The very first thing you would possibly discover about Odeal‘s Tiny Desk: He’s holding a telephone in his fingers. “Someone actually particular could not make it as we speak and it is my mother,” he explains. “I’ve received her on the telephone proper now.” The British Nigerian singer and songwriter then props the FaceTime name proper in entrance of him to provide his mom a entrance row seat. Right from the primary notice, we’re immediately transported to the nice and cozy, soulful pocket that we by no means go away.
Ever since his debut EP in 2017, Odeal has constructed a deep catalog of clean grooves. The Summer That Saved Me, which got here out in July, is a fruits of the work that he has put into shaping his sound. He weaves the venture’s highlights with a number of different songs from his repertoire, together with “Wicked,” a standout from his newest drop, The Fall That Saved Us. The result’s a rigorously curated present that’s intimate, intentional and proper on time.
SET LIST
- “Free Me”
- “Soh-Soh”
- “Blame U”
- “Wicked”Â
- “Miami”
- “24/48”
- “London Summers/My Heart”
- “Coffee (Don’t Read Signs)”Â
MUSICIANS
- Odeal: vocals
- Omar Grand: piano, keys, music directorÂ
- Isaac Adoasi: keys
- Ernest “Bonxu” Bonsu Jr.: guitar
- Jared G Wilson: bass
- DeVaughn Durham: alto sax, flute
- Ahmad DuBose-Dawson: percussion
- Timothy “CarlosOnTheBeat” Pabifio: drums
- Leven: background vocals
- Shanera Denaé: background vocals
- Morgan “Mogi” Williams: background vocals
TINY DESK TEAM
- Producer: Alanté Serene
- Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
- Audio Technical Director: Neil Tevault
- Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter
- Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Maia Stern, Kara Frame
- Audio Engineer: Hannah Gluvna
- Production Assistants: Dora Levite, Dhanika Pineda
- Tiny Desk Team: Josh Newell, Ashley PointerÂ
- Photographer: Sofia Seidel
- Series Editor: Lars Gotrich
- Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Executive Director: Sonali Mehta
- Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson, Robin Hilton
