A special ceremony in honour of Clinton was held in the fabulous San Felipe fortress, which overlooks the port city of Cartagena. Invitees as well as the leaders from the American states were entertained with a spectacular concert themed around Colombian folk music. D.A.S. systems were on hand, with factory technical support provided by Ramon Franco, D.A.S. sales engineer in Colombia.
Sound reinforcement for this important event was handled by Sonido y Accesorios SIA, based in Bogota. Samuel Puentes, company director, installed eight D.A.S. ST-2000 systems flown from each side of the stage, while four ST-215 systems were used for delay, due to the length of the seating area. Stage monitoring was from ST-15 for floor wedges, two R-215 bi-amped side fills and two self-powered Compact 1s for rear fill.
The diverse musical events were made up mostly of traditional Colombia folk groups with the exception of a special jazz ensemble brought in for Clinton. As a token of appreciation, former President Pastrana awarded Bill Clinton with a saxophone which Clinton quickly tuned, before spontaneously joining in with the jazz ensemble, playing two songs for the totally unexpecting crowd.
(Lee Baldock)
