This Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, NPR Music celebrates artists from all corners of Latinidad with an 'El Tiny' takeover.
is a portrait of motion.
Not just the movement of her body as one of the world鈥檚 most recognized drummers, but also as a versatile musician who glides easily from genre to genre with the ease of a master. For her time behind the Desk, she assembled a team of musicians to play tracks from her first ever salsa album Bailar.
From the first notes of 鈥淩umba Percussion Jam,鈥� Sheila E.鈥檚 bona-fides performing true rumbera (traditional Afro-Cuban drumming and singing) are on full display with her conga chops. The entire set is a reflection of her long standing ability to meld Afro-Caribbean, jazz and funk into a danceable celebration that caps off with shots of tequila for her final track 鈥淧laya Tequila.鈥�
Any amount of time spent with Sheila E. is a reminder that high caliber musicianship is always first and goes down easier when presented with the joyous energy of an icon.
SET LIST
- 鈥淩umba Percussion Jam鈥�
- 鈥淢i Amor鈥�
- 鈥淭he Way That You Do鈥�
- 鈥淧辞蝉蝉颈产颈濒颈迟颈别蝉鈥�
- 鈥淧laya Tequila鈥�
MUSICIANS
- Sheila Escovedo: lead vocals, percussion
- Raymond McKinley: bass, tour management, production management
- Myke Davison: guitar
- Bertron Curtis: keys
- Rose Ann Dimalanta: keys
- Daniel Rodriguez: drums
- Fausto Cuevas: percussion
- Johny Ayquipa: trumpet
- Percy Recavarren: trombone
- Lynn Mabry: vocals
- Rebecca Jade: vocals
- Debi Nova: vocals
- Jean Rodriguez: vocals
TINY DESK TEAM
- Producer: Felix Contreras
- Director/Editor: Maia Stern
- Audio Technical Director: Josephine Nyounai
- Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter
- Videographers: Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant, Kara Frame, Alant茅 Serene
- Audio Engineer: Ted Mebane
- Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer
- Photographer: Michael Zamora
- Tiny Desk Team: Hazel Cills, Josh Newell
- Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
- VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
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