Mereba: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Watch Mereba play “Black Truck“, “Stay Tru“, “Dodging The Devil“ and “Kinfolk“ at the Tiny Desk. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: Twitter: Instagram: Dec 2, 2019 | Rodney Carmichael -- Very few artists get to return to the Tiny Desk, and fewer still return twice in the same year. But after contributing background vocals behind the desk for Dreamville artist Bas in early 2019, we invited Mereba back for a solo set that puts her eclectic, major-label debut The Jungle Is The Only Way Out into sharp focus. “I’m so excited to be here with you guys,“ she said one song into a set that features the multi-instrumentalist alternating between keys and guitar. “Wow. Dreams coming true.“ The stripped-down soundscape Mereba achieves live with her four-piece band is equally dreamlike here, drawing from influences as wide-ranging as the many places she’s called home (Alabama, Philly, North Carolina, Atlanta, Ethiopia). A