C. Tangana: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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Anamaria Sayre | April 20, 2021
C. Tangana's extended family basking in the warmth of sobremesa with easy smiles and effortless baile looks otherworldly after more than 13 months amid a global pandemic. But considering the Spanish rapper's past year back home in Madrid, the simplicity feels fiercely authentic. (Check his mama and tía vibing in the corner.)

This first live performance of his latest album, El Madrileño (including a global premiere of a fresh single, "Me Maten") buzzes with communal energy, spotlighting talent from across Latin landscapes. From Mexican Regional to Spanish flamenco, C. Tangana is simultaneously coming home and reaching out to bridge Latin music boundaries. He's building a community of cross-cultural collaboration, rooted in a unifying love of language and tradition, making it clear he's intent on giving everyone a seat at the table.

The entirety of the show, from impromptu harmony to string octet, hums along with a distinctly Spanish cadence, paying homage to the flamenco-infused streets the global superstar came up in. The concert's star-studded cast of Spanish collaborators, including long-time friends (producers Alizzz and Victor Martínez) and new contributors (rumba legend Kiko Veneno and flamenco-pop icon La Húngara), are each spotlighted for their contributions to the record.

All these parts compound in a room full of people with a shared desire to connect and create juntos, manifesting an authentic joy we've seen again and again at the real Tiny Desk. And at the helm is C. Tangana, humming a melody and bringing the room to life: hands, harmonies, heartbeats, perfectly in sync.

SET LIST
C. Tangana and Antonio Carmona, "Me Maten"
C. Tangana and Kiko Veneno, "Los Tontos"
C. Tangana, "Demasiadas Mujeres" (contains replayed elements of “Campanera”)
C. Tangana, La Húngara and Niño De Elche, "Tú Me Dejaste De Querer"

MUSICIANS
C. Tangana: vocals
Alizzz: vocoder, keys
Victor Martínez : guitar, percussion
Antonio Carmona: vocals, percussion
Kiko Veneno: vocals, guitar
La Hungara: vocals
Niño De Elche: vocals, guitar
Juan Carmona: guitar
Huberto Morales: percussion
Lucia Fernada Carmona: vocals
Pilar Cerezo: vocals
Marina Carmona: vocals
África Heredia: vocals
María Rubio: vocals
Mariola Orellana: vocals
Patri Alfaro: vocals
Mari Estrada: vocals

STRING OCTET
Pablo Quintanilla
Paula Sanz
Franciso Palazón
Marina Arrufat
Paloma Cueto-Felgueroso
Adrián Vázquez
Irma Bau
Daniel Acebes

CREDITS
Video: Little Spain, Santos Bacana, Maria Rubio, Cris Trenas
Audio: Jorge Rodriguez, Sergio Jiménez, Pablo Kohler, Harto Rodriguez, El Madrileño, Alex Cappa
Director of Photography: Nauzet Gaspar
Art Director: Mariola Viejo
Costume Designer: Alex Turrión
Hair and Makeup: Miky Vallés
1st AD: Joel Marquez
Editor: Maia de Zan Hatch
Color: Marti Somoza
Production Manager: Yago López Abril
Recording Engineers: Jorge Rodriguez, Sergio Jiménez, Pablo Kohler
Mixed: Harto Rodriguez, El Madrileño at Metropol Studios
Mastering Engineer: Alex Cappa at Metropol Studios

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bobby Carter
Video Producer: Maia Stern
Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin
Tiny Production Team: Kara Frame, Bob Boilen
Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann

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[bravotangosierra]

Omg Spanish people are so unique I came in not knowing what to expect but this was so es coña soy de murcia.

[JohnKingbb]

Este Tiny desk debería ser patrimonio cultural de la humanidad.

[Sanquintero]

El verdadero "quiero ser parte de ellos, sentarme con ellos, beber algo con ellos..."

[alej]

Lo único malo de este Tiny Desk es que se acaba. Una joya de presentación.

[dallenisland]

Hace casi dos años, mi hermano menor y yo, nos mudamos lejos de nuestra familia, y en navidad no teniamos mucho dinero, compramos 2 pizzas y un cartón de cervezas para pasar la navidad solos, pero juntos. No teníamos plata para pagar wi-fi ni datos en el móvil, pero yo tenía descargado este Tiny Desk y nos la pasamos cantandolo y bailando toda la noche. Hoy el se muda en busca de un mejor futuro para el y su mujer, pero yo me quedo aquí, orgulloso de él y de como ha crecido, pero con el corazón roto en dos por que voy a extrañarle siempre.
Adrian, "moshi", si algún día ves este comentario, que sepas que te extraño y que hoy estoy escuchando esta presentación sólito en mi habitación pensando en esa navidad. Te amo 💖

[rosecowell]

This performance makes me homesick for a place I’ve never even been.

[juanaldanav]

literalmente pucho se levantó ese día y dijo voy a hacer el mejor tiny desk de la historia.

[martinjunco]

Sin cantar ni afinar, pa que me escuche toa' España!
Toda España no, todo el MUNDO!
Grande Puchito hiciste historia, desde Argentina disfrutando tus obras de arte.

[rodrigobustos]

Ya desde que ves a Andrea Pirlo en la sobremesa a lado de Tangana, ya sabes que estará épico.

[Angela-qiyx]

Esta no es tu primera, ni tu segunda, ni tercera vez aquí. Probablemente sea la décima vez y contando. Porque nos encanta

[SuperGarrapatero]

cuando eramos mas chicos nos juntabamos con cajón y guitarra a cantar canciones de los delinquentes, de sabina, de Kiko Veneno, Camarón, y muchísimos grandes artistas españoles, acá en Perú la gente no estaba acostumbrada a ese tipo de música, ahora este maestro nos ha traído y juntado tantos hits con todas esas fusiones, que son un éxito, gracias por eso Puchito.

[lucasezequielbustamante]

Siempre voy a volver a este Tiny Desk. Es todo lo que esta bien. Y a vos que estás leyendo, te deseo el bien y que todo lo bueno te llegue. Gracias! Saludos desde Argentina.

[andrestinocodelgado]

In Spain we call at this kind stuff "sobremesa". The sobremesa is the moment after a lunch with family and friends, someones get an instrument and then magic appears: good drinks, good vibes, just chilling, the real kind of happyness. Thank you C Tangana for bring a little of our tradition and sharing it with the whole world.

[ccast]

Visualmente el vídeo parece una pintura clásica, qué bonito.

[anapaolaosoriomurillo]

Le diré a mis hijos que esta es la última cena

[ManuAirsoft]

00:00 - Me maten
04:02 - Los tontos
08:15 - Demasiadas mujeres
11:30 - Tú me dejaste de querer

[mar]

Impresionante. La alegría española, la del día a día: cantar, beber y juntarse alrededor de una mesa para celebrar lo chiquito, lo que no se compra en ninguna tienda, pero te da la vida. Excelente Tiny Desk. Talent made in Spain.

[pacerhythmandtiming.]

La sobremesa es el invento más importante en la historia de la humanidad.

Gracias, Pucho, por mostrárselo al mundo entero.

[pacerhythmandtiming.]

In my mind, this is what it would sound like, if one of those renaissance paintings came to life. Botticelli’s Primavera. This moves me to tears every time.