On Sunday Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny delivered an electrifying performance during the Super Bowl LX half-time show and became the first artist to headline a Super Bowl solely in Spanish.
The performance is being widely celebrated by black and brown audiences across the globe, particularly in the US and the Caribbean, as a moment of cultural pride and visibility.
Bad Bunny specifically incorporated genres like Bomba, Plena and Salsa, which are deeply rooted in Afro-Caribbean struggles and African musical traditions, into his performance. The show, which included his protest song, El Apagn Blackout , was described as an act of resistance against the displacement of people, calling out the colonial relationship between Puerto Rico and the US.
