In this Tiny Desk, 'Salva-Mex-American' artist Angelica Garcia powerfully conveys the message that we are all part of this country's colorful fabric — and we all deserve to be heard, writes NPR's Bob Boilen.
heritage. Her song"Orange Flower" got my attention back in 2016, but I thought of her only as a Virginia rock and roller. Not anymore. Angelica Garcia's music in the 2020s embraces her heritage, her life growing up in Los Angeles, and the
she heard from her family. Angelica moved to Virginia at age seventeen. The songs she sings at the Tiny Desk, all from her albumseen, in her new home."Jícama" captures that feeling of invisibility:I been trying to tell ya but you just don't seeOn the opening song,"Guadalupe," Angelica expresses respect for La Virgen de Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico, singing"I wanna be like her.
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