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Oliver Mtukudzi, or "Tuku" as his fans lovingly call him, plays spirited music, born from the soul of Zimbabwe. He's been recording since the late 1970s, with about as many albums as his age: 60. Here, Mtukudzi performs songs from the mournful but celebratory Sarawoga in the NPR Music offices.
Eleanor Friedberger performs live on KEXP.
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The singer-songwriter, known for her work in Fiery Furnaces, recently brought a batch of hummable songs to Seattle's KEXP for an in-studio performance.
Hem performs a Tiny Desk Concert in June 2013.
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The young man once known as Archy Marshall and Zoo Kid visits KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic to make his U.S. radio debut. Watch King Krule perform "Baby Blue" from his debut album.
Chvrches in the studios of 89.3 The Current.
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The Scottish synth-pop trio just released its heavily hyped debut album, The Bones of What You Believe. Watch the group perform a stripped-down version of the record's most rousing anthem, "Recover."
Memphis rock band Oblivians.
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Memphis garage rockers Greg Cartwright, Jack Yarber and Eric Friedl made some of the loudest lo-fi of the 1990s. After more than a decade apart, Oblivians returned. Watch the band perform at KEXP.
Cristina Pato Trio performs a Tiny Desk Concert in June 2013.
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Aluna Francis and George Reid stop by the Morning Becomes Eclectic studios during their U.S. tour to perform songs from their debut album. Watch the duo play "Your Drums, Your Love."
Shovels and Rope plays a Tiny Desk Concert in June 2013.
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The husband-and-wife duo mixes rowdy folk-rock and rootsy ballads, with the help of a canine friend. Watch Shovels & Rope perform a pair of songs from 2012's O' Be Joyful, as well as the older "Bad Luck," live in the NPR Music offices.
Robert Scott of New Zealand rock band The Bats.
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The New Zealand band helped define Kiwi pop, along with David Kilgour's The Clean. Here, Paul Kean, Malcolm Grant, Robert Scott and Kaye Woodward stop by KEXP during a rare North American tour.
The Arturo O'Farrill Octect performs a Tiny Desk Concert in June 2013.
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Latin jazz works best when the musicians involved are as fluent in Afro-Cuban rhythms as they are in the deep grooves and advanced harmonics of bebop. A man with a powerful interest in both the past and the future, Arturo O'Farrill has that pedigree in his DNA.
Devon Welsh and Matthew Otto of Majical Cloudz.
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Devon Welsh and Matthew Otto recently visited the Morning Becomes Eclectic studios to perform songs from their album, Impersonator. Watch the Montreal duo bring the intense "Childhood's End" to life.
Bill Callahan in the 6th and B Community Garden.
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New York's brightly lit 6th & B Community Garden, with its lush greenery and mellow wildlife, provides just the setting for the artist formerly known as Smog. Watch Callahan perform "Small Plane."
The 1975 performs a Tiny Desk Concert in June 2013.
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The 1975 knows its way around bigness. But, when asked to strip his band's sound down to fit the intimate confines of the Tiny Desk, singer Matthew Healy doesn't hesitate to transform both his songs and himself.
Sharon Van Etten (right) performs "Tarifa" for KEXP.
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Van Etten surprised KEXP by performing an unreleased song during the station's recording session at the Portland-area festival Pickathon 2013. Luckily, the cameras were rolling for "Tarifa."
