Watch: Brandy Joins August Greene For ‘Optimistic’ Performance For NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Series

Recently formed group, August Greene (Common, Robert Glasper, and Karriem Riggins) appear in the most recent addition of NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series, and the trio brought some back up to assist in their performance.

Brandy, Andra Day, and Maimouna Youssef joined the guys on stage to bring their new material to life, including their lead single ‘Optimistic‘ which features Brandy. Get into it below.

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