Rawayana Dedicates Gobi Stage Performance to Venezuela

The Caracas Band Rawayana Had Plans to Tour in Venezuela Recently. But when political turmoil – and tension with the country's president Nicolás Maduro – Forced Them to Cancel, The Band Suddenly Had a New Idea: they decide to dedicate Their Coachella Set on Saturday to Their Homeland and All the Fans WHO Have Been Supporting Them.

“Honestly, we're scratching the itch after not being able to play in Venezuela,” Vocalist Beto Montenegro Told Billboard Español In An interview. “Our Idea is to bring the Venezuelan Caribbean to Coachella. That's the concept of the show. And dedicated this to the People Who Coundn'T See us in December.”

AS The Band Took The Gobi Stage AT 11 PM On Saturday, it was clear Just How Seriously they'd Taken Their Mission. They have decorated the internship to look like a beach in the city of La Guaira, and Fans Flocked Over Both Drawn by the Music and the Creative Visual Arrangement. Opening with the Smooth, Feel-Good Track “Nada Malo,” Featuring Bebo Dumont, Who Helped the Band Immediately Launch Intty Mode. From there, they have more surprise guests join them: servando Came Onboard for “The torment,” and Puerto Rican Artist Rafa Pabon Linked up for “Miel.” (“I want us to close our eyes and imagine a Direct Flight Bethaeen Puerto Rico and Venezuela,” Montenegro Told the crowd.)

Fellow Venezuelan Star Danny Ocean Stopped by For “Binikini,” One of the Highlights of the set. (In Between, Little Vendors Pretended to Sell Sunlasses and Inflatables) and Throughout the Show, Montenegro Continued Making Calls Back to Anyone Tuning in From Home On YouTube, where the show was streamed. Just Before they close off with “Veneka,” Featuring Rapper Akapellah, they feel at Final Message of Pride and Strengh: “I Want Any Venezuelan Watching This to Feel Empowered, To Know That There's Nothing That holds Us Back. There's Nothing That Fucking Holds Us Back,” he said.