The Filipina-American rapper gathers an all-Filipino band for her first Tiny Desk performance, after besting 7,500 entries from across the US ...

Filipino-American rapper and producer Ruby Ibarra made her NPR Tiny Desk Concert debut, performing with an all-Filipino band.

Ruby won NPR's Tiny Desk Contest earlier in May, besting nearly 7,500 entries, "a record for the project, now in its 11th year," NPR said . Apart from the opportunity to perform her own Tiny Desk ...

Community and culture are two guiding forces in Ruby Ibarra's music. The Filipina American rapper — and 2025 Tiny Desk Contest winner — is joined by rock legend June Millington and an all-Filipino ...