Camila Cabello: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

From Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, Tiny Desk is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with an "El Tiny" takeover of the (home) concert series, featuring J Balvin, Camila Cabello and several more musicians from all corners of Latinidad.Anamaria Sayre | October 15, 2021To the beat of her swishing hips and swaying percussionists, Camila Cabello's famous "Half of my heart is in Havana" reverberates across this musician-packed Miami set, with an at-home ease that feels novel for the global popstar.Born to a Cuban mother and Mexican father in Havana, Cuba, Cabello is no stranger to blending borders and connecting worlds. As the final performance in our Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, her El Tiny concert epitomises the cross-cultural, transnational musical identities we've centered over the course of the series. Each unique arrangement of her universal hits represents and explores a new facet of the identities and experiences that make up Cabello.These stripped-down renditions of her hits "Havana," "Real Friends," "Señorita" and "Don't Go Yet" include more Latin instrumentation than the recordings — presumably bringing them closer to sounds that were first introduced to her as music during her childhood in Havana, Mexico City, and Miami.The interlude featuring a sacred Afro-Cuban Santería chant and the following performance of the unreleased, Mariachi-based "La Buena Vida," firmly root Cabello's El Tiny performance within two cultural traditions that don't typically glitter under the harsh lights of a global stage.Here, we find Camila on the precipice of a voice that magically layers pop with tradition, holding all parts of a complex identity in seamless harmony. Flanked by Cuban congueros and Mexican mariachi, all aglow under the Miami sun, Camila Cabello's heart has never felt more whole.SET LIST"Havana""Real Friends""Señorita""Don't Go Yet""La Buena Vida"MUSICIANSCamila Cabello: vocalsEdwin Carranza: bass/music directorMarcus Kincy: keys/glockenspielChris Johnson: drumsLuke Iono: guitarYisel Duque: vocalsJackie Mendez: vocalsAlex Garcia: guitarCamilo Velandia: guitarDaniel Lopez: percussionJoel del Sol: percussionGerardo Rodriguez: trumpetMayerlin Carrero: tromboneLuisi "Rosca" Beltran: saxophoneCheche Alara: accordion, rhodesJimmy K. Cuéllar: violínLuis Zambrano: violínÁngel Guzmán: violínGustavo Zambrano: violínSaúl Ruiz: violínGustavo Hernández: guitarraJason Franco: vihuelaAlbert Jimenez: guitarronJohn Vargas: trompetaGrover Castro: trompetaMusic Production: Cheche Alara, Ricky ReedMusic Director & Arranger: Cheche AlaraCREDITSVideo: Justin FrancisAudio: Lawrence ManchesterVideo Production: Hidden PicturesCamera Op: Alexandra VivasBackline Techs: Okwa Andrew, Edward MendozaRecording Engineer: Ryan CecilPlayback/Recording Engineer/Editing: Mike KopulosMonitor Engineer: Taylor HoldenProduction Manager: Chris CoffieSteadicam: Zach BurghA Camera AC: Joe AribertoB Camera AC: Alex CristofoliDigital Imaging Tech: Leungson P. "Coco"Gaffer: Ricardo C. LopezGrip: Brian SillsSwing: Brandon VencinoPA: Jonathan RuffiniPA: Kevin CuencaArt Director: Luis RomanArt Assistant: Joel FigueroaColorist: Marshall PalanteLocation: Soho House Miami MusicTranscription: Boh CooperTINY DESK TEAMProducer: Anamaria SayreVideo Producer: Maia SternAudio Mastering: Andy HuetherAlt.Latino 'El Tiny' Team: Felix Contreras, Reanna Cruz, Anaïs Laurent, Stefanie FernandezTiny Production Team: Bob Boilen, Bobby Carter, Kara Frame, Josh Rogosin, Sofie Hernandez-SimeonidisExecutive Producer: Keith JenkinsSenior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann#eltiny #tinydesk #nprmusic #camilacabello