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Saturday, June 27, 2026

Jenny and The Mexicats (revisited) ‘Frenetico Ritmo’ live at NPR Tiny Desk concerts

again another pop up from my Facebook memories and this is really worth a re-visit if it helps you cool down  . . . . or maybe not!?



Jenny said at the time:
Tiny desk is done at the NPR offices in Washington D.C., they are exclusive to their youtube channel and it has gone viral in the last 2 years but it has been done for 10 years and it has grown in a very organic way.
They invite an artist to play behind a desk and there is an invited audience but who doesn't know who is going to play until the band comes on stage. They record it in a very acoustic way with 2 microphones for all musicians and without monitoring, the artists have to be very creative in order to engage with the audience while sounding good for the youtube video.
We played in 2015 at SXSW and after our show we were invited by Felix Contreras to play on tiny desk.
It was until 2018 that we managed to do it and the appointment was at 11 am an unfriendly hour to give your best show but we knew how important it was to do it well, so we were prepared.
To choose the 3 songs was difficult but we decided to make one in English, one in Spanish and one in Spanglish, which is the language we speak between us since Jenny is from England, David from Spain and Pantera and Icho from Mexico.
We were very nervous and it was a complicated soundcheck since it was very difficult to play quietly but at the end we manage do it.
This is Frenetico Ritmo a song from our second album.
Hope you enjoy it.


We did Jenny we did! 

Sunday, June 27, 2021

Jenny and The Mexicats - NPR Tiny Desk Concert+

 My facebook page threw up this posting from my past and once again it had me dancing around the room! How can you not!?


March 26, 2018 | Felix Contreras -- Jenny and the Mexicats is a discovery from South by Southwest a few years ago that I haven't been able to get out of my mind, and with good reason: The band's high energy shows are unforgettable, as is its sound
So we'll have a little mini-concert!


MY SOUND FOR THE DAY!                                              HAPPY SUNDAY FOLKS!

Saturday, June 27, 2020

and the again there's this . . . . . . . . . . . . it is SATURDAY after all!

JENNY & THE MEXICATS

Get out your armchair and gotta show some love for a gal not afraid to blow her own trumpet . . . . .( we do LOVE a trumpet) from NPR Tiny Desk Concerts comes Jenny and The Mexicats!



Jenny and the Mexicats is a discovery from South by Southwest a few years ago that I haven't been able to get out of my mind, and with good reason: The band's high energy shows are unforgettable, as is its sound. Mixing flamenco, originally from southern Spain, with Jenny Ball's jazz trumpet background and a little bit of cumbia has created their one-of-a-kind musical identity.
The grooves these musicians create can be frenetic (as in the first performance here, "Frenético Ritmo") or slow and luxurious ("The Song for the UV Mouse House"). In both cases, the group presents the perfect cushion for Ball's impassioned singing and engaging stage presence. There are no weak points in the instrumentation, and with Ball out front, the songs come to life as the short stories they are — like that of the young lady who appreciates a beer before taking on life's challenges in "Verde Más Allá."
Watching this performance, it's easy to see why Jenny and the Mexicats is picking up new fans as the group travels the world spreading its good cheer. The musicians bring their festival circuit-level performance down to almost a whisper here, but the intensity of their playing remains. After watching, perhaps you'll end up like me, with their names permanently entered in your mental Rolodex.
Set List
  • "Frenético Ritmo"
  • "The Song for the UV House Mouse"
  • "Verde Más Allá"

CREDITS

Producers: Felix Contreras, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Maia Stern, Beck Harlan, Dani Lyman; Production Assistants: Joshua Bote, Molly Stofko; Photo: Jenna Sterner/NPR.