Los Tigres del Norte: Tiny Desk Concert

As our longtime fans of Tiny Desk know, we don’t typically publish introductions for our concerts. We’ve restored the full introduction on NPR.org and here on YouTube after temporarily removing it for editorial review, acknowledging the topic shared is emotional and complex and something many listeners and newsroom staff are grappling with.

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 | October 15, 2026
There is no stage too small for Los Tigres del Norte, yet none can contain its impact. For the last 60 years, the Mexican norteño band has built a career around its communities, collecting stories from its devoted audience and spinning the struggle of Latino life into song. My dear friend and Alt.Latino co-host Felix Contreras, in a tearful introduction to this performance, sums up Los Tigres del Norte’s mission best: “For as long as I can remember, these gentlemen have been giving us back our humanity.”

At the Tiny Desk, Los Tigres del Norte opens with an immigrant anthem that clearly proclaims: “I didn’t cross the border / The border crossed me.” And in our office space, that message is hit with the same certainty as a struck guitar chord or an accordion riff. This is just one of many stories that validate the experiences of the Mexican families this band loves. But on a global scale, that role transforms: Los Tigres del Norte plays on behalf of Latin America, speaking truth to power: Somos más Americanos.

SET LIST
“Somos Más Americanos”
“Golpes en el Corazón”
“Quiero Volar Contigo”
“Ni Parientes Somos”
“La Puerta Negra”

MUSICIANS
Jorge Hernández: vocals, accordion
Hernán Hernández: vocals, bass
Eduardo Hernández: vocals, accordion, alto sax, bajo sexto
Luis Hernández: vocals, bajo sexto
Óscar Lara: drums
Giovanny Hernández: drums
Juan Salazar: percussion

TINY DESK TEAM
Producers: Anamaria Sayre, Felix Contreras
Director: Kara Frame
Audio Director/Mix: Josh Newell
Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Videographers: Kara Frame, Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant, Alanté Serene
Video Editor: Nikki Birch
Audio Engineer: Josephine Nyounai
Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer
Photographer: Vanessa Castillo
Translator: Phoebe Smolin
Series Editor: Lars Gotrich
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Executive Director: Sonali Mehta
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson, Robin Hilton

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