Rodrigo Amarante: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Rodrigo Amarante has made the year’s tenderest record. Cavalo is sonically rich and spare at the same time: Every instrument breathes and every sound blends, yet every moment is distinct. At Cavalo’s core are heartfelt songs and Amarante’s sweet, smoky voice. Amarante is from Rio de Janeiro, and these days lives in Los Angeles. You may know him from a few other projects: Rio’s Los Hermanos, as well as Little Joy, which included Binki Shapiro and Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti. For his Tiny Desk Concert,