NPR Music: Macario Martinez: Tiny Desk Concert

This fall, NPR Music’s “El Tiny” takeover spotlights Macario Martínez, who turned nights of street sweeping in Mexico City into soulful indie-pop songs. His TikTok breakout “Sueña Lindo, Corazón” perfectly captures that ache of wanting the unknown, and on Tiny Desk he debuts four tracks from his album Si mañana ya no estoy, blending guitar picking with Veracruz staples like jarana jarocha, tarima zapateado and steel drum.

Backing him is a crack band—multi-instrumentalist Jaxho, bassist Perick Conde, pianist Hombre Flores and more—captured by producer Anamaria Sayre and director Joshua Bryant for NPR’s Latinidad celebration. It’s an intimate, vibrant set that turns Martínez’s lifelong longing into music with a pulse as big as his homeland’s.

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