Fito Páez: Tiny Desk Concert

This Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, NPR Music celebrates artists from all corners of Latinidad with an 'El Tiny' takeover.

Felix Contreras | September 15, 2025
What an honor to host Fito Páez, one of the pioneers of Argentine rock, at the Tiny Desk for the start of Latin Music Month. In 1984, Páez released his debut solo album one year after a brutal dictatorship, joining the swell of Spanish language rock and roll that was growing in Argentina. His lyrical insight was poignant then and resonates now.

In this set, his beloved storytelling is on full display as well as his connection to the audience. Páez reaches back to early '90s classics, including "A Rodar Mi Vida" and "Mariposa Tecknicolor," but also features the retrospective new song "Sale el Sol." The closing feels like a homecoming with a rendition of "Circo Beat" that wildly transitions into the reference-heavy "Tercer Mundo," which gets a few lyrical updates for 2025.

SET LIST
"A Rodar Mi Vida"
"Mariposa Tecknicolor"
"Sale el Sol"
"Circo Beat"
"Tercer Mundo"

MUSICIANS
Fito Páez: vocals, keys
Juani Agüero: guitar, background vocals
Vandera: guitar, background vocals
Diego Olivero: bass, background vocals
Juan Absatz: keys, background vocals
Emme: background vocals
Gastón Baremberg: drums
Alejo von der Pahlen: tenor saxophone
Ervin Stutz: trumpet
Santiago Benítez: trombone


TINY DESK TEAM
Producers: Anamaria Sayre, Felix Contreras
Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
Audio Technical Director: Josh Newell
Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Kara Frame, Maia Stern, Sofia Seidel
Audio Engineer: Neil Tevault
Production Assistants: Ashley Pointer, Dora Levite
Photographer: Zayhra Rodriguez
Series Editor: Lars Gotrich
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson, Robin Hilton

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