Sean Paul’s Tiny Desk Live performance dropped Friday (Might 31) and it’s pretty much as good as you’d anticipate.
The legendary reggae celebrity took over the NPR workplaces and reworked them into a superb old school bashment from the bounce. Though there was no daggering or whining to be seen, Paul sounded identical to he did when he made the tracks that made him a global phenomenon through the early 2000s. With a set record together with “Gimme the Gentle,” “Get Busy,” “Infiltrate,” “I’m Nonetheless in Love With You,” “Deport Them,” “Like Glue,” and “Temperature,” Paul proved simply what number of of his songs have aged effectively and may nonetheless get a celebration rocking.
He received assist from Nigel A. Workers (keys/musical course), Dan Policar (keys), Kemar “Spanky” Liking (drums), Davol “FletchaBass” Fletcher (bass), Shaun “Copper Shaun” Anderson (DJ), Terrence “Farenizzi” Harold (vocals), and Kerissa Spencer (vocals).
About quarter-hour into his set, after performing 2000’s “Deport Them,” he needed to take off his orange Palm Angels observe jacket earlier than leaping into “Temperature” — which gave him a chance to indicate off all of the ice he had on, together with a loopy diamond fang grill. The star additionally managed to get the NPR workers concerned all through his set, with the small crowd nailing the decision and response, an important a part of any dancehall set.
Sean final launched an album in 2022 with Scorcha. He’s nonetheless working it, although, releasing the video for “Gyal Chasin” this previous March. Hopefully his Tiny Desk may also help revitalize the bashment occasion scene.
Try Sean Paul’s full Tiny Desk set above.