Over the past months, the Bad Bonita / Bad Bunny translation project reached more people than I ever expected. What started as a creative experiment quickly turned into something much bigger, connecting thousands of people to Latin music and culture.
For my first post, I wanted to share the full-length video here, along with a short open letter expressing my gratitude to Bad Bunny for the doors he has opened for Latin artists and culture worldwide.
I also want to thank everyone who watched, shared, and sent encouraging messages throughout this journey. Your support has meant more than you know.
An Open Letter to Bad Bunny 😂
Dear Bad Bunny,
Thank you.
Thank you for breaking barriers and bringing Latin culture to the world stage in a way that few artists have done before. Thank you for staying true to your language, your roots, and your people while the entire world is watching.
In an industry that often pressures artists to adapt or dilute their identity, you’ve done the opposite. You’ve shown that culture, language, and authenticity are not obstacles to global success. They are the reason for it.
For so many of us in the Latin community, seeing our stories, our rhythms, and our language represented proudly on the world stage means more than words can explain.
Your work reminds people everywhere that music doesn’t need translation to be powerful. It connects first through feeling.
The translation project I shared recently came from a place of deep respect for that. My goal was never to replace the experience of hearing your work in Spanish. It was simply to help people who don’t speak the language better understand the message behind what you created, and hopefully introduce even more listeners to your music and to the culture it represents.
If even a few people discovered your music, or gained a deeper appreciation for Latin culture through that video, then I’m grateful to have played a small role in extending that impact.
I also want to thank everyone who has supported the project. The messages, the encouragement, and the conversations that have come from it have been incredibly meaningful.
Seeing how many people connected with the video reminded me why I do this in the first place.
My goal as an artist has always been simple:to connect people through language, culture, and music.
I sing in multiple languages because I believe music can build bridges between communities that might otherwise never meet. When people understand each other’s stories and traditions, even just a little more, the world becomes a better place.
So to Bad Bunny: thank you for continuing to open doors and represent Latin culture with pride.
And to everyone who watched, shared, and sent kind messages, thank you for being part of this moment.
This is just the beginning.
— Sadja
I love seeing you stream my originals! it's so crazy that on any given day, you're choosing to listen to the words we wrote and put out into the world ⭐️ have you heard the new song? It's called Hard To Breathe www.youtube.com/watch
This one is like no other so buckle up… for the rest of your life. The day I realized there was nothing else I’d rather do in this world than to chase my dream of becoming a professional singer, something shifted forever inside of me. It’s like I found a lens that day to see everything through: every hurdle, every no, every yes, every little win, every lesson, every contact, every conversation, EVERYTHING I do for every day moving forward, is a little drop of water adding to my giant bucket of experience I’m collecting towards nourishing the seed of my dream… The more water I collect, the more I can feed that dream, and the more likely it is to grow into the big giant beautiful flower I know it can become. I’m creating this backstage area and community, in hopes that I can share some of those drops of knowledge I collect with you. So you too can feed your own future flower. ⭐️ I don’t know what your dream is (I’d love to know though so please share) but what I do know is that seeing someone else trying to achieve the impossible, and continuing to do so, no matter what, day after day, is one of the most inspiring and motivating things to me. EVEN MORE than seeing them achieve it. So My hope is to not only create a space where you can follow my journey and choose support it by contributing in anyway you can, but also, to create that space for YOU, to help YOU feed your journey, and show others who don’t have the courage yet that it is possible to make that decision. It’s not about whether it’s possible to achieve it, continued action, guarantees that. It’s whether it’s possible for you to make that commitment to yourself forever. Following your most truest dreams is the ONE most life changing thing you can do. EVERYTHING becomes bearable when you fight for yourself, to become your best self. So this is my official invitation to you as I am opening the doors to my community, to my world, to start nourishing yours daily and keep it in mind through everything you do. Join in and dare to dream again! :)
Love, Sadja
xox
