Daddy Yankee includes Bolivia in his farewell tour

 The Puerto Rican artist will perform in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on September 23. 

Daddy Yankee, one of the biggest names in the reggaeton industry, announced last week that his album "Legendaddy" would be his last and that he would say goodbye to a musical career of more than two decades with a concert tour called "La última vuelta". In the last hours, the Puerto Rican singer gave more details about this project and revealed that Bolivia is part of his last goodbye. 

"Last Friday we went out with the pre-sale of La última vuelta and it sold out in less than two hours. Tomorrow it goes on pre-sale in more cities and we repeat Miami", informed the rapper in his social networks.

Along with the message he shared an image informing about the next destinations, where he will visit Santa Cruz de la Sierra on September 23rd. 

According to his itinerary, Santa Cruz would be the first destination of the artist in South America, after his visit to the United States and before singing in places like Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires and Bogota. 

No further details are yet known about the location of the concert or ticket prices. 

"This race, which has been a marathon, I can finally see the finish line. Now I'm going to enjoy with all of you what you have given me, what you have given me," said Raymond Ayala, the Puerto Rican singer's first name, in the video in which he announced his farewell.

"I retire with the greatest gratitude, my audience, my colleagues, all producers, radio, press, television, digital platforms and you, who have been with me from the 'underground', from the root, from the beginning of reggaeton," he said. 

Daddy Yankee started his musical career in the album "Playero 34", by music producer DJ Playero, where the word reguetón or reggaeton was heard for the first time. With his vision of taking the genre to another level, he continued to participate in other productions and joined in a duet with Nicky Jam, releasing his album, "Haciendo escante".

However, the duo broke up, giving Daddy Yankee the opportunity to release in 2004 the album "Barrio Fino", which included "Gasolina", a song that exploded the career of the legendary reguetonero. Daddy Yankee went on to release several albums, including "El Cartel: The Big Boss", "Mundial" and "Prestige".

The artist is no stranger to Bolivian audiences, having come on at least two occasions, in 2009 and 2018.  

Matamba denounces having been discriminated against because of his clothing in a restaurant in Santa Cruz

 The singer claimed that the owner ordered him to leave the venue because his shoulders were uncovered. 

Bolivian singer Juan Carlos Chiorino, better known as Matamba, claimed Wednesday to have been discriminated against in a restaurant in Santa Cruz because of the way he dresses. He made the complaint through social networks, where he regretted that this type of actions occur today. 

"They took me out, they prohibited me from being able to enter this place. It is very sad, we are in the XXI century. I think it is not healthy, it is not good to continue with attitudes or actions that do not help the unity of others," Matamba expressed in a video of about 20 minutes.

The artist said that he went to the place to celebrate the birthday of two of his brothers. He was already inside the establishment when one of the waiters approached him to tell him that he could not be "like that" in the place. When asked what he was referring to, the worker replied, "Your shoulders are showing." 

The young man was wearing a tank top belonging to an NBA team, which effectively left his shoulders exposed. However, as he was able to show in the audiovisual, he was not the only person in the place with similar garment, since even the owner was wearing a dress that showed that part of the body. 

She was told: "What happens is that they are women and you are a man". "I can't believe it, what's wrong with them being women? What's the problem? What's the difference? I don't think it's right," the singer reiterated. 

Matamba denounced that there was no sign or communiqué indicating this type of restriction and stressed that in the country there is no regulation that allows discriminating people for any reason. 

"I can't even speak because of the pain and sadness. It is appalling that in this time of so much progress, of so much struggle that is being made to try to make us walk a little more equal...and you know me, I have never done these things in twenty-something years of career, but to be discriminated against because you can see your shoulders...I don't know, I hope it was not because my color is a little darker or because I have some extra drawing. (...) Obviously I am going to file a complaint," she said.

The restaurant staff did not comment on the matter, but in the video a worker can be seen assuring that he "misunderstood" the situation and invited the artist to solve the matter "at another time".  

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