Learn Puerto Rican history with Bad Bunny
BarcelonaTourist. One of the words of the moment. Almost all of us are tourists, and almost all of us suffer from tourism. Almost all of us want to be tourists, and at the same time, as Pulp sang, we hate a tourist when we find one in our home.Tourist It's also a song by Bad Bunny, the trendy Puerto Rican singer.
I'm a latecomer to Bad Bunny's universe. But his latest album, Debí tira más fotos, is a love song to his homeland, Puerto Rico. An album with a thousand layers, because it pays homage to an island where you lift a stone and find a great musician. This summer, Bad Bunny has decided to give 30 hometown concerts, with one clear idea: to feel proud of who you are. And if Americans must come to San Juan, let it be to learn, not to exploit them. He has been politicizing his discourse to vindicate Puerto Rico.
The Vega Baja singer denounces the tax exemptions for US investors that make it impossible to find a home in Puerto Rico. He denounces racism and corruption. He denounces the fact that the United States looks down on the people of Puerto Rico. An island where it's still common to spend days without power when there are blackouts. "Tourists come to places, for example, like Puerto Rico, they enjoy themselves, they see the best landscapes, the sunsets... They leave and haven't heard about the problems the country is suffering," he explains. In the official video, a worker cleans a rented house that is being left to some tourists.On his YouTube channel, the singer also posted the same song with a different video. where the story of the Grito de Lares is told, when in 1868 there was a revolt against the Spanish. He loves his land.
With the bad rabbit We can learn about the history and music of Puerto Rico. If you go, you can do it. tours of local youth who explain the struggle against the Spanish and the Americans, such as Memoria (De)Colonial. Or go to places like the El Imán restaurant, in the Piñones area, where Bad Bunny used to sing. bomb, one of the local rhythms with African influences. Or in the Santurce neighborhood, so named because it was full of Basques, to enjoy the music in the Plaza de Los Salseros and see all the names of those who have moved people with their rhythm. Puerto Rico is a place rich in culture, history, and nature. But you have to choose where to go: go to local businesses, not those owned by large American groups. Let's not forget that for decades you could go to jail if you displayed the Puerto Rican flag in public. The land of freedom, as always, denied it to the rest. That's why in the video of NEWYOLK, In which he pays tribute to the emigrants who created salsa in New York, he recalls when activists hung the Puerto Rican flag atop the Statue of Liberty in 1977. And they paid for it by spending decades in prison. Bad Bunny's latest album is ideal for discovering the different styles and history of Puerto Rico. Listen, it's worth it.
Recommendation for traveling to Puerto Rico.
Album: I should have taken more photos
Author: Bad Bunny
Year: 2024
