Felix Contreras

1 week ago | npr.org | Felix Contreras

Based on real-life events and people, Buena Vista Social Club features many characters and lots of great Cuban music. It takes such skill to reflect music of a bygone era, even more to sound fresh and vibrant night after night for months at a time. Scaled down for the Tiny Desk, the show is no less magical. Before it was a Broadway musical racking up Tony Award nominations, the Buena Vista Social Club was a second chance.

1 week ago | ksut.org | Felix Contreras

In 2021, the Tiny Desk x globalFEST series was created to promote international music discovery. For the fifth edition, we present artists from Cabo Verde, France and Colombia. From the very first song, there is no question that we are immersed in the rich and vibrant sound of Colombia's Caribbean coast. Led by co-founders and lead vocalists Johanna Castañeda and Ronald Polo, the members of REBOLU dig deep into their roots to captivate audiences everywhere they play, including the Tiny Desk.

1 week ago | ksut.org | Felix Contreras

Carín León is an old soul. There is no other way to account for the power of the emotion in his voice. His 16-piece band tests the limited space behind the Tiny Desk, but when the brass takes over to punctuate a performance, Leon's commanding presence shows why he's one of the best at what he does. Regional Mexican music is based upon song forms from another era, but León's lyrics add a new spin on heartbreak and love lost.

2 weeks ago | wrvo.org | Felix Contreras |Anamaria Sayre

Felix is bound and determined to turn some of you into jazz fans by way of an album by a Mexican composer and arranger, while one of Ana's tracks offers lessons on how to fully comprehend the meaning of living in the moment. And the secret of 'meat-inspired band names' is revealed at the end of the show this week. No, seriously: meat-inspired band names.

2 weeks ago | npr.org | Felix Contreras |Anamaria Sayre

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