European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 09, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A Gloria Estefan Back in the Bright lights. By Ron Mckinney staff writer Gloria Estefan strode confidently to her seat at the. Head of. The press conference flashed her smile  told the Large group of mainly German reporters that she was  year ago Estefan could t be so sure that she would Ever be ready again. Last March Quot the Guban born Singer and her band the Miami sound machine were headed to Syracuse n.y., for a concert when their tour bus was hit from behind by a tract trailer near Tobyhanna a. The Accident broke Estefan s Back but not her resolve two 8-Inch medal rods were inserted in her spine two Days after the Accident. It was two weeks later before Estefan began trying to stand up a and it took eight months of hydrotherapy weightlifting and Low Impact aerobics before she could dance again. Quot it was like starting Over from scratch Quot Estefan said last week at a Frankfurt press conference. Doctors had warned Estefan that she May not be Able to dance As strenuously As she had in the past Quot when they told me this i said if i can t perform the Way i did or maybe less than what i was i really Don t want to get Back up and do it i always have my recording  but Estefan vowed that if she had anything to do with it she d be Back better than Ever. And if her energetic dancing in the into  is any indication Estefan is Back on top. Quot this show is much More physical than any show i be done before. And i m doing More dancing than Ever before Quot she said her powerful voice certainly did t suffer during the yearlong sabbatical her first release since her return coming out of the dark became Estefan s third no. 1 hit on the billboard charts five weeks ago. The songs on into the Light written by Estefan Are her Way of communicating Ker observations of life to her. Fans.,. A a a a a a a. A a a a a a. Quot it s the Best Way to touch other people because they continued on Page 9 a whirling mix of motion and emotions by Walt Morrissette staff writer Gloria Estefan and the Miami sound machine electrified the fans at the fes Halle in Frankfurt Germany last week with an exciting fast moving two hour plus performance that led fans through the emotional spectrum. Estefan her backup quartet and her eight piece band used everything from confetti to Strobe and Rainbow lights to project themselves into the audience. Estefan could practically touch the fans in the upper deck from an elevated catwalk that surrounded the stage. She also added a touch  wish would become Standard with All concert acts a a pair of sky scraping video screens on which an onstage cameraman transmitted close ups of the performers throughout the show. Estefan and her band currently on their first Gloria Estefan puts her body and soul into her concert performance after at top answering questions at a press conference. Tour of Europe after five years on the charts performed several songs off their new album into the Light which Haven t hit the radio Waves yet and therefore did t get much audience reaction. Among those numbers were sex in the 90s, what Coes around comes around and heart with your name of it. They also included two songs that will probably emerge future hits close my eyes a Ballad with a Goose bump raising Calypso Bass line and remember me with love which she dedicated to the troops in the persian Guif Region. Her party dance routines on Conga Oye i Canto hear my voice Seal our Fate and rhythm is Gonna get you showed she had to noticeable ill effects from her backbreaking bus Accident in March 1990. But As Good As they Are As party musicians a the band s horns Are among the Best in pop music in the past two decades a Estefan and her Crew have also penned some great ballads. She sat on a Stool and Mel lowly weaved them together the words get in the Way i. Just can 7 stay away from you Here we Are cuts both ways and a Spanish Medley. Including Menacer. A. ,. She could work for the United nations after telling the fans in English German and Spanish to have a Good time and enjoy her show Estefan has mastered the difficult Knack of getting the audience to sing along in a Ballad. The crowd joined her in i Don t Wanna lose you now and in the finale her recent no.1 hit coming out of the dark in which the whole audience Sang the Bridge with her Quot forever and Ever stand on the Rock of your love Quot As ii a in one big choir. After she touched the fans hearts Voith her show Estefan mingled with her special guests a service members injured in. The persian cull a and signed autographs. Gloria Estefan and the Miami sound machine continue their tour of Europe this month and next. Check the on stage listing son pages 14-15 for dates and locations. A ,. A 8 stripes Magazine may9f 1991