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47SOUL: Tiny Desk Concert

47SOUL's message of equality is meant for the world. It's music without borders, mixing old and new, acoustic and electronic from a band formed in Amman Jordan, singing in Arabic and English.
47SOUL plays a Tiny Desk Concert on July 1, 2019 (Bob Boilen/NPR).

"Is it ok if I do a little dance on your desk?" asked 47SOUL singer and percussionist Walaa Sbeit on first seeing the Tiny Desk.

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