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Latin music extraordinaire
and melodramatic tenor Marc Anthony was personally handed the keys to Dwyane
Wade’s house Saturday night. Wade, NBA star player of the Miami Heat, surprised
Anthony on stage midway through the the singer/songwriter’s performance to make
sure he would feel right at home. “You know Marc, this is usually my house,” said
Wade. “Tonight though, mi casa, tu casa.”

Anthony didn’t disappoint his 20,000 guests for the
evening, offering another of his trademark fully-charged and emotional acts for
a standing-room-only crowd at the American Airlines Arena.

Although the host for the night didn’t show up until 9:20
pm, he more than made up for his late arrival by delivering a well-balanced
show that had everybody dancing in the aisles and Anthony interacting with all
sides of the arena for close to two hours. While his over-the-top facial expressions and stage act
at times extend beyond the norm, it’s all easy to ignore since Anthony is one of the
most skilled vocalist and performers of all time.

Backed by a full ensemble, including a full horn section,
timbales, congos and bongos, Anthony took over the stage entertaining the
audience with his gymnast-like moves while directing the band. He occasionally
waved his arms to instruct them to turn it up or end a song. His powerful and seductive voice, the reason why most of
the females in attendance squealed as soon as he sang his first note, made for
explosive renditions of crowd-favorites like “Tu Amor Me Hace Bien”,
“Te Conozco Bien” and “Hasta Ayer” as Anthony routinely
slashed through instrumental solos by extending lyrics with his piercing voice for
a long period of time.

In a cream-colored suit and baby blue dress shirt, Anthony was at
his best during a superb and rapid-fire take of “Hasta Que Te Conoci,” his 1993
danceable remake of Mexican crooner Juan Gabriel’s soothing ballad. Anthony grabbed at his clothes, posed with hand on hip (just like Gabriel), and switched from ballad to full-blown salsa number with
ease. There he was offering the whole package as the audience soaked it all up.
He bounced around the stage and kept close tabs on the band while never missing
a beat.

Anthony also looked comfortable dishing out Hector
Lavoe’s classic “Mi Gente,” the same one Anthony retouched for inclusion in the
soundtrack of the 2007 biopic El Cantante about the famed Fania member.

Anthony, joined by his wife Jennifer Lopez for an uninspiring
“No Me Ames” and despite the latter’s slow and sensual shake of her most prized
physical attribute, made it through the entire concert without shoes. But chances are he would have had plenty of volunteers
ready to clean his feet if he so required it.

 


Posted by Frequency New York on October 26, 2009 Comments Off | 3

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