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Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussain: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert From The Archives

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We've been filming Tiny Desk concerts for more than 10 years. While revisiting our archives, we discovered that some of our earliest concerts never made it to YouTube! Watch Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain’s Tiny Desk concert from 2010: Felix Contreras | July 26, 2010 “Beyond category.“ That's what Duke Ellington used to call musicians who were simply the best at what they do. And that's certainly the case for Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain. Individually, they're world-class masters of the banjo, the bass fiddle and the tabla, respectively. They conquered mere technical prowess long ago. All three now are at a place where music truly becomes so intuitive that a simple rehearsal — as we got to see before this Tiny Desk Concert in the offices of NPR Music — is an exercise in wordless communication. Just before we rolled tape, the trio worked on a

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