Beenie Man delivered a “Tiny Desk” set for the ages. The dancehall icon made an look on NPR Music’s common live performance sequence, performing as a part of their Black Music Month celebration. Beenie Man was backed by the Ruff Kut Band, and gave a well-received set that includes classics from throughout his decades-spanning profession.
“I have been doing music for the reason that age of 5,” he mentioned. “I did my first single on the age of seven. Now I am 50-something and I am doing the identical factor.”
Working via classics like “Who Am I” and “Romie,” Beanie and the band highlighted his expertise as a performer and their musical acumen as a collective. Beenie Man’s Tiny Desk look additionally comes on the heels of his work visa being reinstated after a 10-year ban.
The efficiency coincided with Beenie Man’s landmark album Artwork and Life turning twenty-five. The album is his best-selling within the U.S. and earned him a Grammy Award – whereas the Mya-featuring single “Ladies Dem Sugar” turned a global hit. When saying the Tiny Desk look, Beanie Man acknowledged how a lot the platform means to him.
“Actually honoured to be a part of this,” he wrote on social media. “Tiny Desk is an area the place actual music shines and mi prepared fi characterize.” His set follows fellow Jamaican NPR performances like Sean Paul, Koffee, Protoje, Sevana, Chronixx, Lila Ike, and Damian “Jr Gong” Marley.
NPR is celebrating traditional albums’ main anniversaries with their Black Music Month celebration; along with Artwork and Life, Tiny Desk has acknowledged Keyshia Cole’s The Manner It Is turning 20, E-40’s In a Main Manner. Additionally among the many albums getting honored are CeCe Winans’ Alone in His Presence, Wiz Khalifa’s Kush & Orange Juice and Residing Color’s Time’s Up.
“The thought of celebrating anniversaries got here to me as I witnessed Chaka Khan ship one of the crucial excellent Tiny Desk concert events of all time final yr,” mentioned host and producer Bobby Carter in Could. “These artists may not be the primary you hear within the popular culture dialog, however they’re crown jewels in Black tradition.”
Working via classics like “Who Am I” and “Romie,” Beanie and the band highlighted his expertise as a performer and their musical acumen as a collective. Beenie Man’s Tiny Desk look additionally comes on the heels of his work visa being reinstated after a 10-year ban.
The efficiency coincided with Beenie Man’s landmark album Artwork and Life turning twenty-five. The album is his best-selling within the U.S. and earned him a Grammy Award – whereas the Mya-featuring single “Ladies Dem Sugar” turned a global hit. When saying the Tiny Desk look, Beanie Man acknowledged how a lot the platform means to him.
“Actually honoured to be a part of this,” he wrote on social media. “Tiny Desk is an area the place actual music shines and mi prepared fi characterize.” His set follows fellow Jamaican NPR performances like Sean Paul, Koffee, Protoje, Sevana, Chronixx, Lila Ike, and Damian “Jr Gong” Marley.
NPR is celebrating traditional albums’ main anniversaries with their Black Music Month celebration; along with Artwork and Life, Tiny Desk has acknowledged Keyshia Cole’s The Manner It Is turning 20, E-40’s In a Main Manner. Additionally among the many albums getting honored are CeCe Winans’ Alone in His Presence, Wiz Khalifa’s Kush & Orange Juice and Residing Color’s Time’s Up.
“The thought of celebrating anniversaries got here to me as I witnessed Chaka Khan ship one of the crucial excellent Tiny Desk concert events of all time final yr,” mentioned host and producer Bobby Carter in Could. “These artists may not be the primary you hear within the popular culture dialog, however they’re crown jewels in Black tradition.”
