Overview

• Published on September 23, the in-studio Tiny Desk marks Vives’s formal debut following a prior Tiny Desk (At Home) appearance.
• The concise set featured seven songs delivered with a 12-piece ensemble across just under half an hour.
• The performance spotlighted the 30th anniversary of his 1995 album La Tierra del Olvido, which was reissued earlier this year.
• The set opened with “La Cachucha Bacana,” moved through “Diosa Coronada,” “Ella,” “Agua,” the title track, and “Pa’ Mayte,” and concluded with “Fruta Fresca.”
• The concert ran as part of NPR Music’s El Tiny celebration for Hispanic Heritage Month and follows recent catalog projects and his 2024 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year recognition.