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Tiny Desk DNA
Every Tiny Desk has a story NPR doesn't tell. We traced it.
WHAT CRATE REVEALS
Portishead
Co-founding vocalist of the trip-hop movement
Billie Holiday
'Billie Holiday fronting Siouxsie and the Banshees'
Nick Drake
Bare, confessional songwriting lineage
WHAT YOU SEE
Beth Gibbons plays 3 songs at NPR's Tiny Desk.
Crate is an AI music research agent. It traces influence chains, finds sample origins, and maps musical DNA across 20+ sources — interviews, liner notes, music journalism, and databases. Tiny Desk DNA is what happens when you point it at NPR's most beloved concert series.
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Crate cross-references music journalism, databases, and interviews to find real influence connections
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See the musical DNA: pull quotes, sonic elements, cited journalism
DNA Mapped
These artists have their influence chains traced. Explore their musical DNA.
EXPLORE DNAKhruangbin
EXPLORE DNABeth Gibbons
EXPLORE DNAKamasi Washington
EXPLORE DNALous And The Yakuza
EXPLORE DNAAsake
EXPLORE DNASampa The Great
EXPLORE DNAMonica
EXPLORE DNADOMi & JD BECK
EXPLORE DNALake Street Dive
EXPLORE DNAFuture Islands
EXPLORE DNAMeshell Ndegeocello
EXPLORE DNARae Khalil
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627 concerts
HOMEEXPLORE DNAFuture Islands
Jan 25, 2021
HOMEEXPLORE DNALous And The Yakuza
Jan 27, 2021
HOMEEXPLORE DNAMeshell Ndegeocello
Feb 10, 2021
HOMEEXPLORE DNARae Khalil
Feb 18, 2021
HOMEEXPLORE DNASampa The Great
Feb 23, 2021
HOMEEXPLORE DNALake Street Dive
Apr 27, 2021
HOMEEXPLORE DNAMonica
Jun 24, 2022
EXPLORE DNADOMi & JD BECK
Aug 10, 2022
EXPLORE DNAMeshell Ndegeocello
Jun 18, 2024
EXPLORE DNAKamasi Washington
Oct 21, 2024
EXPLORE DNABeth Gibbons
May 12, 2025
EXPLORE DNAAsake
Oct 24, 2025
EXPLORE DNAKhruangbin
HOMEComing 2 America, Sounds Of Zamunda
Mar 10, 2021
Tiny Desk Meets AFROPUNK: ChocQuibTown, NENNY, Luedji Luna, Calma Carmona
Apr 23, 2021
Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Kombilesa Mí, Northern Cree, Son Rompe Pera
Jan 19, 2022
Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Al Bilali Soudan, Kiran Ahluwalia, Tufan Derince
Jan 20, 2022
HOMEpH-1, Mndsgn and Audrey Nuna: AAPI Heritage Month Tiny Desk
May 20, 2022
Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2023: Dakh Daughters, Khadija El Warzazia, Cui Jian
Jan 24, 2023
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