Daddy Yankee: he overwhelmed Spain before embarking on his last tour, which will arrive in Argentina

yankee dadthe legend of Puerto Rican reggaeton has announced it withdraws from the stage with The last shifta tour that will start next Monday, July 25, in Denver, in the United States, and so on he will take him to Argentina on October 1st.

But before visiting the North American country, Mexico, and making a stopover in several Latin American countries – where it has practically sold out all the locations -, the “King of Reggaeton” greeted the Spanish audience this Saturday as part of the Puro Latino festival held in Malaga.

The Puerto Rican has unfolded his Caribbean rhythm, between sighs, rap and reggaeton, in the only concert in the Iberian country included by the Puerto Rican before starting the tour that will undoubtedly remain forever in the memory of his loyal fans.

With delay and a striking animal print

Yankee entered the exhibition center of Torremolinos, in southern Spain, two hours late and without giving any explanation. The fans of him, until then somewhat annoyed by the program changes, they forgot their anger and gave him a warm welcome.

Daddy Yankee appeared escorted by a large security entourage and alighted from a vehicle on the same access ramp at the rear of the stage where the composer and Reggaeton and urban pop singer Natti Natasha, who ran her show to cover her colleague’s delay.

Wrapped by a dozen dancers and surrounded by smoke and jarring colored lights, Daddy Yankee stepped out onto the stage dressed in orange pants and a black and turquoise leopard print jacket-like tracksuit-style.

Dark sunglasses, sneakers, and a white t-shirt completed her striking outfit. Within minutes and with an orange microphone that matched the rest of his look, the King of Reggaeton He was already raving the Spanish public who greeted him in Malaga.

Of course, in this last meeting in the context of Pure Latin -which has gathered more than 30 thousand people- There have been many successes that have made Ramón Luis Ayala – dad’s real name – a global figure, between them, What happened happened or Gas.

The only goodbye in Spain

As mentioned, the Puerto Rican singer and songwriter announced in December last year that he had decided to officially hang up the microphone and greets the stage at the age of 45 to the chagrin of his followers.

For this reason, this Saturday’s show in Torremolinos generated so many expectations, even more so after the cancellation of the Puro Reggaeton Festival in Madrid, where it was scheduled to perform again this weekend, and which was the only opportunity for his fans to see him live Spain on his farewell tour.

“I love you”, prayed in more than one of the posters that his fans proudly showed themselves in the front row, some with firm letters on the flags of Puerto Rico, Ecuador or Venezuela; others, written in pen on a modest sheet of paper or cardboard.

The retreat of an award-winning legend

Considered one of the most influential Latin artists on the urban scene, Daddy Yankee has had an intense musical career in which he has garnered not only a large fortune, but also a whole host of awards.

Among the many awards, sus 78 Billboard Latin Music Awards, 32 Grammy Awards -28 Latin-, 25 Latin American Music Awards, 15 Billboard Music Awards and 9 American Music Awards.

At the Torremolinos festival, an authentic celebration of Latin rhythms, the King of Reggaeton shared the poster with characters of popular Latin music such as MS Nina, Brytiago, Nio García, Bad Gyal or Eladio Carrión, among others.

After this farewell in Spain, Daddy Yankee will continue with the tour The last shift in the American continent, where he will definitively say goodbye to the stage, even if not to music.

His followers in Argentina they are already eagerly awaiting the show he will give at the Vélez Sarsfield stadium, for which there are no tickets yet.

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