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_For Tiny Desk Playlists, we ask musicians, creators and folks we admire to choose the Tiny Desk concerts they've come to love. For this edition, comedian and actor KevOnStage picks his

five favorites._ _Between stand-up comedy and a massive social media presence, Kevin Fredericks, aka __KevOnStage,__ has consistently found ways to one-up himself. He seamlessly pivoted and

merged both worlds, creating and hosting the __"Keep Your Distance"__ comedy show live streams while continuing to churn out hilarious viral bits. If that isn't enough to

keep him busy, he spends a considerable amount of time waving the Tiny Desk flag for his millions of followers: __issuing calls to action__ when he sees his favorite artist at the Desk and

even __creating his own best-of lists__ on Twitter. We wanted to make this official, so we asked him to create his very own Tiny Desk Playlist_. —_Bobby Carter_ ------------------------- So

I have a crazy opportunity to put you on some of my favorite Tiny Desks. I must let you know that I am an _avid _Tiny Desker (do we have an official name?) Anyway, lets begin: • Tank And The

Bangas: What I like most about Tiny Desk is the introduction to artists I wasn't familiar with. Tank And The Bangas is my favorite Tiny Desk of all time. I can't quite describe

Tank And The Bangas; it's more of an experience than a performance. It's best described as beautiful musical theater. Tank and Jelly are just perfect. It's light and jokes and

then dark and reflective. Did I cry? Maybe. • Tobe Nwigwe: This one is very important, because Tobe is a friend of mine and watching your friend ascend all the way to Tiny Desk by remaining

themselves was a sight to behold. I also love that Tobe used his Tiny Desk to showcase his whole group. He chose songs that allowed each member to share the light for a moment. That was

BOSS. I'm gonna use the rest of my time to show you people I love who don't have as many views as the others. These artists all have under a million views, which was a lot harder

to choose than I realized. A lot of my favorites have more than a million, but we press on. • Alex Isley: This is one of the Tiny Desk (home) concerts that I love. Alex Isley's voice is

light. If a dove could sing, that's how it would sound. Her voice is like the combo of sunshine and a cool breeze. It's just light but soulful and full. Does that make sense? I

want to start a record label and sign Alex. • Conway The Machine: Admittedly I hadn't listened to any of Griselda before this. Conway's Tiny Desk told me so many stories about his

life, upbringing, love and loss. I can't think of a rap song that was as vulnerable as "The Cow." He really laid it all out there and lyrically was so dope. Storytelling rap

is my favorite by far and man, Conway took me along for a ride. • Avery*Sunshine: Avery just makes feel good music. Her music is like a church mother's hug when you cried at the altar

for an hour after church. After that hug you just feel good. That's how you feel after listening to Avery*Sunshine's music. ------------------------- TINY DESKS IN THIS PLAYLIST •

Tank And The Bangas • Tobe Nwigwe • Alex Isley • Conway The Machine • Avery*Sunshine Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.