In 2021, the Tiny Desk x globalFEST series was created to promote international music discovery. For the last three years, artists from around the globe have performed Tiny Desk (home) concerts from their respective countries, but for the first time this year, artists performed at the Tiny Desk at NPR’s headquarters.
Felix Contreras | April 5, 2024
The island of Puerto Rico has become known for various musical styles that have influenced not just Latin music, but also global musical trends. From the Afro Caribbean styles that make up the salsa boom of the 1970s, to the “BOOM-chicka-BOOM“ of the reggaeton beat that came to dominate the charts, Puerto Rican musicians innovate while never straying far from tradition.
That idea inspired percussionist Hector “Coco“ Barez to create the group El Laberinto del Coco, a genre-bending collective built around the folklore and rhythmic styles of bomba. The group’s message is clear from the opening grooves of “Se Vuelve Miel“ that Barez’s vision is to dig deep into the African roots of call-and-response with four vocalists and four horn players to remind us throughout its performance of the power of bomba to create community.
Special mention should be made of the presence of musician Jerry Medina, a musical treasure and icon from the island who has performed with the biggest names in Afro Caribbean music as a vocalist and trumpeter — in this case adding voca rumba percussion and sound effects.
SET LIST
“Se Vuelve Miel“
“El Silencio“
“Todo Va a Estar Bien“
“La Bambula“
“Canción de Repertorio“
MUSICIANS
Hector “Coco“ Barez: musical direction, tambor primo
Andrés “Kino“ Cruz: tambor buleador
Efrain Martinez: drums
Manuel “Kike“ Rodriguez: bass
Jorge Andres Ferreras Pujol “Patillazz“: electric guitar
Daniel Ramirez Amador: trumpet
Luis Francisco Colon: tenor sax
Jomar Santana: trombone
Janice Maisonet: baritone sax
Chamir Bonano: cantora
KIaní Medina: cantora
Antoinette Rodriguez: cantora
Soreimi Bezares: cantora
Jerry Medina: cantaor
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Felix Contreras
Director/Editor: Kara Frame
Audio Technical Director: Neil Tevault
Videographers: Kara Frame, Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant, Alanté Serene
Audio Engineer: Kwesi Lee
Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer
Creative Designer: Jackie Lay
Photographer: Zayrha Rodriguez
Tiny Desk Copy Editor: Hazel Cills
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
globalFEST Team: Isabel Soffer, Bill Bragin, Shanta Thake, Zion Jackson, Ian Thake
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
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