The Puerto Rican singer’s career Ricky Martin He has gone through various stages during the three decades he has been a soloist. From the young balladist, to the Latin star that conquered the Anglo-Saxon market, to the activist who, with his voice, has not hesitated to express himself on social and political issues, the Puerto Rican has experienced a musical and personal evolution that has transcended the stages.
Each of these stages includes them in their new world tour “Movement Tour”, which opened this Friday, in a packed Coliseum of Puerto Rico, in San Juan, where he reviewed with his people several of the successes that have marked his career.
Without leaving out, of course, some of the songs that will make up his new record production, which will be marked by what he lived in Puerto Rico during the 2019 Summer protests, in which he played an important role.
The Puerto Rican star took the stage at about 9:30 pm, before the euphoria of thousands of people who waited for him since 2016, the year he held his last concert on the Island. Ricky Martin appeared on a colorful stage that featured Several screens and attractive light games.
Dressed in a black shirt and pants with bright red flashes, his presence was enough to hear the cries of the audience. Accompanied by a body of eight dancers and new musicians -including the virtuous Puerto Rican drummer Tony Escapa-, the singer grabbed the microphone to sing his recent hit “Sing it,” which he recorded with Resident Y Bad bunny, whom he joined during the protests last summer that ended with the departure of the then governor Ricardo Rosselló Nevares.
The colors black and red, as well as images of several fists held high, dominated this theme, where he pays tribute to Héctor Lavoe and his song “Let my people sing”. After this powerful opening, the sticky “The Bomb” sounded, which seduced the audience that could not resist dancing. In this, Ricky Martin showed his skills as a dancer, moving to his liking and wins on stage.
After this moment, “Isla bella” came, in which they were projected on the beautiful visual monitors of Puerto Rico, followed by the fun and sensual “Sugar Bomb”, which the public enjoyed. After this issue, it was that the interpreter addressed his people, stating that he had nothing planned to say, but would speak “with his heart.” “I will be here very vulnerable. I’m here for you, ”he shared and then said that he would leave his soul on stage.
“From here we go to all parts of the world and what I can say is that I always take Puerto Rico in my heart”, He expressed before the cries of the public. “Puerto Rico trembles, but nothing lies to us, nothing lies”, He reiterated to sing“ Tiburones ”, his new single in promotion, which showed images of the powerful and emotional video he recorded with Puerto Rican director Kacho López Mari and was inspired by summer protests. This first segment of the concert was a kind of love letter to Puerto Rico, where the performer paid tribute to his people and to that spirit of unity, struggle and resilience that characterizes us. It was also the moment in which the artist expressed himself about the stage he is living now, in which he is no longer afraid to express what he thinks and feels.
After this first move, Ricky Martin left the stage for his first change of costumes. On the main screen, a video of the artist appeared immediately, introducing what was his residence in the city of Las Vegas, where he presented the show “All In”. Immediately after, Ricky Martin surprised to leave an elevated platform, to sing “Livin ‘the crazy life”, dressed in a golden tuxedo. With the high temperature, he played “Loaded”, for which he took off part of the tuxedo, and continued with the rhythmic “Shake Your Bon-Bon”.
Romantic and spontaneous
After that energetic moment, the lights went down, the dancers disappeared and the stage was left in the middle of the light with a chair in the center, where the singer sat minutes later – dressed more relaxed with a nightgown and cream pants – to tone the ballads. to live ”,“ Fire against fire ”and“ Fire by night, snow by day ”, which the audience sang from beginning to end, being this one of the favorite parts of the night, judging by the passionate reaction of those present.
“This is probably my favorite section. It is the part where we can start from scratch and improvise and although we have rehearsed several songs today I want to sing one more that is not in the repertoire. I want to go back, a little further back. Can you? ”He asked his band to surprise with the success“ I miss you, I forget you, I love you ”, that he enjoyed himself with spontaneity and a wide smile.
With the presence of Puerto Rican Quatrist, Christian Nieves, Ricky Martin followed the concert with the popular song “Tu memoria”. The solo of Cuatro de Nieves at the end and the artist’s feeling, provoked a loud applause from the audience, who enjoyed this moment where our national instrument stood out.
For the fourth segment of the concert, the drums sounded giving way to that more percussive repertoire of the artist. Dressed this time in strict black, Ricky Martin went out to sing the famous “Lola, Lola”, and continue with “She Bangs”, where a young woman from the public who “cured” dancing with the dancers climbed on stage. After this moment, the vocalist decided to remember the song “Nobody Wants to Be Lonely”, which he recorded with the American interpreter Christina Aguilera, which slightly lowered the intensity of the show.
After an hour of concert, the artist continued to give his best, and to please once more his followers and followers, he interpreted the success “Come back”, one of the most anticipated of the night, where he highlighted only one in guitar of the band’s musical director, David Cabrera.
From “María” to “Vente pa’ here ”
The final segment of the concert would come later when the Puerto Rican bomb “Remenéate casco e’ juey ”sounded, in which the live presence of some of our Afro-Puerto Rican musician or groups was needed. The dancers of the artist appeared with white skirts of pump dancer and the dancers with shirt and white pants, doing a choreography alluding to one of our native rhythms. This served as an introduction to the song “Pégate”, which the artist also sang in white, and inviting people to leave their seats and dance. With that energy in the environment, Ricky Martin took the opportunity to sing “La bite” and the hit song “Maria”, in which he infected those present with his movements.
After another change of costumes, this time more urban, the singer returned to the stage to perform “The Cup of Life”, which was the fake farewell. After the request of the public, the screens were turned on again and a video of the artist’s career was projected, reviewing each of its stages. Finally, Ricky Martin, dressed in a trousseau with golden touches, appeared once again to close with “Vente pa’acá”, which he popularized with the Colombian urban singer Maluma. A rain of confetti and the thanks of the artist ended this concert of about two hours, where the public was able to verify the evolution of the Puerto Rican star, who managed to move the emotions of his people in a show that undoubtedly marks A new stage in his career.
“Movimiento Tour” continues this Saturday and Sunday at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico.
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