Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija, better known as a featherweight, won the undisputed victory to get nearly 15,000 Madrid residents to sing corridos while lying down. “To Mexico, my people!” shouted the singer at the start of the concert, after 9 p.m. on an evening that heralds winter in the capital. He The public has gone crazy and waved flags, most of them Mexican, although there are also those from many other Latin American countries.
The energy that the participants radiated on the way to a WiZink it wasn’t filled This is someone seeing an established star for the first time, and although this is Featherweight’s first time entering the Old Continent, his musical career was beginning just three years ago. It wasn’t until 2022 that he managed a triple somersault and landed on the international stage. And his song practically overnight “She dances alone” Last summer it was the most listened to song in the world.
The young artist from Zapopan (24 years old) has managed to bring traditional Mexican music to all corners of the world aesthetic fusion with trap and stylistics between narcocorrido and reggaeton. It’s still strange to see a boy come out, dressed in a black balaclava, with a diamond cord around his neck and a shirt so thin his ribs are practically visible, surrounded by a ribbon tied to them is clothed traditional charros keep playing strictly direct.
This ragamuffin is doing a very good thing because wherever he goes he is adored by the public. If you don’t believe it, Monday’s interview on La Resistencia is proof that his earnest answers to Broncano’s absurd questions were met with an audience that applauded and broke their hands. It didn’t matter that it came from him Hangover from the Latin Grammys with his empty. It was enough for him to present the concept that gave the title to his first studio album: “Ah and what?”
As I said, the audience loved the venue. The party went on and on already several in the subway Groups of young people celebrated the big day Mexican litrons and hats. A first group of eight students between the ages of 22 and 28 took care of this editor half an hour before the scheduled start of the appointment. Only one of them, Quique, claimed to be Mexican and the rest were Spanish. They had known about Featherweight for a year and a half, “when it blew up,” said one, but that didn’t stop them from buying the tickets the day it came out four months ago. They claimed that they felt blessed whenever the artist played “At Night.”
At the doors of the compound, Jairo and his mother Gema, aged 15 and 35, entered. Even though the boy was studying for exams, the evening was worth the opportunity. Everything consists of hearing one of their greatest hits, “She dances alone”, which, as everyone knows, was a long time coming. Once inside, he began the concert hand in hand with his compatriot Jasiel Nunez, the first signing to featherweight label Double P Records. So the show started with songs from their latest album ‘Genesis’ and they sound like liquid “Bipolar”, “Pastel pink” j “Lagoons”. “This bastard is a legend of Mexican music,” the guest shouts before leaving “Double P” with his band.
So the concert lasts almost an hour and they still haven’t played any of their big hits. It was noticeable a little stiff in his movements and didn’t quite fit in with the audience, who he shouted at and waved his hands and asked for encouragement. He last third The “show” seemed to make up for a very long first part. It seemed like he was someone else and the Mexican jumped around the stage full of energy, rubbing shoulders with his musicians and even He took a mass bath. The change in atmosphere (and temperature) was notable as dembow and reggaeton songs played. the strong one for the endto crown a concert with a feat. And boy, does it. The first guitar chords rang out ‘At night’ And the pools are filled: Nicki Nicole took the stage and the romantic couple played the main role The best moment of the concert, a romantic scene, almost like a movie. Visibly excited, they sang their song and as they kissed, the WiZink melted into a scream. Tickets were written off, only the last ones had to be played: “AMG”, “Lady Gaga” and of course “She Dances Alone”. The rest is history.
