Shrouded in all black, flamenco garb and flanked by his very personal angelitos on the Tiny Desk, Spanish singer Omar Montes is the shining embodiment of the contrasts he always performs with.
Dancing alongside the border of custom and modernity — flamenco and hip-hop — the artist recounts his story as a child of Roma heritage rising up on the streets of Madrid, over the melodic heartbeat of clapping palms. Opening the present with “Patio de la Cárcel,” he trades artificial beats for transitive horns and lays naked his soul with vivid bars about life in his barrio. Locking in his viewers with a heart-thumping trombone line, he switches to flamenco-driven “Metió en un Lío.” Settling again into the beat of clapping palms, he and his band dance by the up-tempo “La Llama del Amor.”
Omar Montes walked into the constructing on a video name along with his grandma — probably the most necessary individuals in his life. He closes out his efficiency with “Conmigo,” infused with the form of romance you’d think about his abuela taught him. “For you I might convey down the moon,” he coos. The Spanish artist exudes custom and soul as he facilities his barrio, his individuals, his familia in his present — bringing a little bit piece of Spain to the remainder of the world.
SET LIST
- “Patio de la Cárcel”
- “Metió en un Lío”
- “La Llama del Amor”
- “Conmigo”
MUSICIANS
- Omar Montes: vocals
- Oscar Barrul: vocals, palms
- Jose del Curro: vocals, palms
- Alejandro Paez: electrical bass
- Cesar Galvez: flamenco guitar
- Eduardo Figueroa: flamenco cajon
- Marcos Ortega: trumpet
- Javier Campos: saxophone, flute
- Roberto Lorenzo: trombone
TINY DESK TEAM
- Producer: Anamaria Sayre
- Director/Editor: Kara Body
- Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
- Inventive Director: Bob Boilen
- Sequence Producer: Bobby Carter
- Videographers: Kara Body, Joshua Bryant, Maia Stern, Sofia Seidel
- Audio Assistant: Kwesi Lee
- Tiny Desk Crew: Suraya Mohamed, Ashley Pointer, Hazel Cills
- VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
- Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
