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Alfredo Rodríguez: Tiny Desk Concert

The Cuban pianist thrilled the NPR office with an intense performance that was as melodic as it was rhythmic.
The Alfredo Rodriguez Trio performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Sept. 18, 2018 (Cameron Pollack/NPR).

Cuban pianist gave our office audience a very quick lesson on why pianists from that island nation are so impressive: they treat the piano as the percussion instrument it is. Rodríguez

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