Rauw Alejandro • April 15, 2025 • Delta Center
Reviewed and Photographed by Marlo Matamoros
Puerto Rican superstar Rauw Alejandro brought his Cosa Nuestra World Tour to the Delta Center on Tuesday night. The tour began in April and is set to end in November. There is a 60’s theme which had the streets of Salt Lake City filled in 60’s attire. It was a fun experience walking into the arena and seeing everyone dressed up for the show. There were kids and adults dressed for the occasion. The Cosa Nuestra Tour has a New York-inspired theme showcasing the musical and cultural influence of the city. Rauw Alejandro is a Latin Grammy Award and Billboard Latin Music Awards winner. Rauw has also been nominated for a few Grammy awards.
Rauw Alejandro released his fifth studio album at the end of last year titled Cosa Nuestra which features other big names such as Bad Bunny, Romeo Santos, and Laura Pausini. He is known for his music versatility with reggaeton, Latin R&B, and Urbano music. His influence can be heard within these genres. Rauw Alejandro currently has over 48 million listeners via Spotify and over 31 billion streams across all streaming platforms.
A huge curtain covered the stage and anticipation filled the arena. There was an announcer who would show up around the arena under a spotlight keeping the anticipation going. The show began with Alejandro driving a vehicle and ending up in a car crash. Alejandro wore a long black trench coat and black hat aligning with attire worn across the arena. He performed PUNTO 40 and IL Capo right off the bat and the beat for these songs matched perfectly with the fire that was on stage.
The concert consisted of four acts with the first act including one of my favorite songs not on his recent album titled Tattoo. This song was performed on stage at a bar. I enjoy the remix version of this song featuring Camilo which almost has one billion views on YouTube. Tattoo was followed by Fantasias and El Efecto to close out act one. The curtains would then close followed by an intermission with the announcer. One thing that stood out to me during the first act was how interactive the crowd was. The crowd knew every lyric and it didn’t matter which direction you looked you would see someone singing along.
It was time for the second act to start. The curtains would lift and one of the first things that I noticed was the outfit change, the bodega in the background, a Mustang on stage, and the Puerto Rican flag hanging from an apartment on the illuminating screen. Rauw would be a passenger to Maria, a character introduced in the storyline of this theatrical experience. They drove across the stage to La Old Skul. This scene would be followed by a dancing experience in front of billiards to Touching The Sky off his recent album. Rauw Alejandro would then join Maria on a park bench to perform a new song titled Carita Linda. He told Maria that he wrote this song because he misses Puerto Rico.
The Puerto Rican rhythm can be heard on the song and is a tribute to his cultural roots and where it was born. The chorus to this song is translated to “How much I like you, how much I like you. I’d like to talk to you about something else that I can’t put into words. Why don’t we leave this place? Better yet, why don’t we go live in a little house on the sand and never move from there? From there.” Act Two would be closed out by another song from his recent album titled Amar De Nuevo.
Act three would include two of my favorite songs off the recent album titled Khé? And Se Fue. Se Fue is a rendition of Laura Pausini’s famous song Se Fué. Rau performed this song at the 2023 Latin Grammy Awards and Laura mentioned that she preferred his version over her own. This rendition would then make it to the album. The fourth act and final act included many songs off the new album such as Cosa Nuestra, Qué Pasaria…, and Tú Con Él. Tú Con Él is another rendition but this time from a salsa legend named Frankie Ruiz. Rauw Alejandro honored Frankie by performing this song at the Global Citizen Festival and having the song on the album.
This concert was filled with dance and choreography. The visuals with this experience incorporate elements reminiscent of the 1970s in New York City. This tour is a journey and a tribute to New York’s cultural impact on Rauw Alejandro’s artistry. If you don’t get the chance to view this artistic tour in person, I would recommend watching the Khé music video as it is a small glimpse of how the show is like.