Etched with Argentine folklore and fueled by the rap batallas of Buenos Aires, Milo J's songs call upon the cumulative spirit of the centuries. "Sometimes words come to me that I haven't heard before," he told me afterward, as if to summon a life he's never lived.
In arenas and stadiums, the 19-year-old connects with his young peers about the passage of time with great energy and intensity. At the Tiny Desk, he takes a beat: Stripped back, yet deeply fortified, Milo J emerges with a new softness and depth.
Behind the Desk, you'll not only see the charango, tiple and woodwinds native to Argentina but also Agarrate Catalina, a murga group that's made colorful appearances during Carnival season in Uruguay for decades. In this 16-minute set, largely culled from his album La Vida Era Más Corta, everything serves as a physical and sonic representation of the generations that guide Milo J's exploratory meditations on existence.
SET LIST
- "Recordé"
- "cuestiones"
- "Solifican12"
- "Bajo de la Piel"
- "Niño"
- "Luciérnagas"
MUSICIANS
- Milo J: vocals
- Leonardo Gómez: vocals
- Carolina Gómez: vocals
- Eder Fructos: vocals
- Martín Cardozo: vocals
- Yamandú Cardozo: vocals
- Lautaro Fernandez: guitar, charango, tiple, music director
- Danel Moreno: guitar
- Santiago Alvarado: keys, melodica
- Tamara Meschller: violin, flute, vientos andinos, background vocals
- Martin Beckerman: percussion
TINY DESK TEAM
- Producer: Anamaria Sayre
- Director/Editor: Kara Frame
- Audio Director/Mix: Josh Newell
- Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter
- Videographers: Kara Frame, Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant, Zayrha Rodriguez
- Audio Engineer: Hannah Gluvna
- Production Assistants: Dhanika Pineda, Alina Edwards
- Translator: Phoebe Smolin
- Tiny Desk Team: Ashley Pointer, Felix Contreras
- Series Editor: Lars Gotrich
- Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Executive Director: Sonali Mehta
- Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson, Robin Hilton
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