Karina Del Valle Schorske

I think Bad Bunny is definitely saying we need to revive these older genres. All of this is also part of the Puerto Rican legacy, and we need to continue listening to what it has to say as we move forward together.

I think Bad Bunny is definitely saying we need to revive these older genres. All of this is also part of the Puerto Rican legacy, and we need to continue listening to what it has to say as we move forward together.

I think Bad Bunny is definitely saying we need to revive these older genres. All of this is also part of the Puerto Rican legacy, and we need to continue listening to what it has to say as we move forward together.

you have to talk about these rhythms, right? Many people would not have guessed that a salsa song would be the number one song in the world. But that's what Baile Inolvidable is. It's a salsa song. And I think he's clearly trying to place himself alongside dance floor classics like Lloraras or La Vida es un Carnaval or something like that.

you have to talk about these rhythms, right? Many people would not have guessed that a salsa song would be the number one song in the world. But that's what Baile Inolvidable is. It's a salsa song. And I think he's clearly trying to place himself alongside dance floor classics like Lloraras or La Vida es un Carnaval or something like that.

you have to talk about these rhythms, right? Many people would not have guessed that a salsa song would be the number one song in the world. But that's what Baile Inolvidable is. It's a salsa song. And I think he's clearly trying to place himself alongside dance floor classics like Lloraras or La Vida es un Carnaval or something like that.

But also, you know, older rhythms like Plena, which is a folk music that's often called the singing newspaper. Great artists like Rafael Cortijo, who would narrate contemporary issues through this folk music. He has a few kind of references to Plena on this album, but probably the

But also, you know, older rhythms like Plena, which is a folk music that's often called the singing newspaper. Great artists like Rafael Cortijo, who would narrate contemporary issues through this folk music. He has a few kind of references to Plena on this album, but probably the

But also, you know, older rhythms like Plena, which is a folk music that's often called the singing newspaper. Great artists like Rafael Cortijo, who would narrate contemporary issues through this folk music. He has a few kind of references to Plena on this album, but probably the

One of the most straightforward is Café Con Ron, which is completely imbued with the classic call and response between the sonero and that really tight coro. The backup singers he has there... It's on the surface sort of simple. It's like, come up to our little mountain town and party. We'll have coffee in the morning and rum in the evening.

One of the most straightforward is Café Con Ron, which is completely imbued with the classic call and response between the sonero and that really tight coro. The backup singers he has there... It's on the surface sort of simple. It's like, come up to our little mountain town and party. We'll have coffee in the morning and rum in the evening.

One of the most straightforward is Café Con Ron, which is completely imbued with the classic call and response between the sonero and that really tight coro. The backup singers he has there... It's on the surface sort of simple. It's like, come up to our little mountain town and party. We'll have coffee in the morning and rum in the evening.

But I actually see it as part of this kind of broader land back politics that Alana was alluding to, because it's talking about how getting up to the mountains isn't easy, right? The politics of presence require effort. And I feel like that's what Bad Bunny is talking about.

But I actually see it as part of this kind of broader land back politics that Alana was alluding to, because it's talking about how getting up to the mountains isn't easy, right? The politics of presence require effort. And I feel like that's what Bad Bunny is talking about.

But I actually see it as part of this kind of broader land back politics that Alana was alluding to, because it's talking about how getting up to the mountains isn't easy, right? The politics of presence require effort. And I feel like that's what Bad Bunny is talking about.

You know, if the beaches are being taken over by tourists, as he says in a bolero later on the album, in the green interior, you can still catch a breath.

You know, if the beaches are being taken over by tourists, as he says in a bolero later on the album, in the green interior, you can still catch a breath.

You know, if the beaches are being taken over by tourists, as he says in a bolero later on the album, in the green interior, you can still catch a breath.

Yeah. That's a great parallel. I wouldn't have thought of that.

Yeah. That's a great parallel. I wouldn't have thought of that.