- 7 months ago
Sheila E. is a portrait of motion.
Not just the movement of her body as one of the world’s most recognized drummers, but also as a versatile musician who glides easily from genre to genre with the ease of a master. For her time behind the Desk, she assembled a team of musicians to play tracks from her first ever salsa album Bailar.
From the first notes of “Rumba Percussion Jam,” Sheila E.’s bona-fides performing true rumbera (traditional Afro-Cuban drumming and singing) are on full display with her conga chops. The entire set is a reflection of her long standing ability to meld Afro-Caribbean, jazz and funk into a danceable celebration that caps off with shots of tequila for her final track “Playa Tequila.”
Any amount of time spent with Sheila E. is a reminder that high caliber musicianship is always first and goes down easier when presented with the joyous energy of an icon.
SET LIST
“Rumba Percussion Jam”
“Mi Amor”
“The Way That You Do”
“Possibilities”
“Playa Tequila”
MUSICIANS
Sheila Escovedo: lead vocals, percussion
Raymond McKinley: bass, tour management, production management
Myke Davison: guitar
Bertron Curtis: keys
Rose Ann Dimalanta: keys
Daniel Rodriguez: drums
Fausto Cuevas: percussion
Johny Ayquipa: trumpet
Percy Recavarren: trombone
Lynn Mabry: vocals
Rebecca Jade: vocals
Debi Nova: vocals
Jean Rodriguez: vocals
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Felix Contreras
Director/Editor: Maia Stern
Audio Technical Director: Josephine Nyounai
Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Videographers: Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant, Kara Frame, Alanté Serene
Audio Engineer: Ted Mebane
Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer
Photographer: Michael Zamora
Tiny Desk Team: Hazel Cills, Josh Newell
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Not just the movement of her body as one of the world’s most recognized drummers, but also as a versatile musician who glides easily from genre to genre with the ease of a master. For her time behind the Desk, she assembled a team of musicians to play tracks from her first ever salsa album Bailar.
From the first notes of “Rumba Percussion Jam,” Sheila E.’s bona-fides performing true rumbera (traditional Afro-Cuban drumming and singing) are on full display with her conga chops. The entire set is a reflection of her long standing ability to meld Afro-Caribbean, jazz and funk into a danceable celebration that caps off with shots of tequila for her final track “Playa Tequila.”
Any amount of time spent with Sheila E. is a reminder that high caliber musicianship is always first and goes down easier when presented with the joyous energy of an icon.
SET LIST
“Rumba Percussion Jam”
“Mi Amor”
“The Way That You Do”
“Possibilities”
“Playa Tequila”
MUSICIANS
Sheila Escovedo: lead vocals, percussion
Raymond McKinley: bass, tour management, production management
Myke Davison: guitar
Bertron Curtis: keys
Rose Ann Dimalanta: keys
Daniel Rodriguez: drums
Fausto Cuevas: percussion
Johny Ayquipa: trumpet
Percy Recavarren: trombone
Lynn Mabry: vocals
Rebecca Jade: vocals
Debi Nova: vocals
Jean Rodriguez: vocals
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Felix Contreras
Director/Editor: Maia Stern
Audio Technical Director: Josephine Nyounai
Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Videographers: Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant, Kara Frame, Alanté Serene
Audio Engineer: Ted Mebane
Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer
Photographer: Michael Zamora
Tiny Desk Team: Hazel Cills, Josh Newell
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
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MusicTranscript
02:20Okay.
02:21I started on congas when I was young.
02:23Then I switched over to timbales.
02:25Then I went to drums and percussion.
02:27And I'm just grateful for my parents, my dad, the legendary Mr. Pete Escovito.
02:31Yes, he taught me everything.
02:38This is my first ever salsa record.
02:40I can't believe it.
02:41But finally, going to be 67 and I'm starting over again.
02:44So I'm loving it.
02:45I'm loving it.
02:46This first song we're going to do, my Godson and I wrote together.
02:53Mr. Michael Gabriel on guitar.
02:55All right.
02:56All right.
02:57Okay.
02:58Let's do this.
03:00Let's do a little bit.
03:01Let's do a little bit.
03:03Yeah.
03:04Yeah.
03:05All right.
03:06A quarter past of midnight
03:12I heard your voice say
03:16Can you stay up to the break of light?
03:21No one can get in our way
03:23Travel across the ocean
03:27Here to Europe just to play
03:31Mi corazón, you are my heart
03:34And I, I'm here to stay
03:36Mi amor
03:38So let's get carried away
03:40Mi amor
03:42Like a lady in the way
03:44Mi amor
03:46Like a great king
03:48Mi amor
03:49Make them jealous
03:51Do the thing, do the thing
03:54Do the thing, do the thing
03:57Do the thing, do the thing
04:01Do the thing
04:02Do the thing, do the thing
04:05Everybody loves you from London to L.A.
04:12Bienvenidos a Los Ángeles
04:13Yeah, you got me, Diego
04:16I'm in for safe
04:20Let's drive down the Marley
04:24Go see the crimson of the moon
04:28Lord, I saw no, we can stay
04:31To the flowers
04:33To the flowers
04:33To the flowers
04:34Mi amor
04:39So let's get carried away
04:41Mi amor
04:43Like a radio wave
04:45Mi amor
04:47Like a queen and a queen
04:49Mi amor
04:51Make them jealous as we do the thing
04:53Do the thing
04:54Do the thing
04:55Do the thing, do the thing
04:58Do the thing
04:59Do the thing, do the thing
05:02Do the thing
05:03Say goodbye
05:10To what is real
05:14Don't ask me why
05:18Do that thing, do the thing
05:21Do that thing, do the thing
05:23Do that thing, do the thing
05:25Do that thing, do the thing
05:27Do that thing, do the thing
05:29Do that thing, do the thing
05:30Do that thing, do the thing
05:31Do that thing, do the thing
05:33Do that thing, do the thing
05:35Do that thing, do the thing
05:37Do that thing, do the thing
05:39Do that thing, do the thing
05:41Do that thing, do the thing
05:42Do that thing, do the thing
05:43Do that thing, do that thing
05:45Do that thing, do that thing
06:17Do that thing, do that thing, do that thing, be a boy, do that thing, do that thing.
06:47Yes.
06:54So, I did this duet with the amazing Miss John Rodriguez.
07:02Hello, hello, hello.
07:04Thank you so much.
07:07We're so happy.
07:08He's on the record as well.
07:09Yeah, this is a little ballad, a little something I wrote.
07:12A little something-something.
07:13A little something-something.
07:14You know what I'm saying.
07:15Alright, here we go.
07:16Alright, here we go.
07:17The way you make me feel inside
07:33It's something I can't explain or how
07:38Get a little nervous when you're here
07:43We've got something so special here
07:49I don't wanna say goodbye
07:53Why should I?
07:56I can't let you slip through my fingers
08:01Not this time
08:03Realize
08:07There ain't no one
08:09There ain't nobody like you
08:12Get a littleced
08:14But there ain't no one
08:15Can do the things that you do
08:17There ain't no one
08:18No loved me
08:19There ain't nobody like you
08:21No one
08:22Can love me
08:23Drive me the way that you do
08:25No, no, no, no, no, no
08:32So love you
08:35Try to take away our love
08:39The way I love, but it won't go
08:41The one star in the sky can keep your heart and mind
08:45Did you know?
08:46You looked at me, and I felt winter flies within my soul
08:51No need to rush, no, maybe we can take it slow
08:56You don't have to say goodbye
09:01We'll take our time
09:04You don't wanna live my life without you
09:09But this time, I'll be alive
09:13Nobody knows the things that you do
09:23Nobody, there's nobody like you, baby
09:26No one, no, no, ain't no one
09:30There ain't nobody like you
09:32No one can love me the way, no one can love me the way
09:37There ain't nobody like you
09:49No way to rush, no, no, no, no, baby
09:53We can take it slow
09:55There ain't nobody like you
09:59Everybody like you, the way you make me feel, you love your love as well, when I do como tú.
10:17Don't move out.
10:18I don't know.
10:24No.
10:27No.
10:37No.
10:39No.
10:46End.
10:48Nobody like you
10:58The way that you are
11:04The way that you are
11:06Nobody like you
11:10Who looks like me
11:19Who looks like me
11:25Who looks like me
11:28el daré como tú
11:44John Rodriguez!
12:01Amazing.
12:02This next lady that is going to sing,
12:07it's a song we wrote together called Possibilities.
12:09Her name is Debbie Nova.
12:10Yes.
12:14It's amazing to have her with us because she's also a solo artist as well.
12:20And just so you know, this is only the second time ever we've played this music.
12:25We played it April 1st for the first time with the bigger band.
12:28This is only the second time ever playing.
12:30We rehearsed yesterday and now we're playing.
12:33And now I want to go on tour with this band.
12:36We got to go out on tour.
12:39Because this feels good.
12:40It's so good.
12:41All right, let's do this.
12:42Debbie Nova.
12:43Yes.
12:44Possibilities.
12:44Possibilities.
12:45There's possibilities.
12:46There's a lot of possibilities.
12:47A lot of possibilities.
12:54Hay mil opciones en un solo instante
12:58Que abre mil caminos por delante
13:02Cuál es el que escoges tú
13:05Tell me what you wanna do
13:07It can happen just for you
13:09Yes
13:09Eso que da fuego a tus latidos
13:13No que hace que tu andar tenga sentido
13:17Sigue el son del corazón, dale que es tu decisión
13:22Tell me what you really want
13:25Que da tan solo el primer paso
13:28A la vida abrir tus brazos
13:32Y dejar que el viento sople a tu favor
13:37What's the real things, what's the real things
13:42What you want to be, what you want to be
13:46Your negativity, negativity
13:49Fulfill your aspirations, your reservations
13:54Possibilities, possibilities
13:57All that we can be, all that we can be
14:01I believe in you, you believe in me
14:05A possibility
14:08Be, por eso que tu alma llora
14:29Dale que el momento es ahora
14:32Todo lo que quieras tú
14:35It can happen just for you
14:37Tell me what you wanna do
14:39La vida es así
14:41Son muchos no antes que llega el sí
14:44Se sube y baja pero estamos aquí
14:48Juntos que es lo que importa
14:51Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
14:55Possibilities, possibilities
14:57Possibilities
14:57Assuming what you wanna be
15:00What you wanna be
15:01Negativity
15:03Negativity
15:05Fulfill your aspirations, your reservations
15:10Possibilities, possibilities
15:12All that we can be, all that we can be
15:16I believe in you, I believe in you, you believe in me
15:20Miss Sheila
15:22No matter what they say, it's gonna be fine
15:30The longer who you are, it's gonna be alright
15:38Your life can be of inspiration
15:43Created with imagination
15:47There's a whole world waiting for you
15:53Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
16:23This last song is a song, I just did a new video out so you'll see it.
16:51Actually, you've seen it already because it's already out.
16:54However, it's something that's really important to us, tequila.
16:59So, can someone help me?
17:05Can you help me?
17:07Oh, you can be on camera, what the heck.
17:10Yeah, he does because I can't read.
17:12He in trouble now.
17:14There you go.
17:15I'm so sorry.
17:18This is real tequila, but I know.
17:23This is not prop.
17:24Oh, right here.
17:25Does everyone have?
17:27Everybody?
17:28Oh, here you go.
17:29This song is called Playa Tequila.
17:33Salute, salute, salute.
17:36Thank you for the opportunity.
17:38We appreciate it.
17:39We appreciate it.
17:40Alright.
17:41Salute.
17:42Salute.
17:43Wowie-zowie.
17:44Wait, wait, wait.
17:45Okay, hold on.
17:46I know.
17:47That's nice and warm.
17:49Okay, let's go.
17:52Maybe we should do this.
17:53No.
17:54wait wait wait okay I know that's nice and warm okay let's go maybe we should
18:05do this no all right ready yes don't think about it don't say no it doesn't matter where we go
18:28let's wake up in Rio oh I just want to be with you be with you you know
18:39I love when we're coasting let the wind blow our sail
18:47so far across the ocean as long as you're here by my side
18:58cause you live some paradise you make me feel all right
19:03you'll escape the city lights apply your tequila eyes
19:07when you hold your little light my body feels just right
19:12you'll escape the city lights apply your tequila eyes
19:17I want to live the fantasy holding you close to me
19:30no one's ever made me feel the way you do it's for real yes you do
19:41I love when we're coasting let the wind blow our sail so far across the ocean as long as you're here
20:00by my side
20:04you make me feel all right
20:06you'll escape the city lights
20:09apply your tequila eyes
20:11when you hold me close to me
20:13my body feels just right
20:16so let's get the city lights
20:18apply your tequila eyes
20:21once more
20:30bye
20:31bye
20:39bye
20:41bye
20:44bye
20:48Dame un beso, quiero, quiero deserte, toda la luna llena, sentirte así conmigo, sentir que tu piel quema, dame un beso, te enviaré la arena, toda la luna llena, I feel right tonight, la luna llena, bailar tequila.
21:07Hey, hey, hey, hey, playa tequila.
21:16Here we go, come on.
21:18Hey, hey, hey, hey, playa tequila.
21:26Let's go, let's go, vamos a borrar un beso tequila, botella, arriba, playa tequila, I feel right tonight.
21:35Let's go, let's go, vamos a borrar un beso tequila, botella, arriba, playa tequila, I feel right tonight.
21:45Let's go, let's go.
21:47Let's go, let's go
22:17Let's go, let's go, let's go
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