The morning that Bishop Marvin Sapp got here to NPR, he advised me that it was his two children who actually emphasised how necessary it was for him to simply accept our invitation to carry out: “They advised me, ‘Dad, Tiny Desk is for the tradition.‘ “
Backed by a four-piece band and a six-piece choir, Sapp transforms our workplace right into a sanctuary, performing an 11-song medley of reward and worship hits that span greater than three a long time in music and ministry. From the second his set begins, the spirit strikes by means of the room, filling each nook with uncooked emotion, pleasure and reverence.
From Sapp’s early days with the trailblazing ’90s gospel group Commissioned to penning anthems like “By no means Would Have Made It” — a tune that transcends church partitions — his affect is woven into the material of Black tradition. “What’s humorous is, I noticed a few of y’all singing these songs, and y’all weren’t even born once I recorded them,” Sapp jokes, underscoring his intergenerational affect. But, regardless of his legendary standing, Sapp took time after the efficiency to talk and pray with members of our viewers, selecting ministry first, above all else.
SET LIST
- “I Imagine”
- “Not the Time, Not the Place”
- “Grace and Mercy”
- “Good Peace”
- “Shout Unto God”
- “Right here I Am”
- “Reward Him in Advance”
- “You Are God Alone”
- “He Has His Fingers on You”
- “My Testimony”
- “The Finest in Me”
- “By no means Would Have Made It”
MUSICIANS
- Bishop Marvin Sapp: vocals
- Curtis Lindsey: keys, music director
- Thaddeus Johnson: bass
- Tavarius “Varo” Johnson: drums
- Sam Mitchem: guitar
- Christina Michelle: background vocals
- Gus Lacy: background vocals
- Shaki Wilson: background vocals
- Jarmone: background vocals
- A. D. Gillispie: background vocals
- Melissa Lee: background vocals
TINY DESK TEAM
- Producers: Bobby Carter, Ashley Pointer
- Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
- Audio Technical Director: Josh Newell
- Host/Sequence Producer: Bobby Carter
- Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Kara Body, Maia Stern, Mitra I. Arthur
- Audio Engineer: Josephine Nyounai
- Manufacturing Assistant: Dora Levite
- Photographer: Michael Zamora
- Tiny Desk Copy Editor: Lars Gotrich
- Govt Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Sequence Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
- VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
