Fireboy DML: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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    LaTesha Harris | March 3, 2022
    Dearly beloved: we are gathered here today to get through this thing called "Afro-life." Surrounded by lush greenery and soft lavender lighting, Fireboy DML makes his Tiny Desk (home) concert debut from Lagos, Nigeria. The Nigerian singer-songwriter delivers the three-song set with an earnest reverence – his warm vocals reflecting a depth of passion and devotion best attributed to being brought up in a church choir.
    Fireboy DML describes his wide-ranging sound – a fusion of R&B, Afrobeats, pop and alté (Nigeria's alternative scene) – as "Afro-life." This ambient, feel-good experimentation emerged in 2018 with his breakout single, "Jealous." He went on to drop his debut album, Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps, in 2019 and his sophomore album Apollo in 2020. A member of YBNL Nation, a record label founded by Nigerian rapper Olamide, Fireboy DML is pushing the vanguard of Afropop alongside contemporaries like Rema, Joeboy and Oxlade. His third album, Playboy, is forthcoming.
    SET LIST
    "Like I Do"
    "Tattoo"
    "Peru"
    MUSICIANS
    Fireboy DML: vocals
    Vibe Kings (backing band)
    Best Amakhian: guitar
    Femi Jacobs Isaac: keyboard
    Ebenezar Olayinka: drums
    Julius Olabiyi: trumpet
    Ayodele Olusegun: bass
    CREDITS
    Video: Greene 'Abula' Abdulazeez, Bolaji Kareem, Tina Jaiyesinmi, Eniola Awode
    Audio: Glitch Africa, Don Zenith, Kenechi Raphael, Sifon Alphonsus
    Producer: Ladi Sodimu
    Assistant Producer: Adenugba Kelvin
    Editor, Colorist: Greene "Abula" Abdulazeez
    Location Manager: Yusuf Ganiy
    Camera assistant: Demylade Olurombi, Oresajo Opeyemi
    Gaffer: Folorunsho Olagunju
    Production company: The Greenade Company
    TINY DESK TEAM
    Producer: Abby O'Neill
    Video Producer: Kara Frame
    Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin
    Tiny Production Team: Bob Boilen, Bobby Carter, Joshua Bryant, Maia Stern, Ashley Pointer
    Executive Producer: Keith Jenkins
    Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
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    Category : Nigeria Music Videos

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