Chloe x Halle: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
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The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit — stripped-down sets, an intimate setting — just a different space.Abby O'Neill | December 8, 2020Powerful sister duo Chloe x Halle went all out on this one. Flanked by personal memorabilia supplied by their mother, the Bailey sisters did their best to make this studio performance really feel like a home concert.As they volley off each other, swapping lead and harmonies, it's amazing to watch how years of practice and innate genetic chemistry have them synced tighter than a SMPTE timecode. Baby Girl, the second song here, starts with notes reminiscent of Crystal Waters' Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless), and is preceded with Chloe sharing I know this year 2020 has been absolutely bonkers for all of us. For those moments where you kinda feel less than and you're not good enough ... that's why we wrote this song. ... Whatever happens, we'll be OK. And this is our world. Fusing R&B, soul and pop, backed by a talented nine-piece female band, this performance is surely to delight Chloe x Halle's global fanbase.SET LISTDon't Make It Harder on MeBaby GirlDo ItUngodly HourWonder What She Thinks of MeMUSICIANSChloe Bailey: vocalsHalle Bailey: vocalsElise Solberg: keyboardElin Sandberg: bassLexii Lynn Frazier: guitarBrandi Singleton: drumsArnetta Johnson: trumpetCrystal Torres: trumpetStephanie Yu: violinChelsea Stevens: celloMarta Honer: violaCREDITSVideo: Ben Hagerty, Darin ConradAudio: Lester Mendoza, Derek Dixie, Stephen CurtainDirector: Ben HagertyCamera Operator: Darin ConradEditor: Nia PhillipsCreative Direction: Andrew MakadsiArt Director: Brianna GonzalesAssistant Art Director: Ian MiyawakiTINY DESK TEAMProducer: Abby O'NeillVideo Producer: Morgan Noelle SmithAudio Mastering: Josh RogosinAssociate Producer: Bobby CarterTiny Production Team: Bob Boilen, Kara Frame, Maia SternExecutive Producer: Lauren OnkeySenior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann