Since 2002, The Soulfrito Urban Latin Music Festival has been celebrated among mainstream heavyweights and Latin icons, alike. With the spirit of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade bubbling, Brooklyn’s Barclays Center kicked off NYC’s festivities with a sold-out all-star #Soulfrito18 event on Friday (June 8).

It’s done more than work as its gone on to help launch the careers of Pitbull, Aventura, and Wisin y Yandel. Over the years, Soulfrito has seen bigger acts shine like Busta Rhymes, Nas and Don Omar.