(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)
ANAMARIA SAYRE: So, Felix...
FELIX CONTRERAS, HOST:
Dime (ph).
SAYRE: I had my birthday party this weekend.
CONTRERAS: I heard. Thank you for inviting me.
SAYRE: Everyone's been talking about it. You were invited...
CONTRERAS: I was.
SAYRE: ...You decided not to show up.
CONTRERAS: (Laughter) Yeah.
SAYRE: You went to the spa instead. I'm not offended. It's fine - priorities. And this is, like, the first big party I feel like we've thrown at my house, but across the street - I don't know what's going on, but they're always having quinces. I don't know if they have, like, a bunch of kids. I don't know. And so me and my roommate, we like to sit there and kind of, like, judge all the kids as they come up the stairs, like...
CONTRERAS: (Laughter).
SAYRE: ...We'll, like, sit there at our window. We're like, checking out their outfits. And it's always, like, the girls show up really early, and they look really nice. And the boys show up, like, last minute, and they look, like, terrible. Anyways, I felt some pressure with my birthday playlist to kind of compete. They really play some bangers at these quinces every week. And I just felt like, still, I wasn't able to rise to compete with these 15-year-olds. And so I thought to myself, you know what they can't do? They can't bring original Tiny Desk Contest music. So I figured, what a great day...
CONTRERAS: What a great idea to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Tiny Desk Contest.
SAYRE: We can call this the episode where we pick all the best Tiny Desk Contest entries for Ana to make a playlist to compete with her 15-year-old neighbors.
CONTRERAS: If that will fit in the headline on the website, yeah.
SAYRE: I think that'll work.
CONTRERAS: Yeah. This is our annual peek at some of the artists who sent in videos for the Tiny Desk Contest. Again, this is the 10th annual. So there have been thousands, thousands, thousands, thousands of people over the years that have sent in videos. Some of them are a repeat. But the idea is for us to pull some out, look at the Latin music contestants and play some of the things that stand out.
SAYRE: Unfortunately, we don't take submissions outside of the U.S. and Puerto Rico. However, what's cool about the Latin music selection that we get is it's all people in this country doing, like, a very versatile spread of Latin music. So I thought that was, like, a really interesting way to represent that.
CONTRERAS: Lots of cool stuff. Let's get right into it. You get the first two choices.
SAYRE: Oh, two? Oh, my God.
CONTRERAS: Yes. Go ahead. Go ahead.
SAYRE: It's my lucky day. So my first pick - really lovely artist. I - my first two - beautiful vocalists. This artist is Cáthia, and she's playing a track called "Taza De Café."
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
CÁTHIA: Hi, everyone. My name is Cáthia. This is ADRIAN, and this is "Taza De Café" for Tiny Desk.
(Vocalizing, singing) Como taza de café, me levantas el ánimo... Y por ti mi corazón palpita rápido... Le hace tun-tun, me acelera uh, uh... Y no puedo dejar de beber... De esa taza de café, que nos pone tan dinámico... A tu lado siempre estamos flow romántico... Le hace tun-tun, me acelera uh, uh... 'Toy adicta a tu efecto... Déjame te soy sincera, yo no soy así con cualquiera... Pero la forma que te mueves, me enseña que me quieres... Me provoca, sé que lo notas... Así que acercarte un poquito más a mi boca... No soy celosa, solo picosa... Me gusta el chismecito porque soy curiosa... Ey… Eres la azúcar de mis mañanas... No necesitamos noches caras... Pero dame un poquito de tu piel y la pasamos bien... Porque... Como taza de café, me levantas el ánimo... Y por ti mi corazón palpita rápido... Le hace tun-tun, me acelera uh, uh... Y no puedo dejar de beber... De esa taza de café, que nos pone tan dinámico... A tu lado siempre estamos flow romántico... Le hace tun-tun, me acelera uh, uh... 'Toy adicta a tu efecto... ¡Ey! Me tiene enviciado, pásame otro round... Dame, dame, dame más bebida... Me tiene enviciado, pásame otro round... Quiero, quiero, quiero más bebida… Me tiene enviciado, pásame otro round... Dame, dame, dame más bebida... Me tiene enviciado, pásame otro round... Quiero, quiero, quiero más bebida... Como taza de café, me levantas el ánimo... Y por ti mi corazón palpita rápido... Le hace tun-tun, me acelera uh, uh... Y no puedo dejar de beber... De esa taza de café, que nos pone tan dinámico... A tu lado siempre estamos flow romántico... Le hace tun-tun, me acelera uh, uh... 'Toy adicta a tu efecto, mmm…
SAYRE: So this one was really impressive to me for a few reasons. I mean, one, that voice is, like, so gorgeous and just nice on the ears, right? Like, and she didn't need anything besides that guitar, and, like, that was enough to hold, I think, anyone's attention. And it was so cute. She's Salvadorian. She did it in Miami out of a really nice bodega, so the setup was great. And it's just, like, a sweet, fun, love song to listen to. I mean, I was really impressed by this one, Felix.
CONTRERAS: I really like this one. In addition to the music, the other fun part of this every year is to look at how people present themselves. And this one - I really enjoyed that, where they put the camera and set up in that bodega thing - lots of fun.
SAYRE: Disclaimer - for all of these, we would recommend you go to npr.org/altlatino to check out the page where all of these videos are going to be. They're really nice to look at and hear for yourself many times, on repeat.
CONTRERAS: OK. So pull up the website, and let's go to your second song.
SAYRE: OK. Oh, I really like this one. So this artist - her name is Manu Manzo. She has a track here called "Celos."
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
MANU MANZO: Yeah. (Vocalizing, singing) Borro las palabras, guardo mi silencio... Los mensajes que nunca voy a mandar... Y aunque me hace daño, esto no es extraño... Respiro profundo, me trato de centrar... 'Tas pagando el precio, yo te lo advertí... No fue mala mía, eso ya lo comprendí... Todos esos versos que yo te escribí, ahora son pa' otro ya no son pa' ti... Tus malditos celos, celos, celos... Llenaron de nubes mi mente y mi cuerpo... No asumo la culpa, es tuyo el delito... Qué bien la cagaste, yo te felicito... Fueron esos celos, celos, celos... Convirtieron en infierno tu cielo... Y ahora que estoy lejos, canto más bonito... Y si no escuchaste bien, te lo repito... Mmm… ¿Cómo dice?... Quemándote de celos a fuego lento... Ahógate en el río de tus lamentos... Estoy puesta pa' mi y no como cuentos... Tengo el camino libre, sin tanto tormento... Le puse jaque mate a to's tus intentos... Ya nadie me controla más mis movimientos... Todos los comienzos llegan a su fin... La vida me sonríe porque estoy fluyendo... Y ahora lo veo todo de otra manera... Fiesta toa' la noche, más cerveza en la nevera... Tus malditos celos, celos, celos... Llenaron de nubes mi mente y mi cuerpo... No asumo la culpa, es tuyo el delito... Qué bien la cagaste, yo te felicito... Y convirtieron en infierno tu cielo... Y ahora que estoy lejos, canto más bonito... Si no escuchaste ven, te lo repito... Celos, celos, celos... Celos, celos, celos... Celos, celos, celos... Celos, celos, celos, celos...
SAYRE: So that was "Celos," which means jealousy, by the artist Manu Manzo. Now, Felix, I spent a lot of time with a lot of these videos. I did some first round judging. And when I came across this video, I, like, jumped out of my seat. I was like, oh, this is it. I mean, that voice, it has, like, a really nice - almost R&B quality to it.
CONTRERAS: Oh, yeah.
SAYRE: But it does have that lovely, like, Latin pop, like, what's really, like, big in the space right now in terms of just the texture, the quality. It's unique. Again, just a beautiful voice with a guitar, and it works so well. I mean, if you watch the video, she's just sitting there. It's a very simple presentation. It's nothing that's going to drag you in visually, but it's just that voice that captures your attention.
She's also filming out of Miami but Venezuelan American, and - wow. I think we're going to see her in a lot of places, honestly. She spent some time away from Miami at Berklee School of Music in Boston, and she has the control of someone who sees her voice like an instrument.
CONTRERAS: I got to say, so many musicians come through on the Tiny Desk that are Berklee graduates. Every year during the Latin Grammys, you could do a special set aside for Berklee musicians or producers and vocalists, etc. This school is bringing in people from all over Latin America and then turning stuff out, and they're making their mark everywhere. It's really amazing.
SAYRE: True. I feel like that's a really important note about that - is, like, I know so many people who I've met in other parts of Latin America who did their stint in Boston, went back to their home country and are now making music, training musicians, etc. So that's a really cool piece of it is I think it just keeps multiplying on itself, that training.
CONTRERAS: That was a great voice, and now I have another great voice for you.
SAYRE: (Singing) OK.
CONTRERAS: This is Mireya Ramos, and...
SAYRE: Oh.
CONTRERAS: ...We have - yeah. Right?
SAYRE: Yeah.
CONTRERAS: Mireya Ramos is one of the founding members of the mariachi, Flor de Toloache. She's done some recording on her own in a variety of styles. Her voice is so versatile. She can sing mariachi. She can sing R&B. And on this one, she's doing country, OK? This - Latinas who sing country is having a moment right now, right? We've been...
SAYRE: Oh, believe me...
CONTRERAS: ...Talking about that.
SAYRE: ...We've been talking about it, but true. I mean, there's something about that synergy of the voices. It makes a lot of sense.
CONTRERAS: So this is a track called "Quiero Volver." This is Mireya Ramos, and I love the band. This is Mireya Ramos and the Poor Choices.
SAYRE: Oh.
CONTRERAS: (Laughter).
SAYRE: I want to be in that band.
CONTRERAS: (Laughter) Yeah. Right.
SAYRE: (Laughter) I'd be the lead...
CONTRERAS: Check it out.
SAYRE: ...Of that band (laughter).
CONTRERAS: Check this one out.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
MIREYA RAMOS: Hello, everybody. I'm Mireya Ramos, and I'm a proud Afro-Latina Dominicana Mexicana raised in Puerto Rico. I'm thrilled to share my song, "Quiero Volver, " una ranchera fusion with country, Americana music, a beautiful song off of my most recent album, a collaboration with these beautiful artists all the way from Kansas City. I hope you enjoy the song.
MIREYA RAMOS AND THE POOR CHOICES: (Singing) Así como si nada te me fuiste... Dicen que hasta mi sombra se ve triste... Dónde quiera que yo vaya, tu recuerdo me acompaña... Y está pena me persigue... Sé que no debería de extrañarte, pero pensar que hubiera sido es inevitable... Solo cuando te sueño es que encuentro yo el consuelo... Sólo así he vuelto a besarte... Quiero volver... Quiero volver... No puedo olvidarte y duele despertarme lejos de tu piel... Quiero volver... Regresa y olvidemos el pasado... Sólo quiero que te quedes a mi lado... Estoy cansada de sufrir queriendo que estés aquí... Este adiós me hace daño... Quiero volver... Quiero volver... No puedo olvidarte y duele despertarme lejos de tu piel... Quiero volver... Quiero volver... Sin ti me siento vacía y no cierra esta herida... Quiéreme cómo ayer... Quiero volver... No estoy lista pa' olvidarte... Hoy no puedo controlarme... Esta noche me haces falta incluso más que antes... Algo aquí en mi pecho dice que aún no es tarde para hablarte... Quiero volver... Quiero volver... No puedo olvidarte y duele despertarme lejos de tu piel... Quiero volver...
CONTRERAS: That was "Quiero Volver" from Mireya Ramos and the Poor Choices. I'm a big fan of her voice. I'm just going to say it, right?
SAYRE: Oh, stunning.
CONTRERAS: I mean, yeah. Who isn't? Who isn't? And remember, we had a chance to see her when we were in Havana in January?
SAYRE: Oh, my God. I feel like every time I see her - she is one of those artists that you hear the voice and in person, and there's nothing to compete with that - not a video, not a recording, nothing. It's like, you - like, standing in front of her, that power. - it's almost like too much. You have to, like, step back.
CONTRERAS: So, as we talk about artists, especially with this show about artists you should know, there's a lot of folks who don't have the profile of her, but this is a great example of how this contest allows artists to also experiment on a different side for something beyond what they normally do and to show the other artists that are just as, you know, viable and just as strong a performer as these established performers.
SAYRE: And I have to say - this is - I think I rest my case and win the argument that's been, like, four episodes long now. Something about ranchera vocal so fits - it blends so perfectly with a country - it's something about, like, the emotion of it. It's country, and it's ranchera. It's like, it's right there. It makes so much sense.
CONTRERAS: No argument.
SAYRE: (Gasping).
CONTRERAS: I agree.
SAYRE: I was about to say, is someone recording this? And then I was like, wow. What luck.
CONTRERAS: (Laughter) We are recording it. I don't envy the judges on this contest, because as we've seen so far, Mireya's a voice that we know, that's well established, but on her own solo stuff, not so much. And these other artists are like, they're in the same class. They're just as strong but in different ways. I've been asked to judge. I was like, I don't know, man. I don't want to...
SAYRE: I could never be the deciding...
CONTRERAS: I can't. I can't. Oh, my God. No. There's too many.
SAYRE: I can only do that first round stuff. You know, eliminate a few, but I can't...
CONTRERAS: I want to vote for them all (laughter).
SAYRE: Everyone deserve have a chance. I mean, there is also, like - it is worth saying. An unsigned artist can mean a lot of things.
CONTRERAS: Right.
SAYRE: And that's tough, too, I think, as, like, you know, an artist like Mireya does have some backing. She has experience. So, you know, it's tough. And some of these other artists I brought on with these amazing voices, they have some backing behind them...
CONTRERAS: Yeah.
SAYRE: ...For sure. You go check out their Instagrams, and you're like, OK.
CONTRERAS: We'll be right back after this.
SAYRE: And we're back with more great music.
CONTRERAS: We are listening to entries to the 10th annual Tiny Desk Contest. I don't think we mentioned how many entries we had this year...
SAYRE: How many entries?
CONTRERAS: ...So far - 6,600.
SAYRE: Six thousand, six hundred entries.
CONTRERAS: Can you imagine?
SAYRE: That's, like...
CONTRERAS: That's, like...
SAYRE: ...Six thousand...
CONTRERAS: That's, like, six thousand...
SAYRE: You could...
CONTRERAS: ...Six hundred.
SAYRE: ...Fill a room with ice cream - 6,000 ice creams.
CONTRERAS: What are you...
SAYRE: (Laughter).
CONTRERAS: Let's just keep going. I don't even...
(LAUGHTER)
SAYRE: A whole room...
CONTRERAS: Let's just go...
SAYRE: ...Of ice cream and Tiny Desk Contest entries.
CONTRERAS: Oh, my God. Let's just keep going. I'm not even sure what to do with that one. OK. I chose this one - I chose the video, and then I looked to see where he's from. And I got, you know, my people, mi gente. This guy is from Salinas, Calif., a vocalist composer who calls himself Flaco el Jandro. He performed last year in San Francisco.
When the winners win, they do a tour of the United States, a mini tour. And at each city, they bring other bands to come and perform. And he performed in the San Francisco stop of the contest winner tour with the band Los Perros Callejeros. I love that name. And he blew people away. He's got two EPs out - someone to watch and keep an eye on. This is Flaco el Jandro. The song is "Lluvia Pesada."
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LLUVIA PESADA")
FLACO EL JANDRO: (Singing) En el baile dejé mi alma y en un antro perdí mi fe... En el baile dejé mi alma y en un antro perdí mi fe... En tus ojos vi reflexiones de mi pasado color café... Viajando a través del tiempo vamos tú y yo al amanecer... Se me acaban las palabras cuando charlamos, pero sobran las miradas... Se me traba la lengua y nervios también y se me seca la garganta... Ay, qué rico los melones y la papaya, lo que comen las iguanas... Un atardecer contigo aquí en la playa… Sal de mar y aroma de Juana... La arenita llena la toalla, se pega a tu piel, mi corazón estalla... Contento por estar aquí contigo... Feliz por ser más que tu amigo... Tormenta en el paraíso... Cae lluvia pesada... Carambola es el sabor de tus labios, venenosa y dulce a la vez... Carambola es el sabor de tus labios, venenosa y dulce a la vez... Se me hizo vicio tus caricias, que sin ellas soy como un pez... Fuera del agua mi alma pierde su rumbo, todo al revés... Descargas mi energía como el viento fluya por las olas... Me calientas como el sol entibia a la mar o una sopita de amapola... La fruta de tu palma es de la más rica y la cáscara muy dura... Un atardecer contigo aquí en la playa... Sal de mar y aroma de Juana... La arenita llena la toalla, se pega a tu piel, mi corazón estalla... Contento por estar aquí contigo… Feliz por ser más que tu amigo... Tormenta en el paraíso... Lluvia pesada... Lluvia pesada... Lluvia pesada... Lluvia pesada... Lluvia pesada... Lluvia pesada... Lluvia pesada... Lluvia pesada...
CONTRERAS: This is one of those where the video backdrop - what was that? They're, like, in a - like, a dry-cleaner...
SAYRE: I was trying to...
CONTRERAS: ...Or a store...
SAYRE: No.
CONTRERAS: ...Or something.
SAYRE: That's - I thought it was...
CONTRERAS: It is.
SAYRE: ...Like, a thrift store or something...
CONTRERAS: There's racks of clothing.
SAYRE: ...You know, like, one of those cool-kid stores.
CONTRERAS: Yeah. Again, go to our website npr.org/altlatino. Check out the videos, 'cause this one - I love the backdrop.
SAYRE: You know, I tried to pick this one, Felix, and then I went - I - this was going to be my cool cumbia pick. And then I went and saw you'd already picked it. And I was like, rats.
CONTRERAS: You got to move fast, man.
SAYRE: He beat me to it.
CONTRERAS: You got to move fast.
SAYRE: Oh, they're really good, though. They're really cool. I love that voice. I love the guy with the accordion. He looks like he's just having a ball.
CONTRERAS: The whole band just is fabulous. I love this.
SAYRE: I would love to hang out with these dudes.
CONTRERAS: (Laughter) Yeah. They do look like a lot of fun. That was Flaco el Jandro. The song was "Lluvia Pesada." OK. I got another one. This one is kind of a punk thing.
SAYRE: Ooh (ph).
CONTRERAS: I didn't even know - I didn't even have the words to describe it. The band is called Los Quinceañeros.
SAYRE: Another great name.
CONTRERAS: (Laughter) Yeah. Right?
SAYRE: Wow.
CONTRERAS: They're from Southern California. I don't know much about them. They don't have a website. They do have an Instagram. But I love their video. And there's - like I said, there's a punk ethos to it. There's - you listen to the music. There's, like, echoes of psychedelic chica. There's - it's a really fun video. At some point, there's a subtext of what's going on.
There's a subplot in the video about conversations on a telephone. I'm not sure what's going on. At one point, he picks up a phone and starts talking to it while the band is playing - crazy. This is called "Guero."
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "GUERO").
LOS QUINCEAÑEROS: (Singing) Mira, güero… yo te enseño… a aprovechar… el momento… sin dinero…. como disfrutar… Aah, aah… Aah, aah… ¡Eh, oh! ¡Eh, oh! ¡Eh, oh! ¡Eh, oh! ¡Eh, oh! ¡Eh, oh! ¡Eh, oh! ¡Eh! Mira, güero… solo quiero… quiero respetar… tus consejos… solo quiero… (inaudible) Aah, aah… ¡Eh, oh! ¡Eh, oh! ¡Eh, oh! ¡Eh, oh! ¡Eh, oh! ¡Eh, oh! ¡Eh, oh! ¡Eh! Mira, güero… yo te enseño… a aprovechar… el momento… sin dinero…. como disfrutar… Aah, aah… Aah, aah… ¡Eh, oh! ¡Eh, oh! ¡Eh, oh! ¡Eh, oh! ¡Eh, oh! ¡Eh, oh! ¡Eh, oh! ¡Eh!
CONTRERAS: Talk about a group you want to hang out with (laughter).
SAYRE: Yeah, I take it back. These guys - actually, I'm going to throw a party and both bands are invited.
CONTRERAS: Right? That was Los Quinceañeros with their song "Guero." Again, we're listening and previewing some of the bands that entered the Tiny Desk Contest, the 10th annual. Again, this is a band from Southern California - don't know a lot about them, but I love that sound, right?
SAYRE: Let me just say, I think Los Quinceañeros would blow my 15-year-old neighbors out of the water.
CONTRERAS: Yeah (laughter).
SAYRE: I mean, they wouldn't know what to do with themselves if I brought those guys to play at my party, let me just say.
(LAUGHTER)
CONTRERAS: Talking about quinceañeros, right? These guys...
SAYRE: This is La Doña...
CONTRERAS: Oh, my gosh.
SAYRE: ...With a track called - I knew you would like this this one.
CONTRERAS: Yes, I do.
SAYRE: You steal my cumbia pick, but then I take this one. And it's called "Loser Girl," which I also love that name.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LOSER GIRL")
LA DOÑA: (Singing) Loser girl, what would it take to get you out my life, rid myself of so much anxiety and strife? Tell me, tell me, loser girl. You hit my phone, texting me from blocked numbers - oh, girl - calling me from cutty unders - oh, girl. Please leave me alone now, loser girl. I bet you didn't tell them you sent me a letter so hateful that contained a photo you stole from his wallet, and with a pen you had scratched out my face. Oh, loser girl - you're all alone. Ain't got no one beside you - oh, girl. If it weren't so sad I'd fight you - oh, girl. But I'ma (ph) charge it to the game. Loser girl, what would it take to get you out my life, rid myself of so much anxiety and strife? Tell me, tell me, loser girl. Oh, loser girl.
CONTRERAS: That was La Doña with "Loser Girl."
SAYRE: I mean, everything about that is so fun to me.
CONTRERAS: I'm such a fan of hers.
SAYRE: Like, she - I mean, you - people, go watch the video.
CONTRERAS: Yeah.
SAYRE: This is just - like, everything from the dress and her hair and that band - that full band she has behind her. When those trumpets come in, I'm like, (singing) oh.
It sounds so good. And it's so fun. It's so fun to hear stylistically what she's doing paired with, like, you're hitting me up on my phone. Like, da, da, da (ph). Like, I love that.
CONTRERAS: She's an indie artist who's been making big noise. I've been listening to her for a while when someone sent me her music - just a big fan.
(SOUNDBITE OF ALEJANDRO ARANDA SONG, "PIECES")
SAYRE: Now, a little bit later on, I came across the recording of Alejandro Aranda's entry. Now, this guy is insane. He actually was on "American Idol" in 2019, made it pretty far, but he now releases music under the name Scarypoolparty. I just - I couldn't not let you guys have a peek into this one, too. This song is called "Pieces" by Alejandro Aranda, and he's from Pomona, Calif.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "PIECES")
ALEJANDRO ARANDA: (Singing) I fell into your arms. You said I was enough. Now, I gave you all that I had. You broke my heart in pieces, in pieces. You broke my heart in pieces, in pieces, in pieces. We're running in circles all the time, but I feel like it's in my mind. I swear that I fall for you every time. I can't live without you by my side. I'm losing my heart and all my soul. I can't seem to ever let you go. I'm leaving my house and all my clothes. One thousand miles still to go. You broke my heart in pieces, in pieces. You broke my heart in pieces, in pieces, in pieces. (Vocalizing).
CONTRERAS: And what a way to wrap this up because there are so many, again, great artists. You got to go to the website. Check out the videos. The announcement's coming out later this month. In the meantime, go to our website, npr.org/altlatino. Check out all of these cool Latin music entrants to the Tiny Desk Contest.
(SOUNDBITE OF DUSTY HENDRIX ET AL.'S "MIDNIGHT CUMBIA")
CONTRERAS: So there.
SAYRE: (Singing) So there, loser girl.
CONTRERAS: You have been...
SAYRE: Did you write that song for me, Felix?
(LAUGHTER)
CONTRERAS: You have been listening to ALT.LATINO from NPR Music. I'm Felix Contreras.
SAYRE: And I'm Anamaria Sayre.
CONTRERAS: Our editor is Hazel Cills.
SAYRE: And the woman who keeps us on track is Grace Chung.
CONTRERAS: Our producer is Joaquin Cotler.
SAYRE: And our executive producer of NPR Music is Suraya Mohamed.
CONTRERAS: Keith Jenkins is the VP of music and visuals at NPR.
SAYRE: And I'm Ana.
CONTRERAS: And I'm Felix. Thank you for listening.
SAYRE: Thanks for listening.
CONTRERAS: (Singing) Thanks for listening.
SAYRE: (Singing) Loser girl.
CONTRERAS: (Vocalizing).
SAYRE: (Vocalizing).
CONTRERAS: Oh, no, no, no. Don't. No.
SAYRE: Oh, so you can sing, but I can't?
(SOUNDBITE OF DUSTY HENDRIX ET AL.'S "MIDNIGHT CUMBIA")
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