Nilüfer Yanya: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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- Опубликовано: 24 сен 2019
- Watch Nilüfer Yanya play "Baby Luv", "The Unordained" and "Angels" at the Tiny Desk.
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Sept. 18, 2019 | Bob Boilen -- There's a hush to the music of Nilüfer Yanya that made the Tiny Desk the perfect stage for her sound. On a hot summer day, the British singer and her band - made up of Jazzi Bobbi primarily on sax, Lucy Lu on bass, Ellis Dupuy on drums and Nilüfer on guitar and vocals - performed their three-song set with restraint and subtlety. At moments, the music felt like an eruption waiting to happen, though the suave, refined sound left an indelible vibe in the room.
The songs performed at the Tiny Desk all come from one of my top-10 albums of 2019, Miss Universe. It's an album of lovable pop songs awash in reverb but stark in tone, with Nilüfer's thickly accented, laid-back vocals and rich imagery at the forefront. Minus the production of the album, these songs are spare and spacious. The words lead the way as the ringing guitar tones embellish lines such as:
"Do you like pain?
Again, again, again, again
Again, oh, again
Do you like pain?"
I don't know anyone who sings like Nilüfer, but I'm reminded of Astrud Gilberto singing bossa nova. There's a sophisticated sensibility rough enough around the edges that I find captivating.
SET LIST
"Baby Luv"
"The Unordained"
"Angels"
MUSICIANS
Nilüfer Yanya: vocals, guitar; Jazzi Bobbi Dreissen: saxophone, keys, vocals; Luke "Lucy Lu" Bower; bass, keys, vocals; Ellis Dupuy; drums
CREDITS
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; Audio Engineers: Josh Rogosin, James Willetts; Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Jeremiah Rhodes, Bronson Arcuri; Associate Producer: Bobby Carter; Production Assistant: Paul Georgoulis; Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey; VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann; Photo: Shuran Huang/NPR 
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She's incredible. Not only is she playing rhythm AND lead, but she's singing as well. Miss Universe rules, Nilufer rules, and that is all.
sooo gooooood
AwesomeFlotsam are you freakin nuts? Guess you’re used to marginal musak from another new generation “marginal”. This is sadly pathetic. NPR need to can this line of mediocrity.
@@DanielC__ wth 😅
i agree she's wonderful & brilliant, but she isn't playing any lead guitar.
Songs:
Baby Luv 0:00
The Unordained 3:21
Angels 7:40
thank youuuuuuu
god i love her voice so much
Oh, this is the tiny desk I have been waiting for ever since I stumbled onto her music last year. And this did not disappoint. Absolutely wonderful. Thank you so much.
I'm really disappointed in the hate she's receiving in the comments. Miss Universe is an amazing album and I don't think I could love any album more than it in 2019. I didn't find it harder to appreciate her music just because I couldn't initially understand some lyrics. Honestly, it sounds more to me like a stylistic choice (which other musicians also employ) that she only started playing up on in her first album and it was a refreshing and daring choice for a debut, worthy of appreciation. I mean if it isn't for you, I get it but don't talk like she doesn't know what she's doing as an artist "mumbling her words" because, from the directions she took with her album, I'm sure she knows exactly what she's doing.
What hate? I only see positive comments.
Carrément Jazzy , un rythme addictif , alors forcément on peut comprendre que ceux qui aiment la musique facile n'aiment pas ....
It’s interesting to me how many criticizing comments there are here (from English speakers) about not being able to understand the lyrics. I think this says more about the listener (and maybe the norms of the forum) than the artist. While I recognize the desire to comprehend what’s being communicated, I encourage people to consider that it’s not necessarily the intent of the artist to be effortlessly understood in a way that’s immediately convenient to the way we understand the same general language. ...that sometimes it takes more effort than we’re used to connect with creative expression. ...that sometimes we as an audience won’t understand things in the way in which we expect. ...and that this is okay. Maybe it’s the freedom of expression on the side of the artist, and a corresponding effort on the side of the audience to try harder to understand, which makes room for a valuable connection that lies beyond the convenience of immediate recognition. 🙏🏽
Yeah hasn't anyone heard Sia? lol
Brian Ortiz LOL
It's always a fine line between the artistry and feeling of quashed consonants, and the desire to understand the lyrics. There's preternatural enunciation of Ella Fitzgerald's singing every letter perfectly. I think there is an element of Americans not understanding working class English accents. In this case I think the mumble style detracts. I also confess I didn't really warm to her music in general. It was too anodyne for my tastes. I'll take Dermot Kennedy (can't understand a word sometimes, ah but when I do...!)
I would much rather listen to some orchestral music if that is the case. I'm not sitting here deconstructing and analyzing her songs in order to actually enjoy it. Very lovely voice though but as a fellow Londoner she does not convey any meaning or enticement to me with her mumbles. She's from the same place I am and I can't understand her, that says a lot.
Best comment I’ve seen on RUclips this week so far
All the way from Las Vegas, NV..
Shouts out to Tiny Desk/NPR for selection, production and introducing me/us to this talented group.
(Fantastic description btw.)
Mad Respect Nilufer Yanya for developing such a primordial, funky an disciplined sound of your own fun transitions and builds!
Miss Universe is one of the most underappreciated albums of this year
Here since her earliest days. Still can't believe how big she is now. I'm proud of her :)
Found her through a 2019 retrospective on a blog somewhere. So glad I found her music. Angelic creative works. 2020 is yours, Nilüfer!
Omg, she's so lovely and her music full of different mood and shapes !! Not easy doing live, so Applause 👏💪🤘👍💘🎼🥰🤞🍀
When I heard Nilüfer has performed at NPR Tiny Desk, I got so excited because I thought it's a great chance for her to expand her audience. Because Miss Universe got many great reviews but did not get the recognition it really deserves yet. But I got very disappointed by the comment section, it is very different than I ever expected. Miss Universe is the album that excited me the most in last few years and such a great treasure to find. I think that she brought something new and exciting to the music industry finally and even if you wouldn't prefer to listen to her music, you should at least admit that.
Her new album is phenomenal!
I’ve been hooked on midnight sun 🌞
I hear her on 88.5 WXPN in philly all the time and really like her. Good job tiny desk!
One of the most charming punk soul ever!
I've been looking for the words to describe her music
Allah ım çok gurulandım bu platformda gördüğüme
Me encantan sus propuestas artísticas, que viva la música y el arte, saludos desde Bogota Colombia
Dang... Love their sound with that sax in it.
Still so cross that I discovered Nilufer Yanya the day after she performed in my nearest city. This performance is flawless, and I love Jazzi Bobbi on the keys and sax!
They were amazing live, Nilüfer was such a revelation.
saw her in minneapolis. the unordained stuck with me long after the performance. just beautiful
Not sure what exactly people really didn't like about this. I couldn't understand all the lyrics but I could definitely feel the music regardless.
Feelings dont need words nor do emotion, this music is warming and very powerful!!!
It's disgusting how much talent this girl has.... Hats down with all my respect... This band is on my Playlist for sure 💯✌️😳 from now on!!
Made me late for work, but I watched it all.
Worth it
lol... same here!!!
She has So much talent... I feel u!
one of the best nprs ive seen, the intro on last song kills live
I love this performance and artist, absolutely stellar!! So creative and passionate
This is really good I don't understand why I like it so much its very Minimalist but still very complex
Love this set,Wow the Band was Kool that Synth and Sax player Nilufer you know how to pick them. Thank you all and please Stay Safe
There are many talented musicians from Turkey actually, it's great to see those guys here!
I really recommend "Altin Gün." They play funk music, similar to Selda Bagcan.
@@moritz471 Ey widda bumbaclaart gozaimas
she's from the UK...
her father's turkish. also that's got nothing to do with totally garbage current turkish music.
@@recklessanil she still isn't FROM turkey.
So effortlessly good! She’s truly one of a kind
You got a cool vibe Nilufer! Nicely done y'all!! ✌😀👍
I LOVE how NPR curates artists for their Tiny Desk Concerts. Bob and team are geniuses for finding and selecting this wide range of amazing talent. Every time a video is uploaded, I have to click on to hear it. No chance for me to dislike such incredible music!
That sax and guitar combo….. unbeatable
Pure artistry. She’s channelling a higher force! Dom and Sim 💕
YES!!!! for me THE newcomer 2018/2019! Love the album Miss Universe! Wished they played my fav. song 'safety net' thou, looking forward to their show in Berlin in Nov.!
The best album of the year for me!
Miss Universe became one of my favorite albums after watching this tiny desk. Her instrumentation and voice control are superb
LOVED THE SOUND, FANTASTIC. CONGRATULATIONS!!
Discovered her on Jools and now playing Miss Universe endlessly. So good to hear her singing with a London accent.
Amazing talent! One of the best out there...
Brilliant! Very interesting, emotional and original songs. Bravo!
Saw them at a house party in Miami absolutely fantastic live!
I am not a native English speaker and I understand everything she is saying. Wanna know how? Cuz I am curious and interested in everything that’s happening. When you’re intrigued, interested, curious, you look forward to understand all ways of expression and message. The problem nowadays e that if the content isn’t being totally delivered during the 1st minute of the song, we tend to be no longer interested. We’re getting use to be formatted, to restrict our imagination, possibilities and stop fertilizing new fields for thinking and emotions. Make your own movie out of this experience and don’t let yourself be told what is right or wrong..instead, think for yourself and that includes listening more, acknowledging originality, appreciating all that creativity and fierceness into putting out something so unique, before judging.
Music should be wider.
Great artist and musicians !! 🙏🇵🇹
Love this! favorite new artist.
I live near Cologne, I watched this amazing performance the day after Nilufer toured in Cologne.
Wow, that saxophone. Awesome.
Saw them when they opened for Sharon Van Etten at the 9:00. They're wonderful!
It was such a pleasure to listen this also as a Turkish person I'm so happy to see and know talented musicians of Turkish descent take place at npr.
Burak Yücel gördüğümde baya şaşırdım
Half Turkish but grew up in London.
@@jimlovesgina Half London but grew up in Turkish
@@jimlovesgina yes she's a Londoner, her Turkish side is really irrelevant. No one cares where (add name of any musician here) parents was born. She grew up in Chelsea, one of the wealthiest areas of London.
I discovered Miss Universe a month ago and have listened to it a few times now. Great album, such a pleasant surprise to find the behind the desk. Go check out the album everyone! Great performance.
Wow so proudly that i cant describe
I love her music 🥰🥰
wonderful guitar (the instrument and the playing)
i saw an article(didn't read it yet) on The Guardian's news site, and came over here to listen for the first time...very very impressed, good job and good luck!
live laugh love nilüfer yanya
Drummer is great. Very tasteful and funky and aware. Good job drummer guy.
"I don't know anyone who sings like Nilüfer, but I'm reminded of Astrud Gilberto singing bossa nova."
Actually reminds me of her countrywoman Joan Armatrading (responding while listening to Baby Luv)
To the sound man - Great job!
She's rad! She tore off a guitar string at a concert, cut my head off and put it on
I'm really digging the vibe the band is emitting
She’s gorgeous. I’m in love.
I don't know what it is but I'm so absolutely drawn to this music 🤩
Angels gave me goosebumps 😳
So nice!
фу
So jazzi bobbi has been playing for Nilüfer, whilst I've been waiting for new music, not mad coz i love Miss Universe.
This is incredible!
This is phenomenal
sounds amazing .. reminds me of tune yards
An incredible style- my style!!👍🏻
Love this! 🥺🥺✨
Great soul and artistry. Just like her Dad a talented painter.
Always cool how the UK is still hip to guitar bands. Another awesome artist. Gonna check out more!
I love her 😘
That riff she’s playing during The Unordained is so sick! So talented
It's one of my fave songs from Miss Universe. It's a highly underrated song, and it's gotten some of the coolest chord and dynamics changes I've seen in a pop/rock song. One moment she sounds almost like soul and alt jazz, and the other, she rips into that guitar like Kurt Cobain. So original.
Wow! This is so jubilant and lovely! She's such a pleasure to listen to (and incredibly beautiful.)
THIS IS SO GOOOD!!!!!!!
Amazing!
Love it ❤️👏
I love baby luv so much
Great, unique work. Hopefully Boston bound... will recommend for Newport Folk....
The band is so tight - whew!
sometimes I discover some music that I can't get enough of, that happened today, lucky me
A fine example of how effective a fairly simple instrumental part can be.
Wonderful!
angels was perfect
The kids are doing juuuuust fine...
Great sounds ॐ🎸🇧🇷.
man I love her
great artist
Amazing
Yes! Yes! Yes!
So dope.
It's sad that we live in a day and age when artists like her never see the charts (at least in America). I hope the future will bring back true art and musical diversity.
@Bleek Chain Couldn't have said it better :)
Artists like this have never really topped the charts. It's not a new problem.
I was waiting for the beat to drop I would have lost it 🥺
Yup- reminds me of visiting a bobbin mill somewhere between Northern England and Edinburgh. A lady came up to my friend and I asking a question- it wasn’t a cockney accent but we had no idea what she was saying. Interesting rhythms in Nilufer’s playing, she could also consider exploring different pickup settings on her Fender Jazzmaster for a warmer sound. Sure wish I could make out the lyrics- I want to absorb them as a listener...
Lol...they were probably Geordies where you were...it takes while to tune in.
pure talent
Well worth waking up early!
Lovely
That was amazing! Probably my favourite Tiny Desk ever! I love this band's vibe and the singer's lil voice style
I wish Baby luv went on for like 20 minutes!
Fresh.