Suraya Mohamed
Suraya Mohamed is a three-time Peabody Award-winning producer, sound designer and editor. She currently serves as the project manager for Jazz Night In America and is a contributing producer on the Alt.Latino podcast. She also produces NPR's holiday specials package, including Tinsel Tales, Hanukkah Lights, Toast Of The Nation, Pink Martini's Joy To The World: A Holiday Spectacular and most recently Hamilton: A Story Of US. You'll also find her work on the Tiny Desk series as either a producer or engineer.
A graduate of the Peabody Conservatory of Music's with degrees in Viola Performance and Recording Arts and Sciences, Mohamed specializes in music and technology. Her Tonmeister (German: "sound master") classification is punctuated by her experience working as both an engineer and a producer in many genres.
With a wide range of musical interests and experience, Mohamed played bass in a high school go-go band, has worked as a substitute violist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and currently performs with a Washington, D.C., indie-rock band.
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While in Tokyo, we happened across this energetic band featuring the unique vocals of Yu Sakai, so we had to bring them to Tiny Desk. -
Watch the mandolinist play solo and in collaboration with violinist Sofia Hashemi-Asasi and students from the Aspen Music school. -
Watch the steelpan-led funk group perform amidst the trees at the Aspen Ideas Festival. -
The musical icons perform new songs from their forthcoming album, Milton + esperanza, in a rare video performance. -
The Japanese composer delivers a highly energetic and joyful Tiny Desk set. -
This unpredictable, funky set showcases the distinctive creative interplay between each player's personality. -
The distinguished saxophonist pushes the boundaries of modern jazz in his expressive Tiny Desk performance.
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The drummer, singer and producer gives a virtuosic display of musicianship, lyricism and artistic innovation at the Tiny Desk.
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After a year defined by emergence and creative combination, our critics zoom in on their own listening to choose one inescapable album and song each. -
One of the most respected names in Latin jazz gives a commanding performance behind the Tiny Desk.
