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Page 2 November 22, 2000 Focus A o n Portland (Elje sportiani» ©beeruer Ricky Martin.. Again em barked on one o f the best-selling tours in m odem concert history, selling out m ore than 250 concerts in som e 25 countries. W hen dates fo r R ick y M a rtin ’s an x io u sly -aw aited A m erican tour w ere an n o u n ced , each o f th e v e n ues so ld -o u t w ith in an h o u r (in som e cases, w ith in m in u tes!) o f g o in g on sale. D u e to an u n p re c ed e n te d d em an d fo r tic k ets, 11 new d ates w ere ad d ed to R ic k y ” SR O tour itinerary. By to u r’s end, R icky M artin had p erfo rm ed to m o re than 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 p eo p le acro ss the co u n try and so ld so m e $ 22.6 m illio n d o llars w o rth o f tick ets. A R ic k y M a rtin p e rfo rm a n c e at L o n d o n ’s H y d e P ark d rew m ore th an 100,000 fans. T h ro u g h o u t his ca reer, R ick y S U P P L E M E N T O F ©bserlier E d i t o r in C h ie f, P u b lis h e r C harles H. W ashington Editor L a rry J. Ja ck so n , Sr. M artin has rem a in ed tru e to his P u erto R ick an ro o ts an d the H is- p an ic /L a tin o fa n b a se th a t first m ade h im a star. A p ee rless m u sical am b assa d o r (w h o ’s also flu en t in five la n g u ag es!), R icky h as in tro d u ced Latin Pop m usic to m arkets around the w o rld in c lu d in g th e U n ited S tates, E n g lan d , Ja p an , C h in a, G erm an y , and m a n y others. He co n tin u es to p e rfo rm an d reco rd in S p an ish and o fte n v isits his n ativ e P u erto R ico. A t his ap p e aran c e at the first an n u al L atin G ra m m y A w ards, R icky a c k n o w led g e d the en o r m ous cu ltu ral and m u sical c o n tri b u tio n s o f th e le g e n d a ry T ito P uente, the m aster o f m am bo w ho p assed aw ay th is year. 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HW H r Portland OiMiTKi- R icky M artin, the tireless inter national superstar w ho detonated the Latin Pop Explosion, is back w ith “ Sound Loaded,” the eagerly- aw aited follow -up to his phenom enal English language debut album, w hch has sold 20 m illion copies w orldw ide and has been certified seven tim es RIA A -platinum in the U nited States since its release in 1999. W ith “Sound Loaded,” Ricky further charts his path o f artistic growth, continuing to find new ways o f blending el ritm o w ith elem ents o f Pop, Rock, and Funk. R ick y ’s w o rld w id e fan b ase, w h ich has grow n exponentially w ith each o f his releases, will not be disappointed w ith “Sound Loaded.” W hile re maining true to his Latin music roots, R icky extends the possibilities o f his m usic w ith 15 brand-new tracks ranging from heart-stopping ballads to booty-stom ping party anthem s. B om in Puerto Rico, Ricky M ar tin first cam e to the attention o f A m eric an au d ien ces for actin g stints including the role ofM arius in “ Les M iserables” on Broadway. F or m ore than a decade, Ricky M artin w atched his popularity es calate around the w orld, even as he rem ained under the radar o f state side audiences. A nd then. . M ore than a billion television view ers in 187 countries across the globe felt the full force ofRickymama w hen he perform ed “The Cup o f L ife” at the 41s' A nnual G ram m y A w ards cerem onies in February 1999. R icky’s single, “La C opade la V ida,” w as the official song o f the W orld Cup France ’98 and has been a # 1 single in m ore than 30 countries. T hat sam e night, Ricky’s full-length Latin record ing “V uelve” w on the G ram m y for Best Latin Pop Perform ance. In A pril 1999, w hen the true first w eek’s sales (280,000) were tallied on Ricky’s “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” the b lo c k b u ste r single shot to # 1 on the B illb o ard H ot 100 and becam e the sin g le w ith the h ig h est #1 sales fig u res in C o lu m b ia R ecords h isto ry and the h ig h est single w e e k ’s sales fig u res in 1999. R icky M artin becam e the first solo Latin m ale artist o f th e S o u n d S can e ra to h it #1 on th e H ot 100 an d the first m ale artist to have the # 1 sin g le on the H ot 100 in m ore th an a year. “ L iv in ’ L a V id a L o c a ’ h ad th e h ig h e st sin g le w e e k ’s sales fig u res o f any single released in 1999. “ L ivin L a V ida L o ca” b ec am e th e #1 sin g le in fiv e in te rn a tio n a l m arkets in clu d in g the U n ited S tates, th e U nited K ingdom , C anada, N ew Z ealand, an d Ire land. R ick y M artin has k ep t e x trem ely bu sy since the release o f the album ’ s E nglish language de but. As his“Livin’ LaV ida Loca” became the party anthem o f the new m illennium (w inning two M TV V ideo M usic A w ards - Best D ance V ideo & Best Pop V ideo in the process), M artin “CARNAVAL 2 0 0 0 ” with the Balé Folclórico da Bahia Wednesday, December 6, 2 0 0 0 at 7:30 pm Oregon Symphony does not perform. Spice up your holidays with “Carnaval 2000," a non-stop extravaganza of Afro-Brazilian music, song and dance by the 32 member troupe Balé Folclórico da Bahia. Tickets start at $ 1 5 “Exuberant, indefatigable and virtuosic, the dancers, singers and drummers... exploded with the Afro-Brazilian rhythms that are its special heritage." — The New York Times "...a medley of carnaval songs spilled over across the floodlights and got the audience up and dancing in the aisles. It was a big, loud, sweaty and rambunctious finale...!" — The San Francisco Chronicle C a ll 5 0 3 - 2 2 8 - 1 3 5 3 or 1-800-228-7343 • Mon.-Sat. 9 am-5 pm w w w .o r s y m p h o n y .o r g ARLENE SCHNITZER CONCERT HALL • SW Main & Broadway
