Great music floods Santo Domingo thanks to Sting, Guerra, Juanes, and Residente...
Sting, Juan Luis Guerra, Juanes, and Residente filled Santo Domingo with the best music tonight in a concert that featured everything from bachata and merengue to rock, rap, and pop.
The tens of thousands of people who filled the Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo for the five-hour concert sang, danced, and enjoyed this first edition of the Capitalia Festival until well into the early hours of the morning.
And the occasion certainly warranted it: on stage was the charismatic and multi-award-winning British musician alongside the male singers with the most Latin Grammys—Dominican Juan Luis Guerra, Puerto Rican Residente, and Colombian Juanes—who together boast nearly 90 of these awards.
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Juanes was the first to take the stage, and amidst applause and cheers from the audience, he kicked things off with "Gris," the first of fifteen songs he performed. Among them were hits like "Mala gente," "Nada valgo sin tu amor," "Es por ti," "La paga," and of course, "La camisa negra," before ending on a high note with "A Dios le pido."
Juanes was accompanied by his guitar throughout the show and performed two solos in "Gotas de agua dulce" and "Me enamora," the latter featuring a version of the classic "Bésame mucho."
After him, the stage belonged entirely to Sting, before an enthusiastic crowd who, as some attendees told EFE, were thrilled to have him here.
Sting began his set with his famous "Message in a Bottle" by The Police, followed by equally well-known hits like "Englishman in New York," "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," and "Can't Stand Losing You," along with "Shape of My Heart," "Desert Rose," and "Roxanne," before closing with one of his most popular songs, "Every Breath You Take."
And if the audience was already captivated by that moment, they were completely won over by the third artist to perform, local idol Juan Luis Guerra, who played a good portion of his "Entre mar y palmeras" tour, accompanied by his band and also by Roger Zayas, one of the pioneers of 4.40, along with Guerra himself.
The audience sang and danced to every song, starting with ‘Rosalía’ and continuing with ‘La travesía’, ‘El Niágara en bicicleta’, ‘Mambo 23’, and a medley of bachatas like ‘Bachata en Fukuoka’ and ‘Burbujas de amor’, followed by ‘El farolito’, ‘Las avispas’, and her now-classic ‘Ojalá que llueva café’, before closing with ‘La bilirrubina’.
The percussion and wind instruments were highlights of her performance, and a particularly special moment was when Juanes rejoined Guerra on stage to sing ‘Bachata rosa’.
The grand finale featured Residente, who kicked things off with a bang with "Bajo y bateria" and "BZRP Music Sessions #49" (released with Bizarrap amidst a controversy with J Balvin). He also performed "Atrevete-te-te," "Cumbia de los aburridos," "Baile de los pobres," "El aguante," "La vuelta al mundo," and "Muerte en Hawai."
During his performance, a passionate Residente championed the importance of education and youth, "for our children," and paid homage to the region with his song "Latinoamérica," before closing the concert with "No hay nadie como tu."
Throughout the show, the artists were accompanied by excellent sound and a meticulously crafted stage production with striking special effects and a stage where warm colors (red, orange, yellow, etc.) took center stage.
(c) El Nacional by EFE
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