Eladio Carrión: Tiny Desk Concert

Eladio Carrión: Tiny Desk Concert This Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, NPR Music celebrates artists from all corners of Latinidad with an 'El Tiny' takeover. He kicked things off with a victory lap on “Gladiador,” leading straight into a keys-heavy arrangement of “Air France” and then the delightful staccato of “Tata” off his 2021 album Monarca. As if “Where my lil mamas at today?” wasn’t a perfect enough line to warm up the crowd, he carried on with the bilingual bars of “Hey Lil Mama,” seamlessly transitioning into a glorious trap-rock rendition of his 2022 hit “Mbappe.” Carrión’s studio collaborators include some of the biggest names in rap and reggaeton, but his only guest at El Tiny, rising Spanish singer Lia Kali, brought a new level of magnetism to the performance, demonstrating how the uncategorizable Carrión can’t help but keep us on our toes with his every move. SET LIST “Gladiador” “Air France” “Tata” “Hey Lil Mama” “Mbappe” “Me Muero” “Luchas Mentales” “Mama's Boy” MUSICIANS Eladio Carrión: lead vocals Lia Kali: vocals Diamond Johnson: drums Damien “Dammo” Farmer: bass Jason Taylor: keys Corey Isaiah Cooper: guitar LaMar “MyGuyMars” Edwards: keys Larrance “Rance 1500” Dopson: percussion Devin Velez: background vocals Alexandria Dopson: background vocals Tayler Green: background vocals Faahz: beat box TINY DESK TEAM