Sampa The Great: Tiny Desk (Home) Concerts
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- Опубліковано 22 лют 2021
- 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.
LaTesha Harris | February 23, 2021
"Freedom is what we feel when we perform. And freedom is what the world is in need of right now. In this pandemic it feels like we all need a sense of freedom." Sampa Tembo is in Lusaka, Zambia, her landlocked African home country. She's better known as Sampa The Great, an understated title. In her Tiny Desk (home) concert, the poet, rapper and singer-songwriter delivers evidence that it's more like Sampa the Greatest.
Her set is rich with earth's abundances. She performs "Rhymes To The East," "Mwana," "Freedom" and "Final Form" - the latter three off 2019's The Return - surrounded by life. Warmth pours in from exuberant trilling, zealous drums and her seven-piece band's loose movements. Dressed in warm oranges and muted browns and wearing a crown resembling red clay, Sampa is Mother Earth herself.
Initially raised in Botswana, Sampa moved to Australia as a young adult and established herself in Sydney's hip-hop scene. There, she released two mixtapes, 2015's The Great Mixtape and 2017's award-winning Birds and the BEE9, all the while generating buzz. She had been based in Melbourne for the last four years, but the next chapter of her musical journey will find her at home in Zambia.
As displayed in her Tiny Desk, Sampa's artistic strength comes from the ease with which she cultivates connectivity. Music becomes a mode of generative healing that she shares with her bandmates, some of Lusaka's best musicians, collaborators and audience. It's the type of energy people need in this moment: precious and infinite.
SET LIST
"Rhymes To The East"
"Mwana"
"Freedom"
"Final Form"
MUSICIANS
Sampa The Great: vocals
Lazarus "Lalo" Zulu: keys
Kasonde "Tek1" Sunkutu: drums
Mapalo "Mapskeys" Mapalo: bass
Samuel Masta: guitar
Mwanje Tembo: vocals
Tio Nason: vocals
Joy Tusankine Namwila: vocals
CREDITS
Video: Carl Pires, The Nativez Media, Geo Musiwa, Isaac Tuba, Andrew Zulu
Audio: Ben Kalulu, Andrei Eremin
TINY DESK TEAM
Producers: Abby O'Neill
Video Producer: Morgan Noelle Smith
Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin
Art Director: CJ Riculan
Associate Producer: Bobby Carter
Tiny Production Team: Bob Boilen, Kara Frame, Maia Stern
Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
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tiny desk concerts feel like the closest thing to world travel during the pandemic. it's wonderful.
Love this comment
Mmm....
Well said
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@@Jime936 ya no puede caminar.
Porque no tiene ,
Porque le falta,
How many Zambians are here supporting our own. Let's go🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲
All the way mudala
Not Zambian, but I am loving this. I just found Samba the great, and I’m almost already in for her Global Takeover!
Proud 🇿🇲 Zambian in Bristol United Kingdom 🇬🇧👏🙌💙💪❤
South african💕 love her to bits
You can still support her even though she is not from Zambia
She gonna win a Grammy one day!!
Yes she will!
For sure
She doesn't need one
When?????? 😢
Real!
Just discovering her. Zambia I am with you on this one here in Nigeria🇳🇬
No Doubt!!! She has a lot of GREAT Songs and her LYRICS are Absolutely Insane, 👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸
one love bro. Zambia loves you back bro!!
The outfits, the make-up, the band, the backup singers, the entire set, the ZAMBIAN 🇿🇲 vibe of it all * faints * 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Botswana Zambia Australia represented
This channel is taking Black History Month seriously!👀🔥
Okay!!!
It should be a daily thing, not just one month a year. That's when you know it's real.
@@KeepItReal1 I'm the first one to say that one month isn't enough to understand all things black, but that was just a comment to highlight how organized this particular UA-cam channel is.
Celebrate PRESENT Black Excellency!
Nothing history about this! We live in the current times! Let’s uplift the greatness we see TODAY!
YEESSSSSSSS!!!!! The African Diaspora is essential!!!! Representation! Black People! Created Dopeness!
This is legitimately one of the best Tiny Desk Concerts I’ve ever seen ❤️👏
ONE of the best ANY concerts. This is a force of nature. I've just been hit by a musical meteor dipped in Black Goddess fire
@@happyclappy1805 Could not have put it any better 👌❤️
One of? This may well top Tank and the Bangas and Dan Deacon. I think we can unequivically call this one the best. It's a scientifically proven fact.
She Always Bring it!!! 👑
Where was this concert even played in? I love the interior
Y'all i'm legit in tears. This performance was astronomical.
Sampa the Great ... you Look Great and you sing Great... Respect for the People from Zambia 👍😜
Sampa has been blowing our minds here in Melbourne for so many years that I hadn't realised she wasn't well known elsewhere - so stoked for all the new and old fans alike!! An all time great.
That dress is Fire!
I agree.
As a Nigerian, I think I have finally found my style of music. Have not grooved to any song like this for a while
Dude doing backing vox is just loving life!
The girl wearing green in the middle needs her own tiny desk special , she was getting it ! 😻
That’s her young sister ❤️.
You are so right about that.
We love mwanje. her voice is so beautiful and has a lauryn hill- like quality
Both those sister on background are so soulful. It's great she let's them shine. All Great Musicians.
I left my girlfriend, I quit my job, I dropped out of university just to watch this video. Much love for you SAMPA and team and cheers NPR FOR BRINGING HER
The way the guitar guy played freedom 😭😭😭 yes lord 🔥
Sampa's sound is so distinct - wildly old school yet fresh/current. Band and BV's fire! They can take this show anywhere in the world and smash it, wait, they just did! Big Love
I think this is why I'm just 100% in love with her sound. It's almost retro but... Better?
The beauty, the culture, the vocals. This performance is everything!
SAMPA I STILL HAVE A TICKET TO YOUR SHOW from a year ago
Love her music I'm 55 and her music feels good to my soul....
Sampa always serves all the goods: beauty, bars, and self love on a Pan African plate. And yes its for every body❣ lovely as always.
Excellent wording Sacred👍🏼💪🏼✊🏼
@@MeExpressing Thank you ☀️
0:06 - *Rhymes to the East*
[4:12] - *Mwana*
[8:06 / 8:19] - *Freedom* (12:12)
12:24 - *Final Form*
[16:35 - Tiny Desk team]
Zambia stand up 💪🇿🇲. Amazing music big up Sampa...
this is one of the most aesthetically pleasing tiny desk concerts I have ever seen. Whoever put this together knew exactly what they were doing!!! The motherland is representinggg 🤎🤎🤎
I agree. All of her music videos look so aesthetically pleasing. Every single one a masterpiece 🔥
Ilililili!! "Ululating" Zambia to the world baby!! This performance was amazing Sampa! Well done! So happy to watch this in my New York office seeing a piece of home.
We are blessed in the US to enjoy Zambias amazing culture! I hope those beautiful bridges between cultures are part of your time here, we learn and grow from our neighbors, visitors, and new residents from other nations 💚
As a fan of NPR I'm really pleased to see this sister representing Zambia 🇿🇲and Africa! God continue to bless and guide you 💘😻
The background vocals are fire 🔥
An entire inferno
That's Sampa's little sis killing it in the middle there!
The back-up vocalists, the band, the arrangements ... Lusaka Queen ... I bow
everything about this is perfect. sound, set, ambiance, the way everyone’s dressed, the energy. well done!!
Her Live performances is Always 🔥🔥🔥
Followed Tiny desk and seing my country represent 🇿🇲 makes me feel soooooo proud.
It is sooo good
That live version of Final Form has made my year!
Check out the live version at Gilles Peterson 's basement it's even Better they have live horns
Just discover Sampa The Great! Love to all Zambians from Argentina, south of South America!
This is one of the most powerful Tiny Desk Concerts that I have seen since they had Ife on there. I mean this is spiritually uplifting. I feel like the ancestors are vibing with me each time I watch this. I am here for Sampa. Much love to our Brothers and Sisters in Zambia. Much love to our Brothers and Sisters WORLD WIDE!!!
I have watched this 6 times and have goosebumps almost the entire time
That break where she introduced the bandddd! Take me homeeee
This is a perfect epitome of what a performance is🔥🔥🔥....most Zambian artists fail to perform their own songs without lip syncing and it pains me to see that😫..but I'm glad Sampa The Great is here to show the game how it's done🙌🏽🙌🏽... Keep doing big things and repping the motherland Sampa ❤️❤️ 🇿🇲🇿🇲 We love you😊
Did anybody notice how beautiful 😍 and really gorgeous she looks...
The whole band are professionals to the core..am really stunned 😯 watching y'all from Nigeria 🇳🇬 and super proud of my Zambian siblings😘..I love Zambia, I love Africa 🌍
Beautiful rhythms from Zambia. Ni itumezi
Sampa the Great ❤️😍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🇿🇲
Can't wait to see Sampa The Great live 😍 yerrrrrrrrrrr the feels!!! 🥺 🇿🇦 Ngila ezaaaaaansi emsawuderi!
She never misses. Their energy live is another level. Had the pleasure to see them at Splendour, astounding.
Sampa out here with Black History in the making. Incredible
I’ve never in my life been a fan of anyone.
I AM TODAY!
I look forward to supporting your music, catching some tours, and sending prosperous energy your way! Love your energy
My ancestors are Zambian. I Love your movement and music. Ashe!
I love ya'll. Positive and powerful representation of black people as a whole. I love how all of your hair looks like crowns! Your whole vibe is uplifting thank you! Love my people! ❤
Our home girl, representing zambia 🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲 ❤ ❤❤ this performance was so beautiful 👏👏👏 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Love the beauty, the outfits, the colour scheme, and the set design, the voices... Everything! ❤️🙌🏿👍🏿
This has made me so happy.
Proud to see my country people representing. Zambia iweh!!!
she is magic, her feminine energy song is future vibes 🙌
I was looking for the definition of QUEEN and this showed up ❤️😍
She’s not only beautiful but also insanely talented and that’s what sets her apart form mainstream music
Love your comments ❤
I'm a simple dude, i see Sampa The Great I click n watch the video more than twice😍
All my Africans gather here ❕❕❕❕❕
Our sister looks and sounds beautiful
Wow so beautiful proudly Zambian she makes me feel so good to be zambian,love how she brings her roots to her music
This is by far the best tiny desk concert I've watched this year .
Dude sitting down on the right side is the energy I need!!
Tio Nason, he's pretty awesome you should check out his music if you can
@@BlaugranaEverything Dope thank you!
Blessings upon blessings Sampa The Great 💫 thank you for the music 🇿🇲
Just got up, watering my plants, and this blessing comes on my TV!🖤👸🏿🎶
My first time hearing them they did fantastic. Shoutout to the costume and set design as well !
Why is everybody so beautiful?! I love it!!! Melanin on deck!!!
One of the best modern poets and lyricists love herrrrr
I'm digging it! One more reason to go visit Zambia. Beautifully talented and cool people, and of course, the Victoria Falls!
Banange! Just feeding my Ugandan heart😍
I'm here dancing in my house.
Thank you NPR.
GREAT CHOICE for Black history month. 😁
That live performance of “final form” giving me the goosebumps! Amazing!
Zambia 🇿🇲 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The “I AAAAM Sampha the great” lit up my soul by her queendom! Loved her since day 1, when colors featured her years ago, her first concert in Berlin was so small and her energy the brightest and most positive. She deserves all the stages of the world, what a force. And please who else loves the joy of the background singer on the right?! 😁😭❤️
Absolutely incredible. I'm just speechless. Tiny Desk has been officially leveled up because of this performance.
Omg...Is no one talking about those killer hairstyles?? They are the bomb! Wakanda is real. Wakanda forever!!!
We did not deserve this, but she brought it in excess anyways. I am awed
The culture, the art, the vocals !!! 🔥 This performance was everything I needed and more !!
my friend has the best music taste, i’m so happy she let me know about her
This young lady makes me fall in love again with my AFRICANITY...May God continue blessing you with inspiration to show the world what exactly is AFRICAN culture. Loads of love from a Mozambican in an Asian country.
Hello, fire department? Sampa is at it again🔥
SHE IS AMAZING! This women is a STAR! Beautiful and talented! I love the image! Perfect for the little girls to admire in music😍
Magnificent!!! What a thrill to hear and watch Sampa The Great live like this. What a performance. She is genius.
🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲 Beautifully done Country people. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Zambian Greatness 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🔥🔥🔥🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲
I swear I'm not crying 😭❤️❤️
Man, 7 min in and I'm just realizing that her dress is THE floor. ... Loving this vibe!
Zambia let’s gooooooo Africaaaaaaaaaaa
I'm speechless. Literal goosebumps. Every Zambian should watch this.♥♥
after seeing this i can say am proudly zambian sampa the great uve really put our our country on the freaking map big ups
Zambia stand up.!!!
🇿🇲🇿🇲🔥🔥
Love this so muuuuch The sound, the professionalism, the stage presence, nothing less from Sampha The GREAT
I LOVE YOU TINY DESK 😭❤️
NPR Tiny Desk you should really consider getting SAUTI SOL on one of these shows. Saw them live twice and they tore the roof off each time!
2 years down the line and still the best tiny desk performance 👌
Wooooowwwww Kingsmen Best Band Alive. Kalux where you my Father.❤❤❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Ladies and gentlemen, this is Sampa The Great -
I’ve left loads of comments on other tiny desk concerts, asking them to feature her . It’s such a gift and fulfilment seeing her here !!
Check out all of her music 🎶,
Zed to the world !
You are not alone🔥
Same and on the color shows
Thank you
Saw her live a few years back, it was a great experience :D
This makes me proud of my country..zed to the world!!
Sampa to the World!
hail to the Queen
lyrical beast!
My Sista, Queen!! They Don't understand your POWER!!! Forguive Them/US.... SUPA DOPE !!!!!! Mutch love from ANGOLA! big up Sampa the great! Big up NPR...
Thank you Tony Desk! I’ve never heard this queen before but I am hooked now🔥🔥🔥new fan👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Chills throughout my body during the entire thing. Soul good!
Zambia seems like a fun place. *writes Zambia on list of places to potentially move to*
You are very much welcome Juni 🖐
Freedom 🔥🔥🇿🇲🇿🇲
Finally NPR....big Sampa the Great fan from Jamaica...I am sure you are not disappointed💥🔥🎼🎵🎶🖤
The epitome of Black Excellence!
I just came to see the outfits but ended up staying for the whole performance. Everything about this was BEAUTIFULLLLL!!!! I looooveeedddd itttt!!!
Rhymes to the East! Peace from New Jersey and Bemenda 🇺🇸 🇨🇲