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Currently Playing: Mon Laferte: Tiny Desk Concert

From jazz and Tejano to norteño and ska, ‘El Tiny’ returns with a takeover from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 for Latin Music Month. Anamaria Sayre | September 15, 2026 Mon Laferte makes art in confrontation. In every new project, the Chilean-Mexican artist aims to contradict, expose or challenge norms; she takes the assignment of performing in an office space as no exception. “For Your Consideration” opens Laferte’s Tiny Desk with a cutting jazz number. Laced with critiques of the capitalist grind, her flank of corporate-outfitted musicians numbly nod along beside her. Song after song, she performs strength and insecurity — a theme she explores in both volumes of Femme Fatale — a contrast that only her shattering voice could convert to feminine power. During “No Le Regales Tu Corazón,” a song of pain and adoration written for her husband, Laferte makes no attempt to hide her emotions — tears stream down her cheeks and into her mouth. It’s a powerful moment, a stunningly vulnerable representation of the artist within. And against the backdrop of our office shelves, that complexity and femininity feels altogether more divine. SET LIST “For Your Consideration” “Femme Fatale” “Hello Monserrat” “No Le Regales Tu Corazón” “Vida Normal” MUSICIANS Mon Laferte: vocals, Omnichord Naomi Nakanishi: piano Sebastián Aracena: guitar Aarón Cruz: bass Reona Sugimoto: drums Alejandro Guardiola: trumpet Leonardo Díaz: trombone María Kim Grand: tenor sax Giovanni Cigui: alto sax Special thanks to: Manú Jalil TINY DESK TEAM Producer: Producer: Anamaria Sayre Director/Editor: Maia Stern Audio Engineer/Mix: Josephine Nyounai Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter Videographers: Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant, Kara Frame, Alanté Serene Audio Engineer: Tiffany Vera Castro Photographer: Zayrha Rodriguez Translator: Phoebe Smolin Tiny Desk Team: Ashley Pointer, Josh Newell Series Editor: Lars Gotrich Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed Executive Director: Sonali Mehta Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson, Robin Hilton #tinydesk #eltiny #monlaferte