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šŸŽµ Bad Bunny Embraces His Salsa Roots

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8 min readJan 20, 2025

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While Bad Bunny is primarily known for being a dominant force in reggaeton and his title as the ā€œKing of Latin Trap,ā€ he has often expressed his love for more traditional Latin music, particularly salsa. The genre, which he grew to love in his youth, was a favorite of his fatherā€™s.

Bad Bunnyā€™s DeBƍ TiRAR MĆ”S FOToS is a sonic love letter to his home of Puerto Rico, and it remains solid across all of its seventeen tracks. One standout is ā€œBAILE INoLVIDABLE,ā€ the third single from the record. The trackā€™s groove leans heavily into the salsa that Bad Bunny cherishes. Itā€™s an ambitiousā€¦

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