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- Watch Dave play "Location", "Black" and "Hangman"at the Tiny Desk.
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Nov. 8, 2019 | Rodney Carmichael -- Rather than squeezing in a stop by NPR's Washington D.C. headquarters between tour stops, the rapper Dave made a special trip all the way from the UK just for his Tiny Desk performance. If that isn't proof that it was a big deal, his nervousness before the show confirmed it. But he powered through in a performance that puts his gift for making the personal political on full display.
Behind Dave's British stoicism, you get an up-close look at the honest storytelling and stripped-down vulnerability that earned him a Mercury Prize in the UK for Psychodrama and an acting role in Netflix's crime drama reboot Top Boy. He blacks out, lyrically, with a four-piece band and background singer backing him after sharing the inspiration behind the aptly-titled song "Black" from his opus of a debut. "It's just about the black British experience," he says. "Everyone's experience of being black is a little bit different, but this is my take on it. I wanted to deliver it to the world and here it is for you guys."
But the climax here comes near the end, when Dave takes a seat at the piano to accompany himself while rapping his 2018 hit, "Hangman." In the moment before he plays the opening keys, he pauses to take a breath before channeling the weight of the world through his fingers.
SET LIST
"Location"
"Black"
"Hangman"
MUSICIANS
Dave: vocals, piano; Darryl Howell: drums; Aaron Harvell: keys; Markelle Abraham: guitar; Thomas Adam Johnson: bass; Tashera Robertson: vocals
CREDITS
Producers: Rodney Carmichael, Bobby Carter, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, CJ Riculan, Bronson Arcuri, Kara Frame; Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey; VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann; Photo: Laura Beltran Villamizar/NPR - เพลง
Want to play your own Tiny Desk concert? Unsigned musicians, enter the 2024 Tiny Desk Contest between Jan. 23 and Feb. 21. Learn more: npr.org/tinydeskcontest.
Let's not forget this guy is still only 21, wise well beyond his years. Doing the UK proud.
WHAT?! 21!!
@@Mska07 yeah he's super young
Mich Elle ye born in 98
22 birthday was recent ish
Bainsy nah it wasn’t
Nah whoever got DAVE NPR YOU RECEIVE ALL THE RATINGS FROM THE 🇬🇧
paradise.vibess fr
paradise.vibess for realllll
TRUST
Exactly
Seen this on 999 likes and knew what had to be done🤷🏽♂️
It's mad that some people now know Dave from Top Boy before they discovered his music career.
MCM_333 shut up
mushy guessing that’s u 😂😂
Whole reason I Clicked tho sooooooo..Good Promo on his Part 😂
@@caleywhite680 innit 🤣😂
Literally me
the black queen singing is absolutely phenomenal , bravo
Can't lie, thought she ruined the songs.
Corey Baker yikes , opinions are subjective but she was snapping
She's better than Dave
@@CoreyWBaker nah she was good. she was on pitch every step of the way and both their voices are smooth and go well together. Dave's voice fell flat a few times, but he was good too. he seemed kind of nervous though, so that might be why
💯💯💯💯
Dave doing Burnas vocals is actually TOO STRONG!
That's a joke right?
He can’t sing 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Baller Lyfe 😅😅actually he can
But I feel like Burma did those vocals better though
Baller Lyfe He used to be way worse, he's ok now
Baller Lyfe he can sing.
When Dave said "Right now, right now, right now OoooOOOoooOooO"
I felt that
Jordan Venables 2x
🤣🤣🤣
I’m screaming byeeeeee😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Jordan Venables same
Jordan Venables mans taken singing lessons for sure
Hearing “Black” in this setting is honestly like a dream come true. One of the most powerful tracks I’ve ever come across, and the fact that he killed this performance makes listening to it so much better.
Brits 2020 topped it
I wholeheartedly agree. Black is an incredibly powerful song and when I first heard it, it was earth shattering and made me quite emotional. Easily the best song I've heard in the last decade, maybe two purely based on just how piercing and relevant the lyrics are
First time hearing this. WoW
Liked your own comment, cringe+ratio
Dave got me clapping after every song to my computer screen
been doing the same thing fam!
omg me too hahahaha
Same!
Hehe.. Yes !!! Stormzy does that to me too....
BRUH LITERALLY
That was unexpected
F o r r e a l
kai lacey ikr
Unexpected but a pleasure and the same time.
What was?
no it WASNT
everyone looks so moisturized and glowing
Sophia Reinheimer coco butter kisses
Weird comment but ok
@@parlay-music ?¿¿ how? they just look so healthy and like they're living their best life thrivingg
🤣 so true
Noo cap
“Black is being guilty until proving that you’re innocent”
Black is a whole song Jesus they need to play this everywhere quick history in 5 mins
All FACTS. I had to take a minute to process each bar in that song. Genius!!!
Yessss! Love the song😍😍😍
My God!
So talented
Proud to be British
David Pearson Because patriotism is an inherently racist concept and Britain is a state built on slavery and colonisation
@@davidpearson6346 Nothing wrong with a bit of national pride bud, it can be part of your identity without defining it
Proud to be racist then?
@@kayilla6413 it's really not that deep, he's just happy to see a Brit represented that he likes
kay illa I'm proud of a good black British artist getting American press
Any other time (excluding sports) I'll be the first to critique Britain but you can chill out here (and also see my other reply)
The band is perfect, they don’t over do anything and still sounds like the recorded versions
Manny Hedges especially for hangman
they were good but tbh i felt like they drowned the vocals, could have been slightly more low key or maybe not their fault could be the sound guy
Manny Hedges
The guitar player on Black is terrible, he adds nothing useful, but he’s turned up loud enough to hear him squeaking up and down the strings and affecting the sound of the song. It’s irritating, better to just not bother
theres not much racial diversity unfortunately though. Hopefully npr can be more inclusive in the future
@@silverhill1014 i know you’re trying to be a wind up, but it’s the artists own band🤦♂️
This concert should be on a skincare comercial still. The routine needs to be shared
You're seeing make-up on them, just like everyone else who goes on camera.
@@userunaemu nah it’s them good genes. Cocoa butter in the UK
Since u got Dave on here u need to bring J hus tooo it’s only right
Real talk
Samantha/disaster that’d be a mazza
Faxx
Facts
This comment needs MORE LIKESSSS
Fire.
We need a Kano tiny desk. Hoodies all summer is a masterpiece.
Joe Fordham yes!
Omg that would be perfect
THIS
100%
Joe Fordham 100%
Never heard of this artist, but I like his musicality. Never seen a person rap while playing the keys. Like Anderson Paak rapping while playing drums.
Definitely recommend watching the video of him performing panic attack live! It's mad!
yaboyreece22 you’ve just found a future UK Legend
yaboyreece22 Tyler the creator does it too
If you like Dave , check out a west coast artist called d smoke , also plays the piano and speaks Spanish so he incorporates it into his bars
You have to check out his album Psychodrama Black , Psycho and Streatham plus Location all outstanding tracks on the album ! . But that's my opinion everybody got there own tho Dave is a true master of his craft & thats a fact belive ! .. Bless Up . 🙏🇬🇧🤘💯
This man blows my mind, he's SO good
his little awkward laughs HAHAHA i love him
Right! The he’s cutest!
Fr 😭
Americans seeing this for the first time, get to know this Kid
Is the girl singing American????
Yes she's American and she sounds amazing
@What are you Doing excuse me?
@@yudahel8521 did you just reply to yourself?
He’s getting bigger here,some of us already rate Dave
'Black' is a BIIIIIG tune. Dave showing them how the UK do.
Dan's Distillery if this is America deserves a Grammy then Black deserves a Novel or something
@@Dave-zh2ow Daves music doesn't sound very African.
Dan's Distillery I’m white but that song is powerful and sad to say true 😢😢😢
thats racists
@@Starwars0405 Because it's British
Dave is worth a really close listen. His flow is impeccable, his wordplay can be stunning and his heart is just so big.
I was a fan when he said I can’t make you leave her, but the thinks i make her do can like ryu
The guy on the Keyboard and Guitar were just looking at him throughout the songs like “HE SPEAKING TRUTHS”
DAILY OFFENDER, CRAZY EASTENDER
Will Daulphin toppppp boyyyyyy
J hus lyric
@Luke Cabrera he hasn't released it yet
@Luke Cabrera j hus - reckless reckless
Dave did credit J Hus for that lyric in a tweet but he did deliver it perfectly
Well I didn't expect to see dave on here.
Did yall hear that bar "gonna bring the families together, like when Tommy got the black hand." Peaky Blinders Season 4 reference. This man Dave is incredible!
“Black is my Ghanian brother reading into scriptures doing research on his lineage n finding out he’s Egyptian”
He’s so much more awkward than i thought he’d be I love it!
Ismail Does Stuff if you watch other interviews or live shows he’s very outgoing and bubbly
@@ethanlawrence8944 out there with a bunch of american's none of his people are there
@@ethanlawrence8944 no hes not listen to his lyrics. In real life
Shotta XL have u not seen his interviews and snapchat and acting he’s very active
He’s just a Londoner.
You could see how nervous he was, but he performed so well!! Big up Dave, one of the bests from the UK 🥺❤️
Ofc would be because US culture and brothers and sisters expect to hear real lyrics and he did his thing and will do well in the US market because brothers and sisters support properly where in the UK the support not so great
nadimabraham17 absolute wass
@@Search889 real lyrics says the country that produced lil pump and 69 lol
@@Search889 nah that's just how it is for am artist in general, the nerves are always there they don't go away, I've performed infront of 30 people and stages of thousands of people and the nerves are always the same level
@@Harry-he6cu I aint from the US but those artists you mentioned from the US are useless but in the UK Dave AV Lowkey Akala Big Cakes are the real deal could name you loads of artist in the US similar to the UK artist I've just mentioned.
Dave's performance of Black at the Brit awards is one of the best live performances ever- everyone should see it!
I still come back to this video now and then
I urge any of you that don't know Dave to listen to Psychodrama. What a talent
My only complaint is that this wasn't longer. Dave is a legend in the making, he's doing bits for us Brits. So proud of man
Legend in the making for sure !!! I just learnt he is only 22 I am shocked !!!
He chokes up at 10:49 when talking about the dreams they had. Pure soul
Timestamps:
00:00 Location
04:44 Black
09:06 Hangman
Thank you
"My mummy tryna wake me up for college in the morning is the only time a human on this earth has ever rushed me" ..... that was deep
Why deep?
@@h077y saying he has never been ‘rushed’ which is another word for being beat up. Deep because he used the word play of his mum rushing him for school but also saying no one has ever rushed him in the fighting sense
@@ZF8979 I know what it means 🙄 I just don’t get why you think that’s that deep 😂 rap has word play. This is some pretty simple word play, with a big man attitude (“no one picks on me” vibes)... I struggle to see how that’s deep 😂
@@h077y you are black? If that a yes and you still don’t get it bros check you are pass something miss there sorry 😢
@@benangelicosipesol3874 no I’m not black but I know what he means by the lyric, I just wouldn’t have labelled it like that. I’d expect that more of something where you have to dig a little for the meaning or it’s worded super eloquently or something, rather than it being really clear to see, that’s all
• I knew I was sleeping on this guy but nobody told me he was this good •
Best in the UK trust me. Listen to six paths and tell me otherwise.
@@glichershd Avileno is still my guy, just waiting for him to get the same love Dave gets, The man deserves it.
Background vocalist is Tashera and she’s an INCREDIBLE artist in her own right! Dope concert.
Poetical genius with a soulful sadness and depth that opens up beautifully like a blooming flower with each song. Well accompanied by a slow, meandering set of instrumental and vocal sounds that is impeccable. well done Dace and NPR thankyou
Facts
It is Dave not Dace
Listen to psycho guys it's amazing
OS snips it’s obviously a typo, v & c are next to each other on the keyboard
🤣
The band’s REALLY feeling the lyrics 🔥🙌🏽
The band is really good, they compliment his flow perfectly.
We need a Kojey Radical tiny desk. Man will put on a SHOW
HPNEEK 10000%
A GOD! YESSSS he will be flawless
What's that? FACTS!
Ohh yes please... ❤️
💯💯💯
The Lady’s vocals! 😭🔥🔥 Whoa!
She's Tashera Robertson
Yes! It’s beautiful!
Dave is just different. He is a talent to be reckoned with and he’s only 21.
Best Artist name ever: Dave. Why complicate when it can be so simple. lol
Plenty of artists go by a mononym lol
@@yamanhmidan2722 his name is David
Santan Dave 🔥🔥 that's how he goes by
@@jacquelinele9170 he goes by Santan Dave
SANTAN DAVE
Modie got skillz!
Thank you. I was trying to remember him.
Man like Modie!
I know makes me look at Dave different
I'm American but thanks to "Top Boy" and Jorja Smith I have recently been ALL in on the UK rap scene. Cheers, mates
Jason Nava Don’t forget Stormzy ..🤗🙌🏾
@@ginettaakol4106 yes I'm from the US and love the both of them.. best in the game UK or US 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇸
Man I just finished Top Boy and discovered how Dope this guy, Kano, Lil Simz, and Ashley are all on the music standpoint. They are incredible actors/actresses but they are also dope musicians!! When Dave did Black.....I felt that in my soul. One love to all our Brothers and Sisters in the UK. We all from the same Tree (Africa), just different branches.
I really need to see Jhené Aiko on here. Her voice and vibe is perfect for this setting
‘The worst’ would sound amazing I bet
Nah... keep her. She’s a whisperer
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ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She’s done one look it up
Omgggg Dave in npr. I’m finna cry. They literally had all my favs this year.....up next should be burna boy 👀
Dee Daniels Burna Boy has already been on NPR. Search
Black is really a tune that never misses, everytime the song plays, especially live, people seem shocked how well Dave wrote it and performs it each time over and over
“ I’m captain I lead the army , bad ratio I leave the party, 3 Somalis creepin on me” We all seen captain Phillips 🇸🇴 👏🏾
Need a Wretch 32 tiny desk
Shenz Joseph YES!!!
Agreed
@@lenisamitchell7069 100%
@@lenisamitchell7069 What 3 songs would you want to hear?
I start:
Open Coversation
His & Hers
Something
(even though they are from older projects)
but i need Burn and last night from the new album
Was about to say this...but with all due respect the Mans name can't be thrown all over the place for no solid reason.
I Calmly Second You.
We Need to see Wretch 32 get big in that Tiny desk.
Anyone else gasp when u saw this in ur recommended
I always smile when he raps, 'My mum calls me David, girls call me Santan'. Where I come from 'santan' means coconut milk. (I know his nickname comes from the name of a bank, but I can't not think of coconut milk whenever he says this line.)
First time hearing black. I have chills man, absolutely amazing..
So happy that NPR's recognizes Dave's talent. His Mercury Music Prize is well deserved🧡
Bless him, he looks so nervous!!
OUTSIDERS LIVE FOREVER
It seems like a really awkward setup to be that close to so many well-lit people
@@no_peace very true, I couldn't do that.
Bff DDE36 saw
Black is easily one of the greatest songs I've ever heard
This man flowing while playin the piano... that’s tough and he knows his history ✊🏿
South LDN Stand Up! 😁😁😁😁❤❤💯🔥
CPFC
Pure talent from south 💯💯
dave is always gona be making waves when he’s got Jennifer Hudson on backing vox, Jamie Foxx on keys, coolio playin bass, The Game on on lead and Wyclef on the drums...
😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
😣😂😂😂
Hahaha I swear I said the same thing about Jamie Foxx on the keys
😭😂😂
Without a doubt ‘black’ is the single most incredible, powerful piece of art I’ve ever come across in my life
I’m from America Recently discovered him his music is so good Definitely a big fan. He’s so young but he has a lot of substance in his music I listened to his newest album and it was just that good.
His Six Paths EP is phenomenal too. It’s actually my preference. Panic Attack and Breath are personal favourites.
21 years old and mans already the goat 💯
This all black band is giving me life!!!! 🥺💓❤️
Hangman will forever and always be my favourite track from mr.santan just pure and honest! Track always touches different thank you for that Dave no cap bruv 💯💯🙏🏿
ugh, yes!
This lady's voice is just amazing.
Location 00:00
Black 04:40
Hangman 09:00
Really happy for him!!
To be honest I remember the day I found out about dave. I was looking for khalid's "Location" one day and I misclicked and Dave's "Location" started playing and I was like "ayyyy this slaps" and from then on I started following his work.
He plays the piano too! Mind blown. He is seriously talented.
Hangman beat never fails to give me goosebumps
I thought I'd miss Burna more on Location but they really made this cool. This was a great set. Dave is the goat.
Dave doing Burna's backvocals was wholesome
I’ve been hoping for this for
So longgg
Uk stand up, Dave representing us properly
My favourite UK artist 🔥
this was such a surprise and SO GOOD
Love love his voice
so glad they performed “Location”
Me: who is Dave?
*beat of first song drops*
Me: AYE 🤠🕺🏾
fully gives me goosebumps dave
One word: AMAZINGGGG
WHHHAT! Man like DAVE ON TINY DESK!? We come a long way from South London!
Everyone getting tiny desk concerts. I like it
Everybody WORTHY of one.
Only real ones should get it no trap or drillers
@@Search889 Say that again Fammo!!
Absolutely looooove this! Better live!!
Listening to it exactly a year later. A beautiful one from Dave.
I love Dave in TOPBOY. I’m amazed how all of their artists can act so well! 💫⚡️🌪
HANGMAN is very special. 👑✨
I imagine he relates a lot to what happens in Top Boy. Therefore naturally using method acting to do a good job as that character.
that build up at 7:55 was blesseddd
That was amazing! Such a talented artist
i love this man so much
That hangman performance was special 🔥
If I could like this a million more times I would. This performance was so moving. I felt it! All songs good. But the second song is epic.
I appreciate the bands authenticity. So glad I clicked on this. NPR for the win with this one.
lovee that tiny desk sound!!!
im here once a week. one of my fave npr concerts!
didn't expect this but LOVEEEE IT!
Incredible, the vocals, the delivery , the bars, the message 11/10
The goosebumps are crazy🙌
My favourite 🥺