Alex Ferreira: Tiny Desk Concert

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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 24, 2026
Alex Ferreira's lyrics are a tide swishing with his own musical moon. Lapping and twisting and flowing in tandem with a steady guitar and tropical-leaning percussion, there's an alignment with the natural world of his island origins.

A poet in his own right, the Dominican singer has spent years quietly establishing himself as a true master of the songwriting craft. At the Tiny Desk, his mastery is on candid display. Some artists shrink under tungsten office lights, unable to hold up to the rawness of a stripped down set. Ferreira's brilliance shines in the simple — guitar, bass, drums, and piano — just enough sound to illuminate an unbreakable melody.

He sings of love mostly, heartbreak sometimes, but the day to day-ness of the comings and goings of life is always present. He raises the everyday to a level of artistic beauty, yet manages to make life feel breathable. In Ferreira's musical landscape, hardship washes in and out with the shifts of an ocean breeze and we're all made to flow in a sweetest dance celebrating honest life.

SET LIST
"Ven Que Te Quiero Ver"
"Monte Adentro"
"Un Cariñito"
"Me Pierdo Contigo (feat. Silvana Estrada)"

MUSICIANS
Alex Ferreira: vocals, guitar
Silvana Estrada: vocals
Luisber del Rio: guitar, sax
David Lizmi: bass
Jos Parker: piano
Jose Andres Marquez: drums

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Anamaria Sayre
Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
Audio Director/Mix: Josh Newell
Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Alanté Serene, Zayrha Rodriguez
Audio Engineer: Tiffany Vera Castro
Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer
Photographer: Vanessa Castillo
Translator: Nuria Net
Tiny Desk Team: Maia Stern, Kara Frame
Series Editor: Lars Gotrich
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Executive Director: Sonali Mehta
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson, Robin Hilton

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