Cimafunk: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Watch Cimafunk play "Alabao", "Cocinarte" and "Me Voy" at the Tiny Desk.
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Feb. 28, 2020 | Felix Contreras -- When I presented Cimafunk at the Alt.Latino SXSW showcase last year, it was easily one of the most dynamic performances I had seen in more than ten years of attending the annual music festival. I couldn't wait to get them behind the Tiny Desk so the band could strut its intoxicating mix of Afro-Cuban dance music and 1970s funk-and-soul from the US.
From the moment Cimafunk and his band start their feathery intro to "Alabao," it's clear that something different is about to go down. Lead vocalist Cimafunk (Erik Rodríguez) has mastered the mash-up of Cuban soneos (vocal improvisations) and deep, soul-singing over music that I swear could have been played by any of the funk bands I saw back in the '70s.
With a sound that would feel right at home in either the famed Apollo Theater or the hottest dance clubs of Havana, this young Afro-Cuban and crew take it to a whole different level. For example, the very traditional guajira piano riff on "Cocinarte" transitions to a James Brown-styled funk groove so easily, it sounds like they were made from the same root. (They are, but that is another story.)
The band breaks things down into the funkiest of bolero-swing only to have it explode into another funk romp, powered by lead singer Cimafunk's reimagining of 1960s soul singer Otis Redding and Cuban icon Benny Moré.
I've seen the band in Austin, Washington, D.C. and even on their home base in Havana, Cuba and every time, their tune "Me Voy" raises the roof and wakes the dead, with a deep Afro-Cuban, funk-party groove. This time, they turned the Tiny Desk into the hippest Cuban dance spot on the East Coast.
The band is making converts every time they play for new fans and you'll see why in this video. It catches them doing what they do best: combining two propulsive dance and musical traditions into one, singular musical vision.
SET LIST
"Alabao"
"Cocinarte"
"Me Voy"
MUSICIANS
Cimafunk: vocals; Diego Barrera Hernandez " Bejuko": guitar; Miguel Piquero Villavicencio "Miguelo": vocals, percussion; Juan Marcos Rodríguez Faedo " Firulais " keys; Raul Zapata Surí "Dr. Zapa" : drums; Mario Gabriel Mesa Meriño "Machete": percussion; Ibanez Hermida Marrero "Caramelo": bass; Ilarivis Garcia Despaigne "Hilaria Cacao": vocals, trombone
CREDITS
Producers: Felix Contreras, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative director: Bob Boilen; Audio engineers: Josh Rogosin, Patrick Boyd; Editor: Melany Rochester; Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Bronson Arcuri, Kara Frame, Maia Stern; Associate Producer: Bobby Carter; Executive producer: Lauren Onkey; VP, programming: Anya Grundmann; Photo: Laura Beltran Villamizar/NPR
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2 ай бұрын
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2 ай бұрын
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Is this how beautiful Cubans are?! Love from Korea
@miriandgd
18 күн бұрын
This is how beautiful we could be!Our music is our strenght
So proud of being Cuban and when I hear you guys playing even more 🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺
If you get the chance PLEASE see these guys live, it’s an out of body experience! Time stops, all your troubles evaporate, it’s cosmic funk from another dimension!
Siendo Argentino, digo que hermoso escuchar funky con ese swing cubano. Excelente. De lo mejor de Tiny Desk
ONE OF THE BEST COACHELLA SETS hope they come Back in 25'
Cojoneeee siiiii , llevo tiempo viendo NPR Music y nunca me había topado con CimaFunk que sorpresa locoooo cojoneeeee , Que emoción !!! VIVA CUBA 🇨🇺
@carloscestrda
2 ай бұрын
❤
@laurrsinsana
28 күн бұрын
Súper contenta a ver ese loco me paso lo mismo que a 😊😊😊😊ti
PINGAAAA CIMAFUNK CON LOS YUMAS !!! ESTA GENTE SE PUSIERON PARA LA MUSICA DE VERDAD
Yeahhh no solo es rumba y guaguancó lo que sale de Cuba, este ritmo es maravilloso y puro talento cubano.( Im a Cuban girl)
@sakuban
Ай бұрын
Me encanta como pones todo el comentario en español, pero la aclaración en inglés 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Nah es bonche. (I'm a cuban boy)
I saw Cimafunk last night in Chicago. One of the top 5 bands I have ever seen and I have seen all the greats. These guys are incredible!
Qué riqueraaaa! Mi Cubaaaaa❤🌈🌻🌞
Wow!!..viva Cuba!! 🇨🇺
I have never heard an NPR audience SCREAM like that at the end of every song. This is the biggest reaction I've ever heard for a Tiny Desk Concert, and for good reason. GOOD GAWD that was funky!!
We want our Cuban brothers and sisters back NOW! Enough of keeping us apart already! How are we supposed to live our lives without this?
@cokijd5319
2 ай бұрын
Gracias asere 🙏👍
Iam Cuban and Iam so happy to see that Cuban musician having success in United State!!! He is a great value in our culture. My blessings my pinareño
I don't speak Spanish. But this was entertaining! Music has no language barrier.
why i listened to an 18 min session in a language i don't know, i don't get it!, music is truly a universal language. Love from South Africa!
@shybaby4U
4 жыл бұрын
Ikr !!! Music links us all. It's beautiful
@yarilisvega9513
3 жыл бұрын
Good music!!
Am i the only one that is obsessed with his lady backup singer?!?! Like shes amazing! Shortee has not missed a beat, she pulled the trombone out killed it! AND i need someone to pay attention to this melanin and dreads 😍. But wait AND she cuban?!?! 😮. D.O.P.E!!!!
@islandgal2583
4 жыл бұрын
Victoria Edwards I noticed 🙌🏾😉 (I find a lot of Cuban singers can play some instrument) I luv Latin music 🙌🏾
@theyJC
4 жыл бұрын
I was looking for this comment!!! She’s amazing
@Slim7031
4 жыл бұрын
Smoother than butter! Ok! Love it
@stefanahernandez357
4 жыл бұрын
Victoria Edwards In person she’s even more enchanting !!
@usergvhhyu1223
4 жыл бұрын
She is a professional musician out of Marianao CUBA. Crazy moves....
One of the best Tiny Desk ever 🔥
Cuánto talento y buen gusto! Cuban music will never stop! 🇨🇺❤️👏🏽
I'm so glad I support NPR. Stuff like this man.....
Saw this group on Austin City Limits and wanted more so I hopped over to NPR and of course they are here! You cant help but dance to their music , even if you can't dance, you will be!
Who else didn't understand one word but forgot about the Cornavirus while watching this? Music IS a language. This was ridiculously amazing!
@Kenyaprince
4 жыл бұрын
HECK YEAH!!!!
Muyyy buen ritmo, de éste Grupo, son muy buenos, talentosos como buenos Cubanos el ritmo lo traen en la sangre, Felicidades, Viva Cuba, Patria Vida y Libertad para ésa hermosa Isla Bella, desde Querétaro México ❤❤❤❤
Que buenos son! Hay que estar muy sordo para que no se te mueva el cuerpo al oírlos. Ole! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I just love how they're all looking around and smiling at each other because they know they are absolutely vibing with each other. It is such a great thing to see.
@adammtroutman
10 ай бұрын
Just saw them last night in San Jose. Best live performance I’ve ever seen. The energy, how tight everybody was playing, the style….absolutely amazing. I would pay $100 just to see them play again.
God bless the Audio Engineer
@donaldjimenez6058
3 жыл бұрын
hero without cape!!! suenan mucho mejor que en estudio!!!
@nitram1491
3 жыл бұрын
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!!!! Beautifully recorded... Nice call my friend
@saudementalestiva208
3 жыл бұрын
Josh Rogosin: the man, the legend, the ferocious engineering beast!
@ramonadouglas8875
2 жыл бұрын
YES. The Tiny Desk Concerts are almost exclusively recorded without flaw. The BEST engineers.
@wash839
Жыл бұрын
Amen!!!
Orgullosa de tener a Cimafunk poniendo la musica cubana en alto!
Despues de ver este video, me obsesione con CimaFunk y he visto sus conciertos en vivo y escuchado sus canciones de estudio y llego a la conclusión, que es de esas bandas que suena muchísimo mejor en vivo , que en estudio
@anitaaaconswing
10 ай бұрын
Si vas a un concierto de ellos vas a vivir una experiencia única créeme!!❤🎉
Saw this phenomenal band at Millenial Park summer of 2022, the sun was setting behind the Chicago buildings, and at the end of their set, they called the whole audience to come to the stage and dance with them. Until today one of my top 10 moments in life, truly a magical experience.
NPR has very slowly but surely become my 1st call source of refreshing news about undiscovered and established musicians, with such a variety that is so welcome....One is never sure what to expect. And these live recordings always have a fresh vibe on whatever the artist portrays in their recorded work. Sometimes better, sometimes worse...always fresh.... I definitely loved this one...
@nprmusic
4 жыл бұрын
thank you!
@usergvhhyu1223
4 жыл бұрын
@@nprmusic You guys need to become what MTV used to be. Maybe Netflix Seasons. Outstanding, clear w/o commercialism. Artists and music front and center. Cant stop watching. Congrats!
@leandrodutra329
4 жыл бұрын
true
@Shaaatttingmofo
4 жыл бұрын
Same! Thank you NPR!
@mellow1750
3 жыл бұрын
I totally agree💯
Dude is just effortlessly smoove...Big ups to the island of Cuba and its formidable musical legacy :D
@sergioedgardocastillorojas1201
2 жыл бұрын
Q
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 El James Brown Cubano
proud also as a Cuban to see a Cuban rhythm monster transform earthly music into galactic...🤟💯🎶☀️
@usergvhhyu1223
4 жыл бұрын
Carlos d Cuba Keep it as Cuban...
@andresrabassa5601
3 жыл бұрын
Afro-Cuban is Cuban 🇨🇺
De Cuba ha salido mucha buena música de paso en nuestro país se originaron géneros como El danzón,Son,Cha Cha Cha,Cun Cun,Rumba y muchos más,que salieron específicamente a New York donde nuestra querida Celia Cruz y otros músicos los mezclaron y sazonan y dan sabor hasta el día de hoy las pistas de bailes de todo el mundo.Muy orgullosa del talento de mi país 🇨🇺.Bravo Cimafunk!!!👏👏👏🫶🏻
En la famosisima biblioteca HASTA CIMAFUNK LOS MEJORES. GRAMMY PARA CIMAFUNK🍀🍀✌️💪💪🌎🌎🇪🇦🇦🇷🇦🇷🙏🙏🙏
If you ever see this guy performing in concert you'll know he is doing his best to contain his moves to that tiny space hahaha this band is a beast performing! Left Cuba before they got recognized but got to enjoy them live here in the US!!!
Me voyyyyyy pa mi casa, Pero si tu quieres me voy pa la tuya 😍🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺 eso es mi cuba❤️🙏
Para que vean que todo lo que sale de Cuba no es reggaeton!!!! ..... not everything that comes from Cuba is reggaeton. Me gustó mucho. Felicidades !!!!!!!
@liquidstardust3017
4 жыл бұрын
De Cuba salen maravillas para el que tiene horizontes más amplios que el reggaeton.
@gisellvm3170
4 жыл бұрын
Marcos Crego es algo muy especial de 🇨🇺🇨🇺
@alanmartinez4133
4 жыл бұрын
Pues el reggaeton es mas bien de puerto rico, pero buen intento campeón
@marcosmartinez2836
4 жыл бұрын
tampoco es que esto sea para el salon de la fama
@MegaTete123456
4 жыл бұрын
@@alanmartinez4133 Panama!!
I didn’t understand a word unfortunately but you can’t deny the great musical talent! I love finding musical gems. Thank you NPR Music!!
@nprmusic
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@ihuomatuesday1600
4 жыл бұрын
Same here. I was dancing like I understood every word
@jamiearellano8903
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks is exactly that happens to me whit the Irish accent ha ha
@markprater1
4 жыл бұрын
Music is the Universal Language; it'll make you feel good whether you understand the words or not. I'm feeling Cimafunk!
@ameliyammagottumukkala6319
4 жыл бұрын
Indeed they r muscial they r good at language called music
I love Johnny Bravo in the back!
Simply amazing. His music magically blend Afro-Cuban music with funk. Really special
I don’t know what they saying but I know I love every word! 😍😍
@cjiswho
4 жыл бұрын
It’s Cuban music, when he started off he was singing “blame it on me”, the first song he was singing a song about cooking a woman food, second song he was singing about finding something beautiful in life and over coming all the negative that one may be dealing with, and the last song he was singing about leaving to go to his home, finding nothing interesting outside, and also adds in that if a woman asked him over he’d go over to their house too if allowed or something. That’s pretty much the only things I could come up with from what he sang/said.
@MsAKALady
4 жыл бұрын
C J I knew I liked it
@edscottable
4 жыл бұрын
Hey mama
@user1066k
4 жыл бұрын
in the chorus of the last song he was singing "Me vooooyyyyy pa' mi casa, igual si tu quieres me voy pa' la tuya" which means "I'm going home, but if you want I can go to yours"
@elvisdunbar8636
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I myself don't know what they are saying but they are good.
love NPR love Cimafunk from france
Glad to see more Cuban artists represented in Tiny Desk, Cimafunk and Pedrito Martinez concerts are amazing
@davew5161
4 жыл бұрын
My wife is from Miami and this set lit her up!!!!!!!!!!!
@chelswels1570
4 жыл бұрын
I was wondering which country they were representing. Thank you! This is dope!
@AlbertoLopez-to9hj
4 жыл бұрын
Also check out Alfredo Rodriguez tiny desk concert
@leandrodortaduque7059
4 жыл бұрын
Also Dayme Arocena
@gabrielargiles7608
4 жыл бұрын
they also have the lopez nussa brothers and alfredito rodriguez which are also cuban gems
Brutal!!!! Lo q más me impresiona es q todos los músicos son parte del show!! No es solo el vocal!! Orgullo cubano!!!
I was already in, but when the vocalist pulled out the trombone though!!! 💙💃🏽
@chumps7974
4 жыл бұрын
That 🤯 for me too
@jorge7gallardo
4 жыл бұрын
Word
¡Qué descarga más bárbara! Los brillantes cubiches de Cimafunk demuestran que el buen sincretismo musical sigue vivo y sano. Un millón de gracias. Thank you, NPR. Mucho Aché y Shalom.
Proud 2 be Cuban!!
ESTO ES GRAMMY DICHAVAOOOO!
Orgullo de Cuba 🎉🔥👌
Incredible all around. My man on the keys is next level.
I didn't understand the words but the music was saying something serious to my soul. Have to look them up. Absolutely beautiful music and the vocals are like butter on hot toast beautiful beautiful
@rv-pk5lk
Жыл бұрын
Chorus says 'am going home'.. we use that expression in Cuba.. when we hang out in the night as 'single' and we're looking forward to 'some company'.. 😜.. catch it? greetings from Cuba
My favorite tiny desks are the ones where there’s so many musicians that folks can barely move 😊
*_0:00_**_ - Alabao_* (4:05) *_4:30_**_ - Cocinarte_* (11:01) *_11:31_**_ - Me Voy_* (16:44 / _17:11_ - there's more)
@CasimirLeYeti
4 жыл бұрын
Gracias, Tio
So happy to see a Cuban group in Tiny Desk. Happy to see the many comments “i dont get a word they are saying, but I LOVE IT” My girlfriend introduced me to this group. Wow they are amazing. COVID-19 was gone for a while.
Oscar award as a supporting actor who plays the güiro!!! El que toca el güiro se merece un Oscar como actor secundario, sublime flow! :D
@olx1966
2 жыл бұрын
y que me dices de Ilaria la trompetista???
What a nice discovery, instant happiness :)
Am I the only one that keeps on coming back to this?
Qué es esta bellezaaa y por qué hasta ahora los descubro? Mucho amor desde Colombia!
This is one of the best presentations from NPR
So proud to be Cuban!.
I was in at 0.01 seconds when he says Whoo, the music already had my head bobbing. No clue what they're singing but FEELING EVERY BIT OF THE FUNK😎 YAAASSSSSSSS!
@Railzilla
4 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@nitram1491
3 жыл бұрын
ME TOO!!!! I'm dancing in my bed listening to this funky, soulful latin groove, I'm A FAN FOR LIFE!!! THANK YOU Tiny Desk!!! Peace
Easily the most underrated performance on Tiny Desk.
The backup singers are enjoying this soooo much
Calientaaaaaa Eri!!!!!! 🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺 Niceeee presentation at Tiny Desk 😎
Yo los vi en concierto hoy en Vancouver Canadá y me encantó! Aquí me tienen ahora!
Orgullo de un musico cubano
Cubanooooooo 🇨🇺 GRACIAS TINY DESK thanks thanks thanks Cimafunk 🔥🔥🔥🇨🇺
This is why I LOVE Tiny Desk!
First of all I don’t understand what they sayin. Second I don’t care🔥🔥🔥! I got UP AND DANCED SO MUCH MY THIGHS HURT! 🤣🤣🤣
@willtrader3692
4 жыл бұрын
vem para brasil
@am3dina2
4 жыл бұрын
Make sure u go to Havana. You want stop if this is ur groove
@Kenyaprince
4 жыл бұрын
But isn't that what good music is supposed to do??? It is the universal language aside from math...but don't take my word, watch a bunch of 4 and 5 year old kids from any culture...and see what they do...they dance!
@anelysgomez5558
3 жыл бұрын
Yasss girl you shake it to the Cuban sounds!
@jargonspit1
3 жыл бұрын
Quick update... I now know all the words to all the songs. Still have no Idea what it means!
Funk and soul is a universal language!! 😄😄
This is the greatest set I have watched in the past decade! So much swing, so much funk, so much sason! 🔥 the vibe with this bad is lit!
Saw them 2 years ago in Cuba; their song Me Voy was played everywhere. They have grown so much, touring and all. Buen talento cubano 🎶
Firulais en el piano 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@blkmonkpeace5860
3 жыл бұрын
Markito asere
@indisan1
3 жыл бұрын
😂 🤣
I couldn't stop smiling and watching them! Awesome entertainment.
Seeing these guys live last weekend blew me away. Hands down one of the best live gigs I've seen. Absolute ensemble performance, tight, impassioned, bursting with talent and compelling life force energy that took me. Can't wait to see you guys again! Thank you!
Cubans up!!! I loved it!!! I'm so proud of my cubans musician😍, I wish you all the succes guys... Cimafunk arribaaaa
Dopeness factor 1000% on this Tiny Desk set. Don't even know what else to say...
@darlinggonzalezobrein3789
4 жыл бұрын
Daryl Harvey daammmm yessss!!!
Me quito la tristeza, que me produce la cuarentena. Gracias Cuba!❤️
Saludos de Southampton en Inglaterra donde un otro día ha empezado con un cielo gris y de nuevo está lloviendo...tu música ha puesto una sonrisa a mi cara y me hace querer bailar...Lo siento por mi mal español pero gracias de nuevo por la buena música que cimafunk ha traído entre mi vida esta mañana y claro por el excelente Tiny Desk...es uno de mis sitos favoritos porque toda la música nueva que me he descubierto aquí.Gracias de nuevo...Yo Yo Ma, Max Richter, Tower of Power, Tedeschi Trucks band...so much great music..Keep up the fantastic work...
@alejandrohazencalada7999
3 жыл бұрын
Saludos desde Ecuador hasta Southampton, tu español es bueno. :)
I think the last two thousand visits are mine...
I love that tiny desk exposes me to music I never thought I needed in my life! Even my almost 80 year old mom was jamming to it!!
A reminder music is fun
Cuba la hermosa dándole talento al mundo!!!!! Felicidades Eriko por tanto éxito!!!
Went to their show in Chicago with some of my best friends and we’re impatiently awaiting the day they come back. The best show we’ve ever been to, the best energy, and we were brought on stage at the end. Absolutely amazing and unforgettable
I saw them live in Rhode Island... absolutely phenomenal and sooo much energy live. They were putting their hearts into it and had space to move and dance - lets just say this vid is a very “contained” version of them - nonetheless love the energy and hope to see them again soon 🧡
I hope to hear a feature with Anderson Paak! Amazing rhythm, very clear vocals and nice flow. Hats off!
Saw Cimafunk at a street festival in downtown LA last year - the crowd was blown away! So happy to see them on Tiny Desk.
@malkintnt
3 жыл бұрын
I have the best video from that show. It was amazing!
Música cubana evolucionada...wow!!!! Bravo!!!
We love Tiny Desk Concerts and makes us very happy to see our talented Cinemafunk there , promoting our Cuban music !thanks
El sabor de mi Cuba 🇨🇺 ❤🙌🏻
Arriba mi Cuba 🇨🇺 🇨🇺 🇨🇺 🇨🇺 🇨🇺 🇨🇺
Simply amazing. Mi humilde criterio como músico y audio-escucha, es excepcional y me encanta su onda. Todos están plagados de talento y profesionalismo. mezcla de forma COHERENTE el funk, rock, reggae, etc, y no puede faltar en la buena SALSA, NUESTRA MUSICA CUBANA. Realmente es fusión de primerísimo nivel. felicidades y largos años de EXITOS.
Representando a los mios de Cuba. Nice to see Cimafunk making it big!
The universe translated into musical vibration. WONDERFUL!
If you not feeling that break at 16:00 you not hearing it right. No clue what's being sung but I loved all of it and the lady on trombone has my heart
@usergvhhyu1223
4 жыл бұрын
Start of a Conga Cubana!
I was not expecting this!!! Awesome music!!! I knew it was gonna be a party as soon as I saw the thumbnail. And the male backup singer looks like D.L. Hughley.
Por mi madre que sois los mejores. Olé, olé y olé.
Que orgullo. Viva Cuba 😍🇨🇺