Kehlani delivered sultry and soulful vibes during her performance on NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk Concert.’ The Oakland-born singer/songwriter showcased their signature R&B flow and smooth vocals in the intimate yet popular live music series.
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During the set, Kehlani performed hits like ‘Nights Like This,’ ‘Distraction,’ ‘The Way,’ ‘Can I,’ and their latest chart-topping banger, ‘After Hours.’ Kehlani took time to reflect on their career and claimed they were long overdue for a Tiny Desk performance.
“Thank you for coming and turning into my Tiny Desk. It’s been a long time coming. I definitely know I’m overdue for doing this, so thank you for making sure I was able to get here this far along in my process. I’m just grateful and I hope you enjoy the rest of it.”
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Hypebeast reports that Kehlani’s Tiny Desk performance arrives just a month before the kickoff of their ‘Crash World Tour’ on September 4 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The tour will feature special guests Flo and Ancyia and will make 32 stops across North America before continuing.
Social Media Reacts To Kehlani’s Performance
Kehlani hopped in the comment section of The Shade Room’s Instagram report to thank fans for all the love, writing, “Thank you guys, along with a [ movie camera emoji.]
Many social media users flooded The Shade Room’s comments, praising Kehlani’s performance and giving them props for doing what needed to be done on Tiny Desk.
Instagram user @_suckafreesi wrote, “Her live voice sounds exactly like the voice through my headphones and for that I will always Stan.”
Instagram user @charming_too wrote, “Tiny Desk shows us who the SANGERS are & who sing 😂”
While Instagram user @cultchathrowback wrote, “Chris Brown needs a tiny desk hopefully he’ll get 1 one day.”
Then Instagram user @ber_amos wrote, “They coulda gave her more than 15 mins 😩😩”
Another Instagram user @iknowwhereiwanttoeat wrote, “She is always so out the way and I love that for her 😍”
Instagram user @kenyabenya___ wrote, “If we can’t vibe to Kehlani I can’t fwu 😩😩😩😩🥰🥰🥰🥰”
Finally, Instagram user @smoknnjingerr wrote, “I looooooove me some Lani, her voice is so angelic 😍😍😍”
Watch her entire NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk Concert’ performance below:
