Ricky Martin Live: Black and White Tour

Performer: Ricky Martin
Engineer: John Harris; Raphael Alkins; Cesar William Benavides; Carlos "Coco" Martinez
Producer: Javier Garza; David Cabrera; Monica Sosa
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Personnel: David Cabrera (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, cuatro, keyboards); Juan "Cheo" Quiones (vocals, trumpet, percussion); Ron Dziubla (guitar, saxophone, keyboards); R.J. Ronquillo (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin); Christian Nieves (cuatro); Phil McArthur (cello, bass guitar); Victor Vazquez (trombone, keyboards, percussion); Ben Stivers (keyboards); Waldo Madera (drums); Daniel Lopez (percussion); Carlos David P�rez, Jackie Mendez (background vocals). Additional personnel: La Mari. Ricky Martin released his first live disc in 2006 with MTV UNPLUGGED. The album showed Martin to be a polished live performer capable of leading his tight band through powerfully energetic performances that outpaced his studio recordings. Martin must have known he was onto a good thing, because he released another live set in 2007. BLACK AND WHITE TOUR doesn't have the same stripped-down quality of the MTV date, but it is still powered by an immediacy and a forcefulness that are very impressive. Again, Martin's band is top-notch, and there's no shortage of sparks flying on both the straightforward Latin grooves and the more streamlined dance-pop. "Vuelve" and "Tu Recuerdo" are here, as is, of course, "Livin' La Vida Loca."

Getting his start as part of teenyboppers Menudo in the '80s, and staying in the public's eye as an actor on General Hospital, Ricky Martin launched his own solo career by the late-'90s. Nobody could have predicted Martin's meteoric rise, topping the charts and selling out arenas on the strength of his monster Latin dance hit "Livin' La Vida Loca."

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