Bad Bunny‘s sweeping first live performance of his three-month Puerto Rico residency was an evening of palpable emotion for the megastar whose newest smash inventive endeavor brings his international stardom again to his roots.
The marathon present in San Juan late Friday was flush with kinds — from membership beats and high-octane salsa to folkloric dance and soulful acoustics.
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At one level, the enormously in style Dangerous Bunny — born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio — appeared to pause to soak within the second, breaking right into a heartfelt smile as he gazed out at his hundreds of ecstatic compatriots.
Savoring the current and honoring the previous is a lesson taken from the 31-year-old’s sixth album “Debi Tirar Mas Fotos” (“I Ought to Have Taken Extra Pictures”) and a theme the residency is celebrating, with a full-throated ode to Puerto Rican heritage.
The bold setlist included a lot of Dangerous Bunny’s most up-to-date tracks that underscore injustices within the U.S. Caribbean island territory, however the night was certainly one of celebration: a lens on Puerto Rico that focuses on its resistance, delight and pleasure.
The primary track was beforehand unreleased, and there have been no particulars on whether or not the observe would ultimately have an official drop.
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Some followers on-line speculated that maybe he’ll hold it unique to the residency.
That will be a becoming transfer for the artist who, after a blazing burst to international fame that noticed him briefly transfer to Los Angeles, has returned house and intensified his efforts to make music about Puerto Ricans, for Puerto Ricans.
The primary 9 exhibits of his 30-concert stretch, which can take over San Juan’s Coliseo for consecutive three-day weekends into September, are solely open to Puerto Rican residents — and the odd movie star like LeBron James, who attended Friday night time.
