From jazz and Tejano to norteño and ska, 'El Tiny' returns with a takeover from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 for Latin Music Month.
There is no stage too small for Los Tigres del Norte, yet none can contain its impact. For the last 60 years, the Mexican norteño band has built a career around its communities, collecting stories from its devoted audience and spinning the struggle of Latino life into song. My dear friend and Alt.Latino co-host Felix Contreras, in a tearful introduction to this performance, sums up Los Tigres del Norte's mission best: "For as long as I can remember, these gentlemen have been giving us back our humanity."
At the Tiny Desk, Los Tigres del Norte opens with an immigrant anthem that clearly proclaims: "I didn't cross the border / The border crossed me." And in our office space, that message is hit with the same certainty as a struck guitar chord or an accordion riff. This is just one of many stories that validate the experiences of the Mexican families this band loves. But on a global scale, that role transforms: Los Tigres del Norte plays on behalf of Latin America, speaking truth to power: Somos más Americanos.
SET LIST
- "Somos Más Americanos"
- "Golpes en el Corazón"
- "Quiero Volar Contigo"
- "Ni Parientes Somos"
- "La Puerta Negra"
MUSICIANS
- Jorge Hernández: vocals, accordion
- Hernán Hernández: vocals, bass
- Eduardo Hernández: vocals, accordion, alto sax, bajo sexto
- Luis Hernández: vocals, bajo sexto
- Óscar Lara: drums
- Giovanny Hernández: drums
- Juan Salazar: percussion
TINY DESK TEAM
- Producers: Anamaria Sayre, Felix Contreras
- Director: Kara Frame
- Audio Director/Mix: Josh Newell
- Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter
- Videographers: Kara Frame, Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant, Alanté Serene
- Video Editor: Nikki Birch
- Audio Engineer: Josephine Nyounai
- Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer
- Photographer: Vanessa Castillo
- Translator: Phoebe Smolin
- Series Editor: Lars Gotrich
- Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Executive Director: Sonali Mehta
- Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson, Robin Hilton
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