 | ||
 |
EZ-Tracks Music News |
 |
 | ||
 | ||||||||||||
Street Festival to Salute Ricky Martin | ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
| Lisa Rogers, 12.30.2007, 05:00 AM | ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
| (EZ-Tracks) - A long-time San Juan, Puerto Rico street fair is going to be held in Ricky Martin’s honor in 2008, according to a recent Associated Press report. Martin's international singing career and charitable work for children will be saluted at the San Sebastian Street Festival, which kicks off January 17, organizers announced Thursday. The hugely popular festival , now in its 38th year, is known for attracting thousands of San Juan residents to the cobblestone streets of Old San Juan in a boisterous celebration of Puerto Rican life and culture. Martin, 36, said in a statement that he is thrilled to receive the honor. The ex-Menudo member has long been one of Puerto Rico's top-selling artists. His hits include "Livin' la Vida Loca" and "She Bangs." He is also known for his charitable work on behalf of children’s rights and established the Ricky Martin Foundation, a child welfare organization. In addition to the numerous awards received throughout his musical career, Martin has also been honored with many accolades for his humanitarian efforts, including the Leadership in the Arts Award, Billboard's Spirit of Hope Award and the International Humanitarian Award by the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children. | ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
| View More Music News » | ||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
Del.icio.us
Reddit
Digg
Furl
Newsvine
| ||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
