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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.

Reanna Cruz | October 13, 2021
Sitting next to rapper Nicki Nicole, on a stack of books, you’ll see an old Sony camcorder – throughout this six-song performance we cut back to its footage every now and again, the rough texture breaking from the pristine, offering a nostalgic sense of intimacy. It’s a production choice that completely works and, in a way, reflects Nicki Nicole at large, as an artist born in 2000 and with a connection to sounds and styles beyond her years.

At multiple points throughout the performance, Nicki points and beckons to the audience, inviting them into her world, her lyrics, her sound. Every track carries a certain brand of swagger whether it be the intensity of her second song «Mala Vida» or her effortless, confident freestyle. Even when she slows it down, on «Parte de Mi,» strings and piano create an arresting connection between us and her – and her final song, «Baby,» is a bombastic head-bopper, enhanced by her deeply groove-oriented band, which includes everything from an accordion to a mandolin.

Fittingly, Nicki Nicole has a tattoo on her neck which, in English, reads «bulls***.» She has said before that the tattoo represents her need to break free of the labels applied by both her culture and industry as a young, Argentine female R&B artist. If her concert is any indication, Nicki Nicole is here to stay, while moving ever further away from any preconceived notions of her artistry – the «bulls***.»

SET LIST
* «Colocao»
* «Mala Vida»
* «Wapo Traketero»
* «Parte de Mi»
* Freestyle
* «Baby»

MUSICIANS
* Nicki Nicole: vocals
* Andres Cortes: electric guitar, mandolin, guitar
* Ayelen Zucker: vocals, percussion
* Camila Ibarra: vocals, percussion
* Flor Iribarne: piano
* Jeremias Segall: drums
* Juan Gimenez Kuj: bass, double bass
* Lautaro Greco: bandoneón
* Alma Quiroga: I violín
* Natalia Cabello: II violín
* Carla Regio: viola
* Jacqueline Oroc: cello

CREDITS
* Producer: Federico Lauria
* Executive Producer: Matias Santoro, Tito Leconte / Dale Play Records
* Video Director: Jess “La Polaca” Praznik AD: Mariana Point
* Art Director: Juli Duich
* Director of Photography: Patricio Deart
* ST: Cucchi Pagani, Inés Pizarro, Mae Ludueña
* Color: Guttcolor
* Production and Musical Direction: Juan Gimenez Kuj, Pedro Pasquale
* Arrangement for strings and piano «Part of me»: Damian Mahler
* Master and Mix Recording Engineer: Mariano Bilinkis
* Recording and Editing Assistant: Manuel Cano
* Technical Production: Martín JR Ranea
* Monitor Engineer: Francisco Trillini

TINY DESK TEAM
* Producer: Anamaria Sayre
* Video Producer: Kara Frame
* Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin
* Alt.Latino ‘El Tiny’ Team: Felix Contreras, Reanna Cruz, Anaïs Laurent, Stefanie Fernandez
* Tiny Production Team: Bob Boilen, Bobby Carter, Maia Stern, Sofie Hernandez-Simeonidis
* Executive Producer: Keith Jenkins
* Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann

#eltiny #tinydesk #nickynicole #nprmusic

Comments

Gamps says:

Get Kali Uchis in here

tete serrano mendoza says:

"A ese baby ya le hice tres try" es una Rugby reference? 😀

yolovany twitch says:

Más música con instrumentos reales por favor <3

Luis Andres Gonzalez Cajas says:

Me encanta esta mujer

Valentin Ojeda says:

Ooooooooh!!!!!

Turbina Fitness says:

ESCALOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Camilo Romano says:

Todo el pop/trap de ahora deberia ser asi con instrumentos y arreglos ! epico mal, capaz los temas originales no me llenan tanto como estas versiones!

Juliana Taborda says:

piel de gallina fullllll

el sepo says:

Que buenos arreglos LPM

FaZeMarΨck12ツ亲 says:

Que ganas de que suban esta versión de las canciones a Spotify, como siempre Nicki rompiéndola toda ⭐🔥

JEAN says:

GRAN TINY DESK, PERO POR FAVORRR!

Olivia Latzke says:

capa idola hermosa genia

wahab says:

im so glad this popped on my suggested list! wow

emanuel ortiz says:

Muy bien por los musicos¡¡!!

TAMBOR BEATS says:

TODO PERFECTO !!!

Ignacio Agüero says:

Que increiblee, no puede hacer todo tann bieen!!!! Es perfecta , tiene el cielo ganado ❤❤❤

manuel jesus menarguez criado says:

cuando canta se me pone la piel de gallina. Brutal nicki!!!!

Alex SH says:

Publiquen esto ya en las plataformas como hizo C. Tangana. Reconozco que no soy fan de la música de Nicki pero si no fuese por Tiny Desk, jamás hubiese conocido (ni apreciado) esta faceta suya en modo Live con música instrumental. Aquí demuestra que es una artista genuinamente buena, sin retoques ni filtros. Su música suena más harmoniosa, su voz se aprecia al natural y sin efectos… En definitiva, transmite mucho más que las versiones originales (y digitales). Al menos esa es mi opinión.

FUNGI says:

Canta bien pero me da cringe que finja acentuaciones de otros países . Buenísima la banda .

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