The Colombian singer-songwriter Fonseca premiered this Saturday his tour “Tropicalia Tour 2024″, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republicwhere those present enjoyed a party full of tropical musicwhich ranged from pop to vallenato.
A euphoric audience welcomed the artist at the Volleyball Pavilion of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center, in a show that began at 10:30 at night with one of his most recognized songs “You are my dream”, which belongs to his first studio album “Fonseca” released in 2002.
For an hour and a half, Fonseca He made a musical journey from his beginnings to the present, including songs from his most recent album “Tropicalia“.
Accompanied by a drummer, a pianist, two guitarists, a bassist, an accordionist, two percussionists and a backing singer, he continued to the rhythm of tropipop with “Vine a buscarte”, the merengue “Pedacito de playa” and “Entre mi vida y la tuya”, the latter inspired by the big band sound.
In his first words, the 45-year-old singer-songwriter expressed his deep admiration for the Dominican Republic.
“Thank you, thank you for the welcome, thank you for this beautiful energy that has been felt from the first second. What a joy it is to always return to the Dominican Republic that I love so much!” he said.
Juan Fernando Fonseca Carrera, the singer’s given name, stressed that the country has played a very important role in this new step of his artistic career, which is why he decided to do his first show here.
“I want to tell you something very special and that is that the Dominican Republic has played an important role in this new step in my career, in my path, in this new thing called Tropicalia And that’s why we wanted to come here to do the first show of the tour. Tropicalia“Today is our premiere,” he said.
He proudly told those present that some videos of Tropicalia They were recorded in different locations around the country, which is why this island occupies a very special place in his heart.
“There was no better place to premiere this show that we have been working on for months than the Dominican Republicbecause we have been lucky enough to visit different places in this paradise. We recorded a video in BayahÃbe, the one about “Pedacito de playa”, we recorded “With money and without money“with the Niche Group on another beach in Punta Cana and each time I have this land more in my heart… my gratitude to you will be infinite forever. Thank you,” he added.
The repertoire also included “Enrédame”, “En vivo y en directo”, “ParaÃso”, “Confiésame”, “Ven”, “Cartagena”, “Volver a verte”, “Out of pure curiosity”, “Por toda la vida”, among others.
Special Guest
The Dominican artist Pavel Nunez accompanied him on stage to perform “Testimony” of the laureate Juan Luis Guerra. During this song Fonseca he played the guitar.
The Colombian also sang “Si tú me quieres”, a song with the maestro Juan Luis Guerra and with which they won a Latin Grammy for “Best Tropical Song” in 2023.
When The clock struck 11:50 at night and he said goodbye to the public without singing his most emblematic songs, but these are not They went and stayed on the spot, cheering the artist’s departure once again.
At 11:52, he reappeared on stage with one of the most anticipated songs “Little stream“, bringing everyone present to their feet, dancing, singing and capturing the moment on their phones.
She concluded the party in style with “Te mando flores”, a song from her second studio album “Corazón” released in 2005.
Paloma Richiez
The opening of the concert was in charge of the young Dominican Paloma Richiez who surprised those present with his voice and charisma.
Among the hits he performed are: “Utopia”“Memory of you”, “Encounter”, “Tattoo”, among others.
Although the concert was not at full capacity, Fonseca demonstrated that he has conquered the hearts of several generations, and that he has a loyal fan base that has followed him since his beginnings, positioning him as one of the most beloved Colombian artists.
