As fascinating as birds who sing in sync, MARO’s guitar trio introduced an nearly imperceptible, pure magnificence to her Tiny Desk, attribute of an artist really in her component.

It is sensible that the Portuguese guitarist and singer-songwriter would really feel at house on this house given her earlier go to to the Desk as a featured participant and vocalist in Jacob Collier’s Tiny Desk live performance. Past that, the artist got here ready-made for the platform, ready to put naked a transfixing expression of bilingual heartbreak, strung collectively by the seamless narration of three acoustic guitars.

Opening with “há-de sarar,” the singer invited the listener to take part in her journey of heartbreak with sing-songy guitar harmonies and gently ebbing Portuguese vocals. Transitioning to “simply wanna overlook you,” MARO reminded the viewers of the uncooked emotionality of her lyricism, buying and selling languages to emphasise the melancholic guitar rhythms, weaving a story she recommended most can relate to. Ending with “are you able to see me?” and “I SEE IT COMING,” she inspired everybody to affix in singing, inserting no matter lyrics or sounds they felt compelled so as to add.

At each stage of her efficiency, she reminded the listener that no matter language, tradition or place, inside just a few weeping guitars and mesmerizing vocals lies some deeply and universally felt truths.

SET LIST

• “há-de sarar”
• “simply wanna overlook you”
• “are you able to see me?”
• “I SEE IT COMING”

MUSICIANS

• MARO: vocals, guitar 
• Darío Barroso: guitar 
• Pau Figueres: guitar 

TINY DESK TEAM

• Producer: Anamaria Sayre
• Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
• Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin 
• Inventive Director: Bob Boilen 
• Sequence Producer: Bobby Carter 
• Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Maia Stern, Sofia Seidel
• Audio Assistant: Neil Tevault
• Manufacturing Assistant: Ashley Pointer
• Photographer: Estefania Mitre
• Tiny Desk Staff: Suraya Mohamed, Kara Body, Hazel Cills
• VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
• Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann