Tiny Desk Meets AFROPUNK: Calma Carmona

Tiny Desk Meets AFROPUNK was the opening event of AFROPUNK s Black Spring festival. The virtual celebration, hosted by Jorge Gitoo Wright, highlighted outstanding talent in AfroLatin and AfroCaribbean music across the globe. Our showcase featured four artists who honored their homes and celebrated the art their heritage has inspired. LaTesha Harris, May 3, 2021 From her hometown of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Calma Carmona delivers a bewitching Tiny Desk performance. Her voice rarely rises above a whisper as she sings over impassioned Afrobeats during her threesong set but when it does, it s a gritty, intimidating growl. Carmona got her start in 2013 when the Latin soul singersongwriter released her first EP and opened for Beyoncé s The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in Puerto Rico. SET LIST When I Was Your Girl Ella Se Mueve Vibra MUSICIANS Calma Carmona: vocals Pedro PJ González: guitar Adrián AJ Rodríguez: bass J. Rochet: keys Gabriel Oliver: drums, barril Andres Kino Cruz: barril José