The movement event Somos 1 was presented without announcing a billboard. Only believing the promise that there would be surprise artists, notorious among Christians, filled the Palacio de los Deportes to the brim, where twelve artists put on a marathon 10-hour concert between Saturday afternoon and night.
At the venue, without prior notice, attendees discovered one by one the artists that made up the billboard, including Barak, Grupo Hope, Natan el Profeta and Musiko.
Likewise, Yamilka, Dahaira, Aura, Averly Morillo, Lenny Pimentel, Ismael Telfort and Grupo Grace were among the artists who sang to this swarm of young people in the Lord’s Beehive.
The numerous Christian meetings were organized by the movement We are 1, in what he calls it Federal Youth Day 2023, under the motto “Eternity”.
One of the surprises that caused the most uproar was that of Barak, that he had not appeared on Dominican stages for five years.
“We’re excited to announce our return home in 2023,” said lead singer Roberts Green, announcing they will be doing a big presentation in Santo Domingo later in the year, and although he hasn’t said the location it’s believed to be at the Olympic Stadium .
Barak has just wrapped up an unprecedented 2022 with a tour reaping the rewards of his five music albums of high impact songs including Come Holy Spirit, You are king, The Earth sings, God talk “. to me”, “Dance” and “Your son is me”.
Day and night, Virgilio Travieso Soto’s Sports Palace was transformed into a house of God, and messages of love, peace, hope, faith and worship of the Lord predominated.
The bugles blared at the sports venue to an auditorium packed with young people who kept jumping, clapping, cheering and singing their performers, organizers revealed.
black dresses The general dress code was for the youth to arrive at the Palacio de los Deportes around noon, and while not all made it to the end, many remained enthralled until almost midnight on Saturday, when Natan the Prophet was the last to take charge of the event Step. .
One of the most sublime moments and with the best artistic production was when 60 young people, mostly women, took over the 360 stage and showed a performance while singing the song ¿Quién podrá? heard, published by Averly Morillo.
The leader of the youth movement Somos 1, Pastor Junior Ponciano explained: “The eternal is what we should seek, the material is something temporary that does not fill your heart, pursue your personal plans but never put God first. “.
Ponciano explained that the billboard of the participating artists will not be announced because it is not an event to pay tribute to people, but rather to the glory of God, who is the real protagonist of the day of worship.
Admission was not free. For general admission you had to pay a thousand pesos, in return the person was given a polo shirt and a bracelet with which they entered the place.
This movement was born with the intention of showing the Dominican Republic and the world that there are still young people who have principles and values and who love God above all else, explained Ponciano.
This event is considered one of the most important for Dominican youth, gathering thousands of young people from different provinces of the country, especially from the capital sectors.