Nigerian singer Tems, is the latest African artist to grace the Tiny Desk stage. This comes as she gears for the release of her debut album “Born in the Wild“, which is set to release this week on 7 June 2024.
Her Tiny Desk performance showcased her immense talent and gave fans a taste of what to expect from her forthcoming album.
Tems opened her Tiny Desk set with “Me & U“, the lead single from Born In The Wild. Following this, she performed “Ice T“, a standout track from her 2020 project, For Broken Ears.
The concert also featured the debut of two new songs, “Unfortunate” and “Forever“, from the upcoming album.
To close her set, Tems performed Love Me Jeje, another single from the upcoming debut.
Check out the full performance below:
SET LIST
“Me & U”
“Ice T”
“Unfortunate”
“Forever”
“Love Me JeJe”
MUSICIANS
Tems: lead vocals
Daniel Crawford: keys, music direction
Brett Baker: percussion
Erick Walls: guitar
Eric Ingram: bass
Robert Johnson: drums
Olivia Williams: vocals
Ashly Williams: vocals
Kadeem Nichols: vocals
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bobby Carter
Director/Editor: Kara Frame
Audio Technical Director: Josephine Nyounai
Videographers: Kara Frame, Joshua Bryant, Alanté Serene, Mitra I. Arthur
Audio Engineer: Neil Tevault
Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer
Photographer: Estefania Mitre
Animation: Jackie Lay
Florist: Kelanda Edwards
Tiny Desk Team: Maia Stern, Hazel Cills
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
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