This Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, NPR Music celebrates artists from all corners of Latinidad with an ‘El Tiny’ takeover.
Silvana Estrada was born and raised in Veracruz, a seaside state recognized for its breathtaking ocean views and son jarocho, one in every of Mexico’s most storied folks types. However in opposition to the backdrop of its magnificence, there’s ache. Estrada confronts these realities in her artwork; she brings audiences to tears together with her highly effective, but elegant vocals, however by no means leaves them with out hope.
Within the 5 years I’ve come to work — and turn out to be mates — with Estrada, I’ve found the magnetic, joyful and wiggly individual beneath who drives the richness of her music. I’ve seen Estrada carry out in live performance halls, hometown historic venues, televised broadcasts and Grammy showcases. However none of these have ever rivaled a small area with simply her voice and a cuatro venezolano, surrounded by 5 – 6 individuals… till her beautiful debut behind the Tiny Desk.
Vendrán Suaves Lluvias, from which this set is drawn, is her most trustworthy work, but. Within the making of this album, she misplaced a good friend and elements of herself — “And me, who’s not more than an ocean of doubts,” she croons on “Como un Pájaro.” However, as is typically the case of creative creation in succesful arms, her voice finds a strategy to bend wounds to her will and turn out to be entire.
SET LIST
- “Como un Pájaro”
- “Good Luck, Good Evening”
- “Si Me Matan”
- “El Alma Mía”
MUSICIANS
- Silvana Estrada: vocals, guitar
- Roberto Verástegui: piano, keys, preparations
- Alex Lozano: drums, percussion
- Joe Grass: guitar, lap metal
- Rémi-Jean Leblanc: bass
- Owen Pallett: cello da spalla
- Diego Franco: clarinet, euphonium
- Andy Clausen: trombone
- Chloe Rowlands: trumpet, flugelhorn
- David Aguilar: vocals, baritone guitar
TINY DESK TEAM
- Producer: Anamaria Sayre
- Director: Kara Body
- Audio Technical Director: Josh Newell
- Host/Collection Producer: Bobby Carter
- Video Editor: Joshua Bryant
- Videographers: Kara Body, Joshua Bryant, Maia Stern
- Audio Engineer: Hannah Gluvna
- Manufacturing Assistants: Dhanika Pineda, Dora Levite
- Photographer: Maansi Srivastava
- Collection Editor: Lars Gotrich
- Government Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Government Director: Sonali Mehta
- Collection Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson, Robin Hilton