October 05, 2015 by BOB BOILEN Deqn Sue rose above a crowd of close to 7,000 entries and almost won our Tiny Desk Concert Contest earlier this year. I so loved her song and her performance of "Magenta" that I invited Deqn Sue — along with her producer, Kelvin Wooten — to my desk to perform that song and more. What you'll hear is a witty soul and a powerful singer backed by precise beats, melodic bass and electronics, all wrapped in humor and heart. You can find the first song she performs here — "Bloody Monster," which she wrote after being on the receiving end of a racist comment from her roommate — on a new EP called Snack. And you can watch her Tiny Desk Concert Contest video entry here. Zeitgeist is available now. iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/zeitgeist/id897725891 Amazon: www.amazon.com/Zeitgeist-Deqn-Sue/dp/B00LV8A9U6 Set List "Bloody Monster" "Flame" "Magenta" Credits Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; photo by Jun Tsuboike/NPR For more Tiny Desk Concerts, subscribe to our podcast: www.npr.org/podcasts/510292/tiny-desk-concerts-video

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