Kirsten Holmes and Jevon Skipper shared the Tiny Desk space with U2 stars.
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Or maybe Bono and The Edge did it and them.
Who are they? A showcase of DC’s most talented youth! Members of the Duke Ellington School of Arts concert choir joined Bono and The Edge for their Tiny Desk.
- Kirsten Holmes and Jevon Skipper were both students at an art school in Washington, DC, and received a call from their choir director about a month earlier with the opportunity to join the rock stars. in practice.
- The two singers, who aspire to use their talents to expand into the world of gospel, musical and R&B music, agreed to performance with a few other students and members of the choir.
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- The performance features four songs, including a rendition of “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of,” written for the late INXS singer. Michael Hutchence, and a version of “Walk On.”
- The performance was a preview of U2’s new album, Song Is Delivered.
- Although Kirsten and Jevon may not have been as impressed as others. The Gen Z duo admitted they were unfamiliar with the Irish crooners and their band.
- (I guess they never had to deal with the shock of an unknown album showing up on their iTunes one fateful morning in 2014.)
The Duke Ellington School of Arts choir performs with Bono and The Edge at the Tiny Desk concert.
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What are they saying?
On learning about Bono’s existence:
Kirsten: I knew before … but (because) my parents (know).
Jevon: Not my parents. My father. Because I know my dad was like, ‘Look up!’ So I look them up, and I see they did it in the Super Bowl. I’m like, ‘Oh, they should be like the news if they’re going to perform at the Super Bowl.’
Kirsten: We are teenagers. You know, we’re young, so we’re still learning and stuff, but it’s a scary time.
On meeting Bono:
Kirsten: (He was) very cold, like down to earth. And I like that they have a lot of heads, because I know that sometimes when you are in front of someone with a high status, it can be very intimidating. And I didn’t feel any of us were afraid of them. It was like a learning experience. They were like, ‘Well, what do you think would go well with this piece?’
Jevon: One of our friends, suddenly, the words were not right. So he accidentally sang the wrong thing. And Bono was like, ‘Oh, wait, what did you do?’ He was like, ‘I like that, man.’
It was nice. It was funny because we all knew it was an accident, but we went along and Bono loved it. So we did it anyway.
On the fun of the performance:
Kirsten: It was amazing, really fun. I think my time is just to see people’s attitude, just to let other people feel happy about what we have to do. And it was really good.
Javon: Maybe I just love the feeling that I can make someone’s day with the gift that God gave me. Since my childhood, I have always loved to sing for people and entertain people and encourage people.
So what now?
- You can view the entire Bono and Edge Tiny Desk, along with hundreds of others, on our website.
- U2’s new album, Song of Givingwas released on Friday, March 17.
- And get ready for the Tiny Desk ’15th anniversary concert series next month!
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