This filmed concert celebrates ten years of ‘UNITY: The Latin Tribute to Michael Jackson’, the project of Peruvian-American percussionist and producer Tony Succar, a Latin Grammy winner. Broadcast as a PBS special, this full concert rereads the King of Pop’s hits with a Latin flavour: salsa, timba, mambo and Afro-Caribbean rhythms rearrange ‘Thriller’, ‘Billie Jean’ and ‘Smooth Criminal’ with a flamboyant horn section and an orchestra of relentless groove. A polished live capture, the video highlights the energy of a Latin big band and its guest singers, in a show designed for both stage and camera. For fans of Latin music and fusion, this reworking is exhilarating: it proves the universal plasticity of Michael Jackson’s repertoire. A complete live concert, festive and virtuosic, to discover for the power of an arranger who makes global pop and Latin American traditions converse on stage.
Setlist
- Billie Jean
- I Want You Back
- Human Nature
- Blame It on the Boogie (version espagnole)
- Thriller
- I Just Can't Stop Loving You (version espagnole)
- Solo de cajón
- They Don't Care About Us
- Smooth Criminal
- You Are Not Alone
- Earth Song
- Black or White
- Man in the Mirror
Personnel & credits
- Tony Succar — musical director, arrangements, timbales, cajón
- Sheila E. — guest, host
- Jean Rodríguez — vocals
- Jon Secada — vocals
- Judith Hill — vocals
- Kevin Ceballo — vocals
- Ángel López — vocals
- Michael Stuart — vocals
- Obie Bermúdez — vocals
- Jennifer Peña — vocals
- Aaron Lebos — guitar
- Daniel Stable — bass
- Cristian Cuevas — piano
- Jason Mathews — keyboards
- Brian Succar — keyboards
- Diego Camacho — bongos
- Nieger Aguilera — congas
- Israel Morales — drums, percussion
- Diego Aguilera — percussion
- Jonny Mora — cajón, quinto
- Perico Casanova — quijada
- Jesus Mato — trumpet
- Dante Vargas — trumpet
- Oscar Dudamel — tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
- William Paredes — trombone
- John Normandin — trombone
- Fabian Alvarez — flute
- Fernando Vargas — backing vocals
- Maribel Diaz — backing vocals
- Michael Angelo — backing vocals
- Xavier Mili — backing vocals
- Monty Bloom — violin
- Ericmar Perez — violin
- Beatriz Vera — violin
- Victoria Joseph — viola
- Stacey Berkley — harp
- Christine Echezabal — cello
- Jon Zietz — director
- Eddie G. Cabrera — director
- Carlos Alvarez — sound engineer (recording and mixing)
