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Tiny Desk meets globalFEST: Taraf de Caliu, Noura Mint Seymali and more

Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2023: Taraf de Caliu, Noura Mint Seymali, Justin Adams & Mauro Durante

For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.

Hosted by Angélique Kidjo, the series echoes globalFEST's live flagship event in spirit but is centered in the framework of the Tiny Desk concert series. This collaboration presents exclusive video performances from, each featuring three bands, on consecutive nights beginning Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. ET. The globalFEST team wrote the following biographical information about each performer.

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