That is the primary time that Coachella has been fully headlined by folks of colour, and lots of expressed their pleasure on social media to see Unhealthy Bunny on the mainstage. He had beforehand carried out on the pageant, although not as a headliner, in 2019. “love how benito isn’t holding again on the historical past and illustration of the latino tradition !!” a Twitter person wrote. “benito making historical past bringing this to the coachella important stage i like him,” one other said.
Reggaeton, an digital music style which was popularized in Puerto Rico, has develop into a formidable affect on US music, and heavyweights like Nicki Minaj and Justin Bieber have turned their sights on collaborations with reggaeton stars. Opening his set, Unhealthy Bunny paid tribute to a few of the style’s roots, taking the viewers by means of a short musical historical past lesson and naming essential artists like Celia Cruz and Willie Colón.
“The music that made us won’t ever finish,” the narrator of the video mentioned, as salsa dancers opened the show.