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Gloria Estefan Pictures
Artist:
Gloria Estefan
Origin:
United States, Born in Havana - CubaUnited States
Born date:
September 1, 1957
Gloria Estefan Album: «Into the Light World Tour [VHS]»
Gloria Estefan Album: «Into the Light World Tour [VHS]» (Front side)
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  • Title:Into the Light World Tour [VHS]
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Review - Amazon.com
Captured during a two-night stand at a Dutch arena, this 100-minute concert special documents Gloria Estefan's lavish 1991 world tour, which underscored the Cuban-American singer's graduation from acclaim as a dance-floor diva to the ranks of female pop superstars. At its best, Into the Light World Tour displays the relentless energy, personal warmth, and crack musicianship that Estefan and her husband, producer, and principal collaborator, Emilio Estefan Jr., had evolved through her old band, the Miami Sound Machine, and taken uptown through her solo career. When the star and her band kick into high gear, percussion simmering and horns blazing in taut, deftly arranged choruses, the propulsive lure of salsa is hard to resist.

Technically, Estefan is a singer with a supple tone but modest range, hardly suggesting the caliber expected of a bona fide diva. Neither does her small, compact frame suggest a dancer's physique, despite the production's reliance on extended dance sequences. Yet she makes the most with what she has, harnessing formidable physical energy and transmitting considerable warmth to her audience. Her material, including both Miami Sound Machine hits and subsequent solo signatures, works best when staying closest to her roots, riding the giddy syncopations of uptempo Latin rhythms, or plying the lambent emotions of traditional ballads. Her exhortations to dance--"Get on Your Feet," "Conga," and "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" being the inevitable faves--work handily with an ecstatic audience.

More grizzled viewers should be forewarned that this, like most recent concert films, isn't purely documentary--apart from backstage sequences that duly flatter the star, the live sound has been liberally sweetened during post-concert production. --Sam Sutherland

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
- Gloria is the best and so are her concerts

Gloria is the best singer ever. On stage she's a divette. She's the best and so are her shows. The way she sings live is great, and so is her dancing. The band is great too. They know how to play and everybody goes wild in the audience!!!!!!!Always!!!!! I love her with all my heart and soul, 4 ever.....

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
- A great concert

I never actually saw this video. I was at the concert. The concert was awesome, so if this video does a decent job of capturing it, then it should be great too.

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- Classic Gloria Estefan: The 1991 World Tour DVD

In her triumphant return following a tragic bus accident in 1990, a fully recuperated Gloria Estefan embarked on an ambitious world concert tour showcasing her latest album: "Into the Light."

All in all, based upon my viewing of the VHS version, this fantastic compliation is a vibrant, 90-minute concert highlight reel of Gloria's Miami Sound Machine from the European portion of the tour, including her poignant rendition of the inspirational "Coming Out of the Dark."

Rating: 10/10 (Outstanding!) -- Hopefully, this DVD will again "see the light" someday.

P.S. As a companion piece for Gloria's fans, there is also out there a prequel out-of-release VHS, "Coming Out of the Dark," which insightfully focuses on Gloria's lengthy recuperation and her spirited, behind-the-scenes preparation for the Into the Light project (including music videos and the tour). If you can still find it, it's really a gem!