Bedouin Burger: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

For the second consecutive year, NPR teamed up with globalFEST in January 2021 for a thrilling online music festival we call Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: three nights, nine bands, and a world of musical traditions hosted by African pop star Angélique Kidjo. Now, we're posting all the sets from our festival as individual Tiny Desk (home) concerts.
Bob Boilen | January 27, 2022
Lebanese indie stalwart Zeid Hamdan and celestially voiced Syrian singer Lynn Adib are Bedouin Burger, a rising duo from the Middle East. Their music marries traditional Arab sounds of magam, religious songs of ancient Syria, jazz, and slick pop hooks - all delivered with a sultry, insouciant flare.
Recording from Helico Studios in France, this rhythmic, entrancing performance exemplifies the band's musical style of "surviving chaos through a celebration of life." --The globalFEST staff
SET LIST
"Mansya"
"Nomad"
"Taht el Wared"
MUSICIANS
Zeid Hamdan: guitalele, keyboard, programming, vocals
Lynn Adib: vocals, flute
CREDITS
Production: Valentin Langlois, Helico
Audio: Maxime Aubry
Direction: Hassan Julien Chehouri
Camera operators: Hassan Julien Chehouri, Bénédicte Bos, Laurent Benhamou
Video: Hassan Julien Chehouri
Artistic direction: Elissa Sophia Assaf
Special thanks to Mad Minute Music, Clémence Rapin, Julien Dayan, Caroline Cases
Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST
Tiny Desk Team
Producer: Bob Boilen
Video Producer: Maia Stern
Audio Mixing: Josh Rogosin
Tiny Production Team: Bobby Carter, Kara Frame, Joshua Bryant, Sofie Hernandez-Simeonidis
Executive Producer: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
globalFEST Artistic Team
Co-Directors: Shanta Thake, Isabel Soffer, Bill Bragin
2022 Curators: Shanta Thake, Isabel Soffer, Bill Bragin, Gabrielle Davenport
globalFEST Production Team
Event Producer: Ian Thake
Producer: THE OFFICE performing arts + film*
Video Producer: Karim Tabbaa
Special Thanks
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, JanArtsNYC, Valerie French (social media), Yuri Kwon of Pitch Perfect PR (publicity), Tamizdat (legal services) and Duane Morris (legal services)
*THE OFFICE performing arts + film consists of Rachel Chanoff, Laurie Cearley, Olli Chanoff, Erica Zielinski, Nadine Goellner, Lynn Koek, Noah Bashevkin, Catherine DeGennaro, Gabrielle Davenport, Chloe Golding, Kyla Gardner, Tess Peppis, Zion Jackson, Scout Eisenberg and Jose Alvarado

[@amal1145]

I’ve never listened to Bedouin Burger before I stumbled upon this video. I’m Palestinian and wasn’t even expecting this to be Arabic music. I didn’t even know what to expect I was just intrigued by the group’s name but I started actually sobbing from how beautiful this is within the first 3 minutes.

[@lepetitangesf]

nomad is amazing, all levantine people can relate. "ghorbeti mahboubi, men yom el waja3 ma3shougi" speaks volumes...

[@liamjagoe1667]

I hope you're staying strong through this genocide. From the river to the sea!

[@mariosmusicvault]

Switch on the captions people the lyrics are beautiful !

[@1956moneymon]

Your right, the words are beautiful and so is the music

[@WillyFrapps]

Thank you!

[@jennipietromonaco5620]

Wow thank you for this!

[@yunesbb]

Lynn is an AMAZING singer and a very creative musician, she knows how to brilliantly blend traditional middle eastern music with Jazz so it sounds so effortless and spontaneous. Look for her work on KZbin, she's one of Syria's finest 👍🏻

[@ammanite]

0:00 Mansya 6:54 Interlude/Intro 8:15 Nomad 12:20 Interlude 12:58 Taht el Wared

[@ziadtaha1473]

we love you guys ... Bilad El Sham is proud of you.. Bedouins for life

[@johnchiu]

She is beautiful in everyway. Sings beautifully, speaks beautifully, obviously looks beautiful, and both their thoughts are beautiful. Another home run Tiny Desk!

[@hipchicagal2111]

Breathtaking! I listened several times. I suggest turning on the captions. The lyrics are hauntingly beautiful.

[@dawnclaibourne2183]

Those were the exact words I thought of to describe their music! Great minds thinking alike and all that lol...

[@hipchicagal2111]

@@dawnclaibourne2183 😊 ❤

[@allaaelhusk4104]

I had the greatest chance seeing you preforming last night in Tunis❤️ you’re music is beyond amazing 🥺 all the love for you from Libya 🇱🇾

[@marialejandraperez2224]

The lyrics of the songs are more than beautiful. I can´t describe how I'm feeling right now

[@vemaprice5451]

This is so melodic to my ears, it's bringing me to a different world. I want to hear more from them for sure.

[@jennipietromonaco5620]

This was so beautiful and touching. I’m so grateful I found this video tonight.

[@wisdomcoffee]

Absolutely lovely music! Her earrings are awesome too!

[@bassamjurdi2125]

That first track is just magic

[@inesanfiloquio8898]

I'm amazed. Love you both

[@FesterWerks]

Neat stories, thanks to the commenter encouraging turning on CC.

[@mariosmusicvault]

Love this performance I have the same guitalele . Sounds amazing here . It's really affordable but sounds great .

[@PoliticalFuturism]

So good! These two are super underrated

[@elifmeryemunsal2306]

Kulaklarım bayram etti hanımefendi. Bu ne güzel ses, ne güzel müzik

[@ahlamalta]

I wept throughout the first song. I just wish that everyone could understand the lyrics.

[@hannewb]

THIS IS SOOOOOO BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!

[@remamendonce6756]

What peace l feel😭

[@TrueTrueBehemoth]

Why did that first song make me cry???

[@brookemason1056]

Please post your new music on Spotify! It is so good!

[@january2798]

Very peaceful and luering.

[@maroramos23]

the songs are amazingI I really loved this, particularly how where they are playing has a lot of similarities with the tiny desk concerts :))

[@Amal-ku9xq]

Thank you for the unique representation.

[@january2798]

They created a nice tiny desk setting.

[@Isthatamy27]

So beautiful! 🔥

[@Thibaut-Hachef]

Merci !!! Just wonderful !!!❤❤❤

[@CherryNah]

Omg thanks for the subs too. I was really moved by this amazing music.

[@Aintamar]

two amazing legends

[@mohammaddibo2237]

Respect. The last one is a masterpiece. 💕

[@cheriblack56]

Melodic..... Beautifully done!!! Kudos!

[@keithy999]

Amazing. Thank you :)

[@mariaalegre6368]

Sencillamente bello.

[@ivalucontreras4090]

🤍🤍 su voz es hermosa y totalmente en control ,increíble

[@atlassynced]

I think i'm in love ... 😍

[@jakenieten]

Beautiful music.

[@zmk5374]

Marvelous.

[@magictrip4938]

OMG!!!! amazing!!!!

[@laluzmala]

Gorgeous performance!

[@clarem1609]

I need to learn Arabic

[@MaryanaGolovchenko]

Love-love-love!

[@R2omusic]

Ou comment parler avec douceur et bienveillance du déracinement. Imposé par d'autres... Du coup, on en profite.

[@StructuralAmbient]

great, ty

[@eliaelhabre]

عظمة!

[@yosoural-zoubi6630]

This is levant. Check the translation.

[@MAKILIPURDI]

Quelle merveille!!!

[@MedusaTN]

So beautiful 😍😍

[@gihanelhage]

The best ❤❤❤

[@Mona-dn3pi]

NOMAD💟☮️☯️

[@bandoraclub3079]

Sunny ☀️

[@pascal6607]

Merci .)

[@kunioueda8926]

かっこいい！

[@NaasihaSiddiqui]

Wow. So good! :)

[@veganvocalist4782]

Very Special ;D

[@Ga-hr7ux]

I love you

[@thedeeprot]

🔥🔥🔥

[@LifeImpurrfect]

I stopped breathing

[@1992lololala]

❤❤❤❤

[@january2798]

What language is that?

[@Emmaspon]

Sounds Arabic

[@yunesbb]

It's Arabic. She's Syrian and he's Lebanese

[@3daxx]

ضيعت المفتاح :(

[@Rema-4919ab]

Comme en cuisine certains ingrédients ne sont pas a mélanger... Très belle voix... arrangements musicaux ???

[@CreativLEEProduction]

I TRIED TO GIVE THIS A SHOT...I GUESS IT'S NOT FOR EVERYONE. RESPECT THO!

[@lucasgm3489]

I am the first, i cant imagine

[@claibst]

Second

[@unicornswift]

the last song is incredible