Kirk Franklin: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
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- Опубліковано 24 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.
Bobby Carter | February 25, 2021
Kirk Franklin, set up with his band and choir in a corner of Uncle Jessie's Kitchen, makes a declaration. "I know you're at home right now, in your draws, listening to some Jesus music. It's ok. Jesus loves you in your draws!" The Arlington, Texas studio, named after a long time close friend, features a large photo of the iconic "I AM A MAN" protest signs from the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike on the wall. The jubilant energy that Franklin and company emit, juxtaposed with a visual reminder of the strife that Black people have endured is illustrative of the importance of gospel music in the Black community.
For nearly 30 years, Franklin has been widely regarded for revolutionizing gospel. He incorporated secular music, particularly hip-hop, while preserving the message and integrity of traditional gospel. Here, he and his powerhouse choir pace through a decades-long, sixteen Grammy award winning discography of faith, praise and encouragement while cracking plenty of jokes. I cannot recall a more moving Tiny Desk home performance.
All month long, we've presented artists that speak to the diversity and complexity of Black music--where we've been, where we are and where we're going. For the final show, we take it back to the spiritual roots and there's no one more fitting to cap things off than Mr. Kirk Franklin.
SET LIST
Love Theory
Silver and Gold
Melodies From Heaven
I Smile
MUSICIANS
Kirk Franklin: vocals, keys
Melodie Pace: vocals
Darian Elliot: vocals
Michael Bethany: vocals
Eboni Ellerson: vocals
Deon Yancey: vocals
Tia Rudd: vocals
Shaun Martin: keyboard
Matthew Ramsey: bass
Terry Baker: drums, percussion
CREDITS
Video: Clear Scope Media
Audio: Michael Havens Reese Brooks
TINY DESK TEAM
Producers: Bobby Carter
Video Producer: Morgan Noelle Smith
Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin
Art Director: CJ Riculan
Tiny Production Team: Bob Boilen, Kara Frame, Maia Stern
Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
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WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT THE BASSIST. SHEEEEESH
THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!
He said, “that R&B is cute, but let me show y’all where it came from. PERIOD”
The Bassist deserves a Grammy off this performance alone!! Sheesh!
Black music is undefeated
I rebuke these ads interrupting this concert in the name of Jesus
The bass player just secured his home in heaven 😌
Still can’t get over the bass
Bass made sure he didn’t overplay, But still made sure he stood out. That’s Balance & Discipline.
If you've been rocking with kirk since the early 90s, like this
That bassist is clearly auditioning to be the bassist in heaven....He got the gig
The bass restored my will to live...
I’d rather have Jesus than anything this world can offer.
Bass player think he’s in heaven already worshiping with the angels.
dude that bassist is just unreal
Muslim and absolutely not used to hearing Gospel songs, and yet this Kirk Franklin Tiny Desk makes me reinforce my faith in God.
This was about 82 minutes too short.
Anybody else getting brain aneurisms from the bass players chops??? He's too good
It’s 2024 and I’m still rocking this!! Thank You Jesus!!