Sasha Keable: Tiny Desk Concert

Bobby Carter | July 29, 2025
Many artists who've played the Tiny Desk have come on the strength of their children. Most recently, Marvin Sapp told us, "My kids said that I had to do this." In Sasha Keable's case, it was her dad who introduced her to the Tiny Desk way back when Tom Jones played in 2009. Despite Keable's early goals, she faced a series of music industry setbacks that could have led her to quit. However, her Tiny Desk performance stands as a testament to her resilience, a victory lap in a race that's only just begun.

I discovered Keable through 2019's MAN EP; it instantly took me back to when I first heard Amy Winehouse. The music was raw and her delivery was brash, but the effortless power and range separated her from anything I was listening to. I invited her to the Tiny Desk a few months later, then COVID-19 hit, curbing the opportunity. In 2021, the British Colombian singer-songwriter released Intermission, but last year, everything seemed to click with a long string of singles that connected her with audiences across the pond and in the United States, including Beyoncé, who dropped her name in a GQ magazine interview.

Keable flew over from South London, enlisting the Slim Wav-led Band of Brothas to arrange a medley of bangers from her upcoming EP, act right, as her dad proudly watched on.

SET LIST
"FEEL SOMETHING"
"Tai Chi"
"act right"
"can't stop"
"Take Your Time"
"move it along"
"Hold Up"
"WHY"

MUSICIANS
Sasha Keable: lead vocals
Slim Wav: keys, musical direction
Sharod Virtuoso: guitar
EJ MoBetta: bass
Jordan Hemby: drums
Spiff Sinatra: trumpet
Larry "Laj" Smith: saxophone
Morgan Lett: background vocals
Chelseá Mabson: background vocals
Chriz Vaughn: background vocals

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bobby Carter
Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
Audio Technical Director: Josephine Nyounai
Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Kara Frame, Maia Stern
Audio Engineer: Andie Huether
Production Assistants: Ashley Pointer, Dora Levite
Series Editor: Lars Gotrich
Photographer: Elizabeth Gillis
Tiny Desk Team: Josh Newell, Felix Contreras
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson, Robin Hilton

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