Weekend in Miami, Juan Luis Guerra Concert

A few months ago, I found out that one of my favorite singers was coming to Florida. Juan Luis Guerra is a very famous merengue singer from Dominican Republic. He has been around for as long as I remember. I learned how to dance with his songs in the 1980s. He announced in his twitter that the US tour included Miami, Orlando, and NYC. The Orlando show was never scheduled. I debated if I should spend the money to go see him. Two weeks before the show we decided to drive to Miami and see him.  I was going to regret not going to his concert. His last album is as good as the ones from 20 years ago.

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American Airlines Arena, Miami

I went to a Luis Miguel concert in Miami alone last year. I won’t mind going to another concert alone except that this kind of music makes you want to dance. I’m OK singing alone, but dancing alone is different. Andre is not a big fan of any kind of tropical music, but he knows how much I like Juan Luis Guerra. He said that he would come with me to the concert. I gave him an opportunity not to go since I was going with 2 other friends. He surprised me when he said that he likes Juan Luis Guerra. The best thing about his concerts is that he doesn’t just sing merengue, he also sings bachatas, boleros, and even a rock song with Juanes (on a screen). I enjoyed singing all of the old and new songs. We didn’t stop moving our feet for 2 hours. The concert was last Saturday and my voice is not completely back.

The arena getting full minutes before the show

Since we didn’t get the tickets in advance, we had seats on a high level section. When I got the tickets, I was informed that the concert was close to be sold out. I didn’t see a single seat empty in the AmericanAirlines Arena. I enjoyed every single minute of the show, but it is not the same as a watching the concert from the floor. I’m only 5’3” (161 cm) and I can’t see that much on the floor. However, the energy is completely different. I got a few pictures and videos but the quality is not great.

Juan Luis Guerra, a son de guerra tour, Miami

from our seats

The last song of the night was an acoustic version of "Ojala que llueva Cafe". I made the video below which is probably the only one worth sharing. All of the others have me and my friends screaming and singing with my not so beautiful voice. 

SONG LIST

1. Apaga y Vámonos
2. La Bilirrubina
3. La Travesía
4. La Llave de Mi Corazón
5. Bachata Rosa
6. Salsa Medley
7. Son Al Rey
8. Como Yo
9. El Costo de la vida
10. La Calle
11. Mi Bendición
12. Para ti
13. Niagara en Bicicleta
14. Visa Para un Sueno
15. La Avispas
16. Bachata en Fukuoka
17. La guagua
18. En el Cielo no hay hospital
19. La Cosquillita
20. Voy a pedir tu mano
21. Bachata Medley