{"id":440224,"date":"2026-09-18T18:22:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T18:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/440224\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T18:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T18:22:10","slug":"karol-g-brings-the-tropicoqueta-attitude-to-the-sun-city-the-prospector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/440224\/","title":{"rendered":"Karol G brings the \u201cTropicoqueta\u201d attitude to the Sun City\u00a0 \u2013 The Prospector"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Colombian singer and songwriter Carolina Giraldo Navarro, best known as \u201cKarol G\u201d performed at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) Sun Bowl Stadium as part of her long-awaited tour, \u201cViajando Por El Mundo.\u201d El Paso was the only city in the tour lineup with two back-to-back concerts on Sept. 5 and 6. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The tickets for the Sept. 6 date went on sale April 29 and sold out within minutes. Due to the high demand, Karol G\u2019s team announced an additional date in El Paso.For the last 10 years, Karol G has broken historic records by becoming the first female artist to win a Grammy award for \u201cBest Urban Music\u201d and the first Latina to headline \u201cCoachella\u201d earlier this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Apart from reggaeton, Karol G paid homage to the Mexican culture by performing along with Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, an all-female mariachi band that performed with her during her set at Coachella.\u202f\u202f (Lesly Chavez<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cTropicoqueta\u201d brought an immersive experience focused on celebrating the tropical Latin-infused rhythms of her fifth studio album combined with the emotional, stripped-down shift from her latest album, \u201cNo me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto,\u201d which was released on Aug. 7 after the beginning of her tour on July 24 in Chicago.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Over 90,000 attendees filled the Sun Bowl in head to toe blue and orange outfits and wore glitter, flowers and rhinestones to add the special touch that completed the \u201cTropicoqueta\u201d vibe. \u00a0<\/p>\n

For both days, the guest artist and concert opener was\u00a0Becky G, who brought a sensual, high-powered club energy with tropical influences from her latest album \u201cBaraja Bendita,\u201d and hits such as \u201cMayores,\u201d and \u201cSin Pijama.\u201d Becky G later joined Karol on stage to perform their award-winning collaboration \u201cMAMIII.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

After an electrifying opening, Karol G popped up from the stage, opening her concert with her song \u201cLatina Foreva,\u201d which brought an overwhelming high-energy crowd. As the concert progressed, Karol G\u2019s focus was on songs from her album \u201cTropicoqueta,\u201d but still performed classics from her other albums.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Becky G was the guest opener for both days for Karol G tour \u201cViajando por El Mundo\u201d at the UTEP Sun Bowl. (Lesly Chavez<\/a>)<\/p>\n

During the concerts, Karol G often interacted with the crowd by giving shoutouts to those in the nosebleed seats and encouraging the crowd and staff to dance and sing along with her, moments that quickly became viral on social media. Apart from reggaeton, Karol G focused on bringing other Latino cultures and rhythms to the stage, by bringing out \u201cMariachi Reyna de Los Angeles,\u201d an all-female mariachi band that performed with her during her set at Coachella.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wearing sombreros, flowers, embordered and bedazzled charro suits, the Reynas and Karol performed songs such as \u201c200 Copas\u201d and \u201cEse Hombre es Malo,\u201d Karol also performed her hit song \u201cMI EX TENIA RAZON\u201d after reading a poster from a fan in the floor seat audience asking her to do so. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Continuing with the Mexican culture, from her newest album, \u201cNo me Arrepinto de Sentir Tanto,\u201d she performed her Tex-Mex Cumbia fusion song \u201cAlguien que te Amaba\u201d and switched to bachata, making ode to the Dominican genre singing her successful collaborative track Greeicy, \u201cAmiga Mia.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Finally, we were transported to the favelas, with Karol G preforming Spanish Portuguese funk hits such as \u201cTA OK\u201d and \u201cBandida Entrenada,\u201d which had complex rave-like choreography and exhilarating water stage effects, fog, pyrotechnics and lasers. \u00a0<\/p>\n

One of the main moments during both concerts was when she chose random people from the audience to join her on stage and dance to her recent hit \u201cBBy WoW\u201d alongside her. Long-time fan Enrique Unzueta from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua was among those who were selected.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPeople from all over the world came to the UTEP Sun Bowl for Karol G\u2019s back-to-back concerts days in El Paso, Texas.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\u201cFor a few minutes, it felt like I was living a dream. Seeing that many people and knowing I was sharing that moment with an artist I admire is something I\u2019ll never forget,\u201d Unzueta said. \u201cI felt that Carolina is a very genuine, warm person with incredible energy. I think one of the most beautiful things about her is that, even in front of thousands of people, she manages to make those moments feel very personal. And as a fan, this \u2018Viajando Por el Mundo\u2019 show leaves me feeling like I witnessed something much bigger than just a concert.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The real surprise happened on Sept. 6 where apart from her already announced guest artist Becky G, Karol surprised everybody by bringing on stage El Paso born-and raised Greg Gonzalez, best known as the founder and lead vocalist of the band \u201cCigarettes After Sex.\u201d Together they performed \u201cDespues de ti,\u201d a melancholic, heartbreak ballad that left more than one fan teary-eyed and with their heart in their hands. \u00a0<\/p>\n

To wrap up this blissful weekend, Karol G thanked all of the people who attended and made a remark on how much her audience has grown in just a few years and how grateful she feels about sharing this moment with so many people she cares for, before wrapping up with her song \u201cProvenza.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHace unos a\u00f1os que vine ac\u00e1, pasamos de ser 5,000, a ser m\u00e1s de 80,000 en dos noches. No doy nunca nada por sentado, Antes de subir al escenario alguien me dijo algo muy hermoso: esta noche, no existen fronteras en este lugar, aqu\u00ed estamos vibrando todos uno solo,\u201d Karol G said. \u201cQue noche tan incre\u00edble me regalaste El Paso, nos tenemos que volver a ver alguna vez.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

She continued by encouraging the audience to live their lives to the fullest and to spread love.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMientras tanto, recuerde que la vida es solo una, v\u00edvala, no le d\u00e9 pena hacer lo suyo, vaya por lo suyo por la vida sonr\u00eda, sea feliz, sea amable de los buenos d\u00edas, sea generoso con alguna persona, abrase a la persona con la que usted vino hoy, abr\u00e1cela muy duro porque usted no sabe cu\u00e1ndo va a ser la \u00faltima vez que lo va a ver,\u201d Karol G said. \u201c\u00a1Y esta \u00faltima canci\u00f3n, nos la vamos a celebrar como si fuera el \u00faltimo d\u00eda de nuestras vidas!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cViajando Por El Mundo\u201d tour at El Paso was an unforgettable weekend that made every person celebrate Latin culture and embrace unity across this groundbreaking concert series with a playful, loving vibe, making everybody dance their soul out \u201ccon una actitud tropicoqueta.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lesly Marlene Chavez\u202fis\u202fthe multimedia editor\u202fand may be reached at\u202f[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>\u202fand\u202fsocial media @pics.by.lesly\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Colombian singer and songwriter Carolina Giraldo Navarro, best known as \u201cKarol G\u201d performed at the University of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":440225,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":["post-440224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=440224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/440225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=440224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=440224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=440224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}