Silvana Estrada: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

From Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, Tiny Desk is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with an “El Tiny“ takeover of the (home) concert series, featuring J Balvin, Camila Cabello and several more musicians from all corners of Latinidad. Anamaria Sayre | September 27, 2021 Silvana Estrada’s angelic first note strikes, and for a moment her family’s instrument workshop in Veracruz, Mexico, feels like a window to the heavens themselves. Adorned in a white dress and a radiant smile, the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist invites us to participate in a rich and varied expression of familial love and musical brilliance. She wastes no time entrancing her audience, using a stripped-down performance of “Un Día Cualquiera“ — accompanied by nothing but soft claps and subtle harmonies — to showcase her impeccable vocal precision and range. After a sweet “Bienvenidos,“ Estrada picks up the Venezuelan cuatro — her most beloved magic-making tool — and jumps