In 2021, the Tiny Desk x globalFEST collection was created to advertise worldwide music discovery. For the fifth version, we current artists from Cabo Verde, France and Colombia.
From the very first music, there is no such thing as a query that we’re immersed within the wealthy and vibrant sound of Colombia’s Caribbean coast. Led by co-founders and lead vocalists Johanna Castañeda and Ronald Polo, the members of REBOLU dig deep into their roots to captivate audiences in every single place they play, together with the Tiny Desk.
Grounded within the musical traditions of the African diaspora, REBOLU’s efficiency displays each the uptempo and the gradual grooves which have developed in Colombia — what makes their music, and this Tiny Desk, stand out is how they incorporate modern rhythms like reggae and funk into their sound. You might not have recognized them earlier than, however when you do, REBOLU can have you coming again for extra.
SET LIST
- “Eso No”
- “Para Ser Feliz”
- “Lo Vivido Fue Importante”
- “Sufre el corazón”
- “Empezando”
MUSICIANS
- Johanna Castañeda: vocals
- Ronald Polo: vocals, maracas, gaita
- Moris Cañate: Tambor Alegre
- Scotty Otten: trumpet
- Ramiro Marziani: guitar
- Diego Alzate: bass
- M. Alex Ramirez: saxophone, guacharaca, background vocals
- Erica “Kika” Parra: drums
TINY DESK TEAM
- Producer: Felix Contreras
- Director/Editor: Kara Body
- Audio Technical Director: Josh Newell
- Host/Collection Producer: Bobby Carter
- Video Editor: Joshua Bryant
- Videographers: Kara Body, Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant, Grace Raver
- Audio Engineer/Combine: Josephine Nyounai
- Manufacturing Assistant: Dora Levite
- Photographer: Zayrha Rodriguez
- Artistic Designer: Jackie Lay
- Tiny Desk Workforce: Lars Gotrich, Ashley Pointer
- globalFEST Workforce: Isabel Soffer, Invoice Bragin, Shanta Thake, Priscila Santana, Ian Thake
- Government Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Collection Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
- VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
