Suraya Mohamed
Suraya Mohamed is a three-time Peabody Award-winning producer, sound designer and editor. She currently serves as the project manager for and is a contributing producer on the podcast. She also produces NPR's holiday specials package, including Tinsel Tales, Hanukkah Lights, Toast Of The Nation, Pink Martini's Joy To The World: A Holiday Spectacular and most recently Hamilton: A Story Of US. You'll also find her work on the Tiny Desk series as either a producer or engineer.
A graduate of the Peabody Conservatory of Music's with degrees in Viola Performance and Recording Arts and Sciences, Mohamed specializes in music and technology. Her Tonmeister (German: "sound master") classification is punctuated by her experience working as both an engineer and a producer in many genres.
With a wide range of musical interests and experience, Mohamed played bass in a high school go-go band, has worked as a substitute violist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and currently performs with a Washington, D.C., indie-rock band.
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The talented cohort of jazz artists perform a selection of songs that reflect on isolation, social upheaval and hope.
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The Grammy Award-winning opera singer performs a classical, jazz and gospel influenced set.
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The contemporary worship music collective performs behind the Tiny Desk, featuring a special appearance by gospel legend Kirk Franklin.
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The celebrated Afrobeat star performs an upbeat Tiny Desk (home) concert including several songs from his debut album.
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The rapper gives a captivating, cool performance from his Los Angeles home for an audience of neighbors and friends. -
The celebrated jazz singer performs a selection of popular early jazz standards at the GB Juke Joint Studio.
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The political is personal for the nine-time Grammy winner. Watch him lead the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet through three songs from his Democracy! Suite.
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Another member of the NPR Music team previews two of the albums she's looking forward to hearing in 2021.
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Say goodbye to 2020 and hello to 2021 with live music from some of the best jazz groups performing today, featuring the Catherine Russell Trio, Pink Martini, KOKOROKO and The Jazz Gallery All-Stars. -
The award-winning pianist performs three solo songs from his home in Armenia.
