How was the debut of Rosalía and her Motomami Tour in Buenos Aires

The expectation of seeing Rosalía live with her Motomami Tour was immense, to the point that the 15,000 Movistar Arena tickets sold out in a few minutes and another date had to be added, also sold out in record time.

Thursday night the long awaited moment of the debut arrived, and the audience seemed eager and ready to enjoy every gesture, sound and pout. And so it was: a spectacular concert that broke many preconceptions about what a recital “should” be.

There were no musicians or costume changes, for example. Not many songs from their previous albums either. Everything was a great “Motomami tour de force”, with the new material and the new concept as the axis.

The starting point was the album that caused a sensation around the world this year, although that impact was then overshadowed by the recent hit Despecha, an unreleased album that was added to the tour and ended up almost being released on request from the public who went crazy on social networks.

With mommy (the album), Rosalía pushed the limits of sounds and musical styles. It’s not trap or flamenco, but it’s also both and all. Her challenge was to translate it live, and instead of putting together a super production with dozens of musicians, sets and dancers, the talented Spanish singer opted for a bet worthy of Bjôrk or Kanye West.

The concept could be summed up as a kind of less is more, but it’s not that simple either. From the start, with the stadium lights dimmed, the Matsuri-Shake by the Japanese experimental punk group Ni Hao. General applause, the lights went out immediately and there was an infernal noise of motorcycles. The show had begun.

The first themes

Rosalía took the stage completely stripped with her eight dancers (or “Motopapis”), all wearing luminous masks and walking on all fours. Also, like another member, a cameraman with his steadycam filmed everything very closely.

The song that broke the ice was Saoko, sung by the entire standing stadium. they followed Candies, biscuits Y Famewith the audience singing “Olé olé ole, Rosy, Rosy” with a courtly atmosphere.

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