Ryan Castro took 20,000 people to Curaçao with his concert in Bogotá: He also invited Nicky Jam, Jory, Rayo, and Toby on the trip.
Ryan Castro took us on a whirlwind tour of Curaçao last night. Although the ticket that 20,000 people bought said it was for a concert at MedPlus on October 31, it really felt like the venue took off into a tropical party where 'Uncle Ryan' sang for three hours and invited friends from the genre to heat up the night.
Among costumes and red, yellow or orange clothing, which followed the dress code suggested by the artist, they danced to the floor with songs like Sanka, Mil vidas, Rebecca and Bombastik.
The night began at Jan Thiel Beach, a popular beach in the southwest of the Caribbean country, known for its clubs. The first stop was announced by Sendé, a small fire-shaped character who appeared on the screens to explain the strong influence Curaçao had on Ryan, as he lived and worked as a waiter and security guard on the island.
The stage was filled with fire and the reggaeton artist appeared amidst the flames to sing Parte & Choke, BOMBASTIK<3>
'The ghetto singer' continued his set with "Se Vale Too," "Donde," and "Champion." The audience already suspected that DFZM would appear for the final song, and they were right. The young talent has gained significant traction in the industry for his participation in the track "+57," alongside Karol G, Feid, Maluma, J Balvin, Ryan Castro, Blessd, and producer Ovy On The Drums. In addition, the Cartagena native performed one of his hits: "Vitamina."
Sénde, the little puppet, reappeared a while later to announce the start of the second part of the show at Perla del Mar, a romantic and quiet restaurant where Ryan would talk about his loves and heartbreaks.
A live piano began to play, and the lyrics continued: "I haven't told you, but I feel envious when I see him / When he hugs you, when he kisses you / This situation has me between a rock and a hard place / I'd like to tell him: 'I'm a fan of your relationship.'" At that moment, Maisak, another reggaeton artist, took over the stage to join Ryan in singing "FDSR," a song they both composed. The Venezuelan also treated the heartbroken fans to a snippet of "Se me olvida," a song he released with Ferxxo.
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Maisak stepped off the stage, and Castro climbed onto a jet ski, which had been on stage the whole time and seemed purely decorative, while singing "Corazón Roto." He sailed over the sea of people in the audience. He reached the center of the venue and landed on an island-shaped platform where he performed "Lejanía" and "Comerte a besos."
The fourth surprise of the night wasn't a guest. The artist stepped off the small stage and walked among the crowd handing out Jumbo chocolate bars. He interacted with his fans, took photos, and sang to them up close.
Upon returning to the island, Hamilton, a singer from Cartagena who has made a name for himself with Afrobeats, greeted him. Together they sang "A poca luz." Then came "Mi reina" and other songs that reinforced the beach atmosphere, even though the audience was closer to Cota than to the Colombian coast.
With that, the third and final part of the show arrived. It wasn't a tour of Curaçao. It was a trip down memory lane. Ryan Castro sang all the classics that led him to what he called: "The biggest and most important concert of my life," referring to the show he gave to the capital on Halloween.
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When songs like Mujeriego, Una noche en Medellín, Monumento, Jordan, Ba Ba Bad, and many others, including El ritmo que nos une (a song that became famous during the Copa América), began to play, the 20,000 people in attendance thought the show was over. Ryan had other plans. He brought two giants of the urban music genre onto the stage.
Nicky Jam, one of the Cangris and one of the first to internationalize reggaeton, arrived at MedPlus. For ten minutes he sang snippets of great classics such as: Hasta el amanecer, El perdón, Te busco, En la cama, Travesuras, Yo no soy tu marido and a few others.
The other special guest was Jory Boy, with whom Ryan sang "Desde antes." Then, he handed the microphone to him so he could sing "More," "Bien loco," "Me llamas," and other classics.
Although the 'Ghetto Singer' didn't want to leave the stage, the clock struck 1:30 am and the trip to Curazao came to an end, leaving the attendees with the feeling that a great concert had ended and that, despite Castro believing this was his biggest show, many more promising things were to come for the reggaeton artist.
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