Rels B, like a child in the Palau Sant Jordi

2023-11-11 18:04:14

Few people had as much fun this Friday night as Rels B, turned into a happy and playful 30-year-old boy with the Palau Sant Jordi as a playground, a place that he little thought of subduing with his suggestive songs years ago. The Mallorcan rapper, promoter of positive energy and knowledgeable of his achievements and his path, arrived looking back and projected on the screens that presided over the stage a message that mentioned his distant first gig outside the island: it was in Barcelona and “ “Very few people came.” “Fight for your dreams day after day.” The text, with a Mr. Wonderful point, already indicated that the concert would be a review of his career (more than 30 songs in the repertoire, which he opened with some classics like ‘You have the gift’) until today, that is until the album ‘Afrolova’, which in its name slips its Caribbean warmth – and rhythm.

Rels B, kingpin of urban pop far beyond Spain, came to do his first Sant Jordi after having packed 65,000 people into the Foro Sol de México, something that only three Spaniards have achieved: Alejandro Sanz, Miguel Bosé and Héroes del Silencio. At times excitedly remembering his journey, rubbing his eyes – “this is very full,” he repeated on more than one occasion – Daniel Heredia (his real name) even had to stop to breathe. “If the public works, I will give more and more, but I will have a heart attack.” Today with a presentation worthy of a pop star, a fantastic trio of backup singers have stood out – something that the Mallorcan has always pampered in his live performances – which makes his songs for “queens of the block” even greater, often written from his sensitive, vulnerable, suffering heart. He polished that consecutively with ‘Better not see us’, sung among the audience, and ‘Me olvé de los 2’ and, later, also with ‘Shorty que te voy bn <3' alongside a pianist.

A happy child, running around the stage and smiling non-stop, Rels B finished, after drawing winning cards such as ‘Good genes, ‘A summer in Mallorca’ or ‘To me’, spreading good vibes to even the most frowning and wishing “that “This concert will never end.” And making him wish the more than 17,000 who accompanied him in a concert that did not falter during its generous two hours. “I thank you for this dream.”