Rubio: Tiny Desk Concert

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

Anamaria Sayre | October 2, 2025
Rubio's electronic-pop music is full of ambient sound, but at the Tiny Desk, her flow is reborn. Enchanting strings and piano bring darker tones, evoking the mountains of Chile. In these sweeping arrangements, she casts a new spell.

As punk as she is rock as she is classic in her approach, her biting lyrics and deeply varied musical sensibilities on songs like "Lo Que No Hablas" and "Seres Invisibles" are as effective as they are gripping. From shrillness to quiet, it's in the spaces of discomfort that her star emerges — she was made to shine brightest in a space like the Tiny Desk.

SET LIST
"Hacia el Fondo"
"Seres Invisibles"
"Lo Que No Hablas"
"Voy Creciendo"

MUSICIANS
Rubio: vocals
Rafael Durand: piano, guitar, string and vocal arrangements
Pablo Stipicic: guitar
Mike Hernandez: bass
Nicolás "Lego Mustache" Arancibia: drums
Daniela Arias Gallego: violin
Carolina Pedroza: violin
Sarah Kheel: viola
Natalia Vilchis: cello
Valentina Maria: background vocals
Melinda Rose Rodriguez: background vocals
Matheus Fonseca: background vocals

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Anamaria Sayre
Director/Editor: Maia Stern
Audio Technical Director: Josephine Nyounai
Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Videographers: Maia Stern, Kara Frame, Sofia Seidel
Audio Engineer: Josh Newell
Production Assistant: Dhanika Pineda
Photographer: Zayrha Rodriguez
Series Editor: Lars Gotrich
Tiny Desk Team: Joshua Bryant, Ashley Pointer
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson, Robin Hilton

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