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Residente to Perform Free Concert at Mexico City's Zócalo on September 6

Officials describe the event as a celebration of Latin American resistance within the city’s free cultural agenda.

Overview

  • The concert takes place at 8 p.m. on 6 September in the Zócalo of Mexico City and is free for all attendees.
  • The women-led hip-hop collective Mujer en Cypher—comprising Arianna Puello, Ximbo, Niña Dioz, Prania Esponda, Azuki and Mena—will open the show.
  • City head Clara Brugada and the Secretariat of Culture framed the event as “a canto a la libertad y a la resistencia latinoamericana.”
  • Mexico City authorities have planned a security and civil protection operation to maintain order during the mass gathering.
  • Organizers have yet to announce whether the concert will be broadcast live.