I started listening to Bad Bunny in 2017, when I was living in “Nueva Yol.” Back then, the song “Tu No Vive Así” made me feel ...
Traditional drummers and dancers took center stage, underscoring the Afro-Caribbean roots of Puerto Rican music, which is often subject to another layer of erasure. For non-Boricuas, this may not ...
Along with the catchy rhythms on Bad Bunny's new album "Debir Tirar Mas Fotos," his lyrics touch on issues facing Puerto Rico such as gentrification.
At the 2024 VMAs, he surprised audiences with a bomba and plena performance while singing “Diluvio.” Traditional drummers and dancers took center stage, underscoring the Afro-Caribbean roots of Puerto ...
The surprise streaming star of the album arrived in “Baile Inolvidable,” a salsa track which went #1 on the U.S. Apple Music chart.
Over winter break, I was home in Puerto Rico with a friend and his family visiting food stalls and bars as part of a wedding celebration. In one of the places we visited, a group of people was singing ...
Infused with traditional Puerto Rican folk music like plena, salsa, and bomba and featuring independent artists from the island like Los Pleneros de la Cresta and Chuwi, "Debir Tirar Mas Fotos" is ...
Jorell Meléndez-Badillo contributed to 17 videos based on Puerto Rico’s history for the artist’s most recent album.
Puerto Rico is about to be taken over by electric energy this summer as Bad Bunny kicks off a monumental concert residency in his homeland. The Puerto Rican reggaeton superstar has announced 21 ...
It features traditional folk music from Puerto Rico, where the artist is from. The lyrics touch on the gentrification of Puerto Rico and draw a stark parallel with Hawaii. Pristine sandy beaches ...