I think this is my favorite performance from him. This is an absolutely beautiful program. Blessed to hear this.
Wow. Wow. Samora you are such a light and a gift and an extension from the well of the source. This right here was/is very much light work done well. And man oh man did y’all let y’all lights shine. I am inspired, seen, listened to, listening, shook, thrown off and also balanced from this.
My brother Jehbreal! Hey brotha!! You better sing! And love! And live! And be!
Wow and the instruments were just like y’all let angels come into your hands and voice boxes, and bodies and spiritual bodies and let them play heavens tunes!
Again, wow and BRAVO!
🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿
I gotta take sometime with this one. This hit my heart. Inspired so much breath
“I guess I’ll just say it’s a process”
Wonderful is an understatement! Love the concept / musicians / vocalists /compositions! Thank you for making this happen and sharing for the world
Qué hallazgo, qué música, músicos!!! Saludos desde Argentina!!
me encanta, es muy buena toda una joya!!
4:35-5 gave me chills. The backup singers in particular the woman in the blue was amazing 🤩. The combination between them ,her,the flutist, and Samora and the piano was 🙌🏽.
I was totally immersed in this experience... you all managed to convey your love and energy through the screen. Thank you. And y'all seem like amazing people
What was that?! Extraordinary experience. Wow. Simply wow.
Samora’s “The Transformations Suite” was excellent! Samora your work, your art will be a part of my social justice soundtrack for these times. Beautiful delivery. Thank you.
Oh this hit it! Thank you Samora, Elena, and the rest of the beautiful musicians and artists on this tiny desk.
Truly a voice for a generation. So glad to see him on the NPR series.
It's soothing and intriguing at the same time. You have a new fan in me.
Wow, just when I thought I’d seen it all, this one takes the cake! Love the songs, love the vibe, love the incredible set!🎶🎵🎶🎵🎵🎵🎶👏👏👏👏👏👏🙏🏼
wow! brought me to tears. touched my soul very deeply. 🙏🏼❤️
Lovely compositions. Great video production. I love how he dedicated his music to those who are struggling, or those who are in pain in some way. Wonderful!
Even if I dont understand all words as the Europe I am, I´m still fascined by this project, as it seems. Wonderful music and wonderful musicians.
Absolutely brilliant, powerful, moving and beautiful.
First numbers and immediate goose bumps temperature drop down and I chilled. Wonderful ensemble !
Okay he is such a sweetheart and love their sound
Been subscribed to NPR for a long time but realised recently that I hadn't turned the bell on and then this pops up the next day. What a great moment
Love these types of musical collaborations - thanks again, Tiny Desk!!
Process is so heavy, when music cuts through the soul, weeping is inevitable
Piercingly beautiful/so timely and powerful! Exceptional artistry and Spirit! WOW! THANK YOU.
Well this is unexpected, I had Samora's sound on the brain this week and watched the August Green episode a couple times.
So beautiful
Only problem I have here is I couldn't give it a thousand thumbs up.
SOOOOOOO beautiful. Thanks for this piece of multidimensional art Samora & Team.
Absolute underrated gem doing his own thing, total respect brother!
This performance was a journey for me! Brilliant
Samor's music is something else
This is SO very beautiful. The sound is very David Crosby with his Lighthouse band. I wish I still lived in the Bay Area so I could see The Healing Project, as well as Samora perform in person. The world needs healing.
Was skeptical at first but this has been an awesome experience. Samora Thank you, your songs are heartfelt and relevant. You have a new fan in Me.
Soulful 🎉. Thank you!
Get these people an award for this one NPR!!!! Incredible.
I have literally been obsessed with this guy and y'all make a Tiny Desk about him. He is insane
Amazing
Absolutely leaves me wanting more!
a true gift. Thank you Samora
This is as Good as it Gets!!!😍😍😍
This guy…🎯😳❤❤❤
Beauty and perfection.
weeping. Thank you my friend.
Felicidades Samora. Absolutely beautiful, powerful, moving and inspiring. Thank you. So refreshing to find young folks not chasing the hit machine meat grinder. Your creativity soars ever higher, obviously guided by a sincere heart. May your road continue to be well-lit.
so beautiful. shout out to dp jon warfield harrison!!
i‘m just in love with this music!
Beautiful. Thank you. 🙏❤🔥
Love the adding of strings and woodwinds
So amazing 💛✨
Thank you very much
The ability he has with his vocals to reach your soul, cleanse it and put it back. Tears. I feel the tears 😢😢😢
como me relaja escuchar esto por todos los cielos!!
BEAUTIFUL
I love this so much
Thank you, Samora. Thank you for your gift. 🙏🏾❤️
That 'Grief' song hits hard
Truly beautiful, perfect timing
Beautiful, beautiful, just beautiful ❤️
YESSSSSSS
4:17 on is otherworldly
The rays of light I needed today 🙏🏻
absolutely stunning performance.
Thank you for this music ♥️
this is so stunning Samora!! Congrats 🥳
Músicos maravilhosos Amei!
Thank you 🙏🏼
thank you
Inspirational 🥰😍
This is gorgeous.
Needed this today
Whoa!
My brother! So dope!
that was so good
1st time listener, these cats rock!! 🤙🏼
Amazing.
intro à la CSN... new fan + 1
So nice to be here early, this guy's gonna be huge
Beautiful
This is an experience.
love it samora!
👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Amazing pen, Samora.
Bravo!
magnificent now subbed
Can you even imagine a Samora Pinderhughes x Nicolas Jaar collab
Always believed in you my brother🙏🫂
You should invite Mayra Andrade
Tops
4:05 flute (The Cry / Masculinity)
💎💎💎
🙌🙌🙌
Samora, I got that baritone to make this a quintet.... lemme join the process
The back up singers though
im sorry but how can you get this for free. unREAL!