Camila Cabello, Ricky Martin And J Balvin Open 2019 Grammys With Retro-Styled Latin Medley

The 2019 Grammy Awards acquired off to a rollicking begin Sunday with a colourful homage to a number of generations of Latin music.

Wearing a canary-yellow crop prime and skirt, Camila Cabello opened the present along with her smash hit “Havana.” She and a troupe of dancers cavorted a couple of dollhouse-like set earlier than they exited to the “road,” the place they executed “West Aspect Story”- and “Bye Bye Birdie”-style choreography earlier than being joined by Younger Thug.

Because the quantity continued, Ricky Martin emerged to sing his hit “Pegate” with the famend jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval. Later, J Balvin joined the squad with “Mi Gente.”

Although your entire quantity had a distinctly retro-inspired vibe, it nodded to America’s present political local weather, as Balvin at one level held a newspaper with the headline “BUILD BRIDGES NOT WALLS.”

Chatting with “Leisure Tonight” earlier that night, Cabello stated she would draw on her Cuban-American heritage for the efficiency.

“It’s based mostly on my household. It’s based mostly on, particularly, on my grandma’s upbringing,” she stated. “It’s a giant Latin block occasion.”