NPR-inspired Video Playlist Helping You Reclaim Your Peace
Music speaks truth to anger and frustration, but also provides a sense of hope and beauty, Rashida Chavis for NPR
This year has been tough. The good news is, we’ll likely get through this, just like every other challenging time we may have faced at one time or another. We believe with the healing power of music, we can all lean in a bit to shed our differences and just vibe. Music has always been a way to express bottled up emotions, this is especially true at this moment, when we are so uncertain of how to say what we feel. Here we share a video playlist of artists providing good sounds & vibes from NPR’s live tiny desk concerts and some favorite music videos of our own to help you get the weekend started, unwind, relax and reclaim your peace of mind.
Alicia Keys: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Number one on our list providing good is Alicia Keys live tiny desk performing her hit single ‘Show me love” where she quotes “ now more than ever is the time where we need love the most” and here at THE DOE we couldn’t agree more. This live performance gives us the reminder to not only fight for what’s right but to change societies outlook on how we should be more accepting and loving of one another’s cultures putting a stop to racism as a whole.
Alicia Keys: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Soulful Singer Kaytranada’s song “Culture”, expresses the importance of black culture through lyrical word play ft artist Teedra Moses . This up beat tempo will be sure to get you out of a funk and dancing with an unapologetic chorus that’s states “THIS IS THE CULTURE”. A dedication to black culture and black love.
KAYTRANADA - Culture (Audio) ft. Teedra Moses
“Black, my thoughts so black Black, black, I’m black. My skin is so black, I’m rockin’ that black on black, it’s black. ”
KAYTRANADA - Culture (Audio) ft. Teedra Moses
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The Internet coming in with a soulful peaceful sound sure to put you in trance of oasis. This song has a strong message about the oppressions of authority and injustice causing the people to come together I hopes of change. I feel this song is comes just in time if your finding peace while we quarantine.
The Internet - Come Together (Official Audio)
The Free Nationals Feat. Anderson .Paak, Chronixx & India Shawn: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
The Free Nationals Feat. Anderson .Paak, Chronixx & India Shawn: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert , displays playful sounds while preforming some of their hit singles on Tiny Desk live. Not only will this get you up and dancing but it will bring a sense joy to you ear drums. Andeson Paak has made music that speaks on the culture of black people empowering the beauty within the black community and instrumental vibes bringing you back to that soulful sound of the funkadelia 80’s.
Buddy "Black" featuring A$AP Ferg
Buddy ft. A$AP Ferg - Black (Vertical Video) [Official Vide
The song of the summer making a statement that we cannot ignore is California artist Buddys “Black” ft A$SP Ferg. This song with the repeated chorus “Black, my thoughts so black
Black, black, I'm black. My skin is so black, I'm rockin' that black on black, it's black. With a song this impactful Kendra K.O Oyesanya provides a dedication video - Paying homage to all of our excellence that you could never fit into 29 days.
Let’s Celebrate #BlackExcellence Every Month!
- Curated by Nia Charles