PUERTO RICO!! … ’We grow up breathing music’: how Puerto Rico became a pop superpower.” … #PuertoRicanPower …
The full title of this article by Iman Amrani (The Guardian) is “’We grow up breathing music’: how Puerto Rico became a pop superpower.” Amrani writes that online streaming and the country’s proximity to the United States (as well as the 1917 Jones Act) have led to the likes of “Despacito” topping the charts, and “now the island’s musicians are embracing politics.” [She also reminds us that artists Bad Bunny perform will perform at the O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, on 4 August, and Daddy Yankee at the SSE Arena, Wembley, London on 10 August.] Here are excerpts:
It sometimes feels as if there is no getting away from Despacito. At more than 5bn views, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s track is now the most streamed video of all time on YouTube. But there is plenty more where that came from: Puerto Ricans such as the Despacito…
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