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Wisin gets Madrid dancing with old-school reggaeton classics

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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In-depth From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Wisin performed more than two decades of hits at Madrid's Coca-Cola Music Experience festival.
  • The Puerto Rican singer said he had not visited Madrid for 15 years and performed songs including "Sexy movimiento," "Saoco," "Rakata" and "Mayor que yo."
  • Despite promoting his new album, he performed none of its songs and said the project aims to preserve reggaeton's old-school roots.

Wisin turned Madrid's Coca-Cola Music Experience festival into a lesson in old-school reggaeton, performing his biggest classics at the first masterclass of the newly launched University of Perreo.

The Puerto Rican artist appeared at the Iberdrola Music venue less than 24 hours after releasing his latest album. Introduced as "Mr. W" and his self-styled "Professor Sandunga," he emerged amid flames and asked the crowd, "Where are the people who came to listen to good reggaeton?"

Where are the people who came to listen to good reggaeton?

· WisinHe used the question to open his performance in Madrid.

He told the audience he was excited to return to the Spanish capital after 15 years away. "It has been 15 years since I came to Madrid, since I was with Yandel," he said. He opened with "Sexy movimiento," which the crowd sang loudly, then moved through more than two decades of hits, including songs recorded with Yandel when they were still known as the duo of the genre's history.

It has been 15 years since I came to Madrid, since I was with Yandel.

· WisinHe described his long absence from the Spanish capital.

Wearing his trademark dark glasses and a cap reading "It's all about Jesus," he performed "Vacaciones," "Duele el corazón," "Pam, pam" and "Ahora es." After asking fans who had followed him for more than 20 years to raise their hands, he sang "Saoco," the 2004 track he recorded with his friend Daddy Yankee. He later delivered "Escápate" a cappella before performing the original version.

Wisin also addressed the Latin diaspora in the audience: "I am proud to be from Puerto Rico, you should be proud to be Latino." He closed with "Fiel," "Rakata," "Noche de entierro" and, finally, "Mayor que yo."

I want to know who has been a fan of W for more than 20 years.

· WisinHe challenged the audience to identify longtime fans.

The surprise was that he did not perform a single song from his new album, La universidad del Perreo. Wisin said listeners must first know the old-school canon, while the project seeks to preserve the genre's roots and encourage younger artists to keep innovating. The 12-track album includes collaborations with Jowell and Randy, Ivy Queen, Don Chezina and Franco el Gorilla. A projection of the album logo appeared before he promised to return in 2027, suggesting a possible Spain tour announcement.

I am proud to be from Puerto Rico, you should be proud to be Latino.

· WisinHe addressed the Latin diaspora attending the festival.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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