From Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, Tiny Desk is celebrating Latinx Heritage Month with an "El Tiny" takeover, featuring Jessie Reyez, Susana Baca and more musicians from all corners of Latinidad.
Vita Dadoo | September 27, 2022
With his roots in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires and arms outstretched to the rest of the world, Trueno is rewriting the playbook for Latin American hip-hop. Wearing a cap for the soccer team Boca Juniors and moving among the spaces of his childhood, the 20-year-old, premier Argentinian freestyler shows us exactly where he's from in his Tiny Desk (home) concert, an intimate performance that plays like a meditation on the music and the Argentina that has shaped him.
Trueno's almost autobiographical set begins with "DANCE CRIP," the first single from his recent album, BIEN O MAL, and an ode to The Sugarhill Gang's 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight." Trueno's affinity for old school hip-hop is something the rapper returns to throughout his set, while also invoking percussion-forward beats and tango motifs. Trueno follows up with the album's title track, before launching into an improvised freestyle. Underneath a mural that reads "La Boca resiste y propone" ("La Boca resists and proposes"), Trueno demonstrates his lyrical dexterity and emotional range, "Esto no lo puede hacer cualquiera, el vocero del ghetto conquistando la esfera," he raps, touting his neighborhood's resilience and his own.
Argentina as a place of celebration and lament is the thematic center of Trueno's performance. The show takes place at a conventillo, one of many Argentinian boarding houses and microcosms of multicultural communities. Trueno concludes his set with "TIERRA ZANTA," perhaps the most politically charged song in his album, which on record features the famous folk artist Victor Heredia. Here, Trueno calls out all the Andean nations by name, hinting at a larger global movement behind the song's boundaries.
SET LIST "DANCE CRIP" "BIEN O MAL" Freestyle "ARGENTINA" "TIERRA ZANTA"
MUSICIANS Trueno: vocals Pedro Pasquale: guitar Julian Gallo: bass Augusto Durañona: keys Nikko Taranto: drums Carlos Salas: percussion Caterina Finocchi: vocals Anabella Marin: vocals El Feli: vocals Abel Manzotti: tuba
CREDITS Executive Producers: SUR CAPITAL RECORDS (por Tierra Agencia) Executive Producers: Jota Ayerza, Emiliano Delorenzi Directors: Facu Von Coptel & El Dorado Sound Engineer: Jonathan Vainberg Mix & Master: Mariano Bilinkins Music Director & Arrangements: Pedro Pasquale, Panchito Cia, Axel Introini Sound Production Manager & Monitor Engineer: Santiago Compiano Assistant Sound Mix: Ignacio Klappenbach Line Producer: Tomás Medero Cinematographer: Enzo Codaro Location Manager: Diego Ledesma Production Design: Nicolas Tavella First AD: Lucas Galambos Recording Assistants: Luciano Di Lorenzo, Franco Olivetto Playback Engineer: Juan Ravassi RF Engineer: Pablo Andres Gejman Key PA: Nicolas Vicchio PA: Gonzalo Abajas Helper Location Manager: Pablo Chalup 2nd AD: Nicolás Dominikow Gaffer: Federico Martini Electrics: Matias Carneiro, Zequeira, Esteban Pereira Key Grip: Nicolas Petroli Grips: Hernan Terry Duro, Kike Velez, Ezequiel Mansilla Cameramen: Ismael Eduardo Guagliardi, German Guagliardi, Diego Hernan Carini, Sabena Cristian Alberto, Ricardo Daniel Guadalupe, Julia Florencia Siarri, Ignacio Acevedo DIT: German Covi Assistant DIT: Paula Montenegro Assistant Costume Designer: Yael Boltia Baltar Helper Costume Designer: Tomas Lucio Martinez Set Decorator: Milena Colombo Post Production Coordinator & Editor: Juan Raimondi Colorist: Alejandra Lescano Extras: Pedro Peligro, Guido Andrés Penayo, Cristian Derrico, Tomas Inti Kuselman, Kmi 420, López Diego Sebastian, Campos Nahuel, Mateo Teiki
TINY DESK TEAM Producer: Anamaria Sayre Video Editor: Maia Stern Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin Tiny Production Team: Bob Boilen, Bobby Carter, Kara Frame, Joshua Bryant, Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Ashley Pointer VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
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