Unhealthy Bunny opens Puerto Rico residency showcasing island’s folklore, denouncing gentrification

Unhealthy 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.

At one level, the enormously fashionable Unhealthy 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 Photographs”) and a theme the residency is celebrating, with a full-throated ode to Puerto Rican heritage.

The formidable setlist included lots of Unhealthy Bunny’s most up-to-date tracks that underscore injustices within the U.S. Caribbean island territory, however the night was one among celebration: a lens on Puerto Rico that focuses on its resistance, delight and pleasure.

The primary tune was beforehand unreleased, and there have been no particulars on whether or not the monitor would ultimately have an official drop.

Some followers on-line speculated that maybe he’ll preserve it unique to the residency.

That might 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 residence and intensified his efforts to make music about Puerto Ricans, for Puerto Ricans.

The primary 9 reveals of his 30-concert stretch, which is able to 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.