Shakira

Last Saturday (August 4th) Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz kicked off his tour “El Tren de Los Momentos” with a concert in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

“Santiago. Buenas noches, gracias por venir. Esta noche vamos a hacer el viajecito, súbanse con nosotros. lo vamos a pasar bien” (Santiago. Good night, thank you for coming. Tonight we’re going to make a little trip, come on up, we’re going to have a good time), said Alejandro Sanz to an excited public.

The concert was a huge success, but the highest point of the night was Shakira’s entrance, dressed in a very, very small red spangled dress. I didn’t like the dress at all, it made Shakira’s legs look chunky; and it didn’t had the “Shakira style”, if you know what I mean. I really don’t understand why did she choose that outfit, but what do I know.

Anyway, the crowd went crazy when she stepped into the stage, to perform “Te lo agradezco, pero no“, near the end of the concert. During the song, Sanz kissed Shakira in the cheek, and everybody screamed and applauded. Many fans are still wondering what he could have said to her at that moment. And everybody is still complaining because Shakira only performed one song.

It’s been said that Shakira will be in the “El Tren de Los Momentos” tour, but I’m not so sure. I know Shakira and Alejandro are friend and all, but it seems a little too much, to go on a tour that will be on 23 cities and will last almost two months, to perform just one song. Maybe it’s just marketing… we’ll see.

So, I guess right know you would like to see Shakira and Alejandro, the kiss, the dress… Wouldn’t you? Well, here it is. It’s a video made by someone who went to the concert, so the quality is not really good. It’s not perfect, but it’s the best video of Shakira and Alejandro in Santiago de Compostela I could find in Youtube; and I think this one is pretty interesting anyway. Enjoy!

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Shakira has unveiled a new campaign to raise $200 million (£100 million) for the fight against juvenile malnutrition and hunger in Latin America.

The Colombian singer announced the initiative at an ALAS Foundation (Latin America in Solidarity Action) event at Panama’s Teatro Nacional earlier this month (Jul07).

Four concerts will be held in Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro and New York in 2007 in a bid to reach the sum - which will be pumped into joint initiatives with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Shakira says of the foundation, “ALAS came about because of a social emergency: 350 thousand children die each year due to avoidable causes, 40 million children work and live on the streets. We want an active Latin America, that doesn’t give up, united for our children.”

Source: PR Inside

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Shakira was looking really hot, during the Live Earth concert in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2007. Check out the photos:

Shakira delighted the fans with four songs: Don't Bother, Inevitable, Dia Especial (feat. Gustavo Cerati) and (off course) Hips Don't Lie.

All the info about Shakira at Live Earth concert in Hamburg.

Watch the complete Live Earth Germany concert now!

Also recommended:

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Official Live Earth Blog

(Images: AP)

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On June 13th, I wrote about Shakira's participation in the Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis, in Hamburg. Today I received a press release confirming the info (and that’s funny - none of the numerous sources I checked to write the post mentioned that Shakira’s performance wasn’t confirmed):

Shakira and Enrique Iglesias will be playing in Live Earth Hamburg at HSH Nordbank Arena on 7/7/07, Live Earth organizers announced today (June 22). Tickets for Live Earth Hamburg are available at Eventim - Live Earth Tickets.

Shakira is a two-time Grammy Award-winning and eight-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Colombian singer, songwriter and producer and has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide.

Her 2001 English language breakthrough, Laundry Service, sold more than 20 million albums and made her a global sensation.

In early 2005, Shakira released the Oral Fixation project: Fijacion Oral Vol. 1 and Oral Fixation Vol. 2 have sold a combined 15 million copies worldwide to date and earned five Latin Grammys, including Album of the Year, six Latin Billboard Awards, two Almas Awards, and numerous other awards around the world.

She also just completed her Oral Fixation Tour around the world that included 120 sold-out dates.

In 1995, Shakira created the Pies Descalzos Foundation aimed at helping Colombian children who are victims of violence. She was also instrumental in the creation Alas, an organization of the Latin world's biggest stars who are working to bring awareness to the social and economic conditions of children in Latin America.

Enrique Iglesias, the Madrid-born, Miami-raised singer, has sold more than 40 million albums and has topped the charts and gone platinum with both English and Spanish language works. Iglesias won the Grammy for Best Latin Performer in 1997 and the Latin Grammy for Best Male Pop Album in 2003.

His new album, Insomniac, was released last week, and the single “Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)” has jumped to the top of the US, UK, Mexico, Sweden, Netherlands and other charts. Iglesias is the most successful Spanish-language singer in the world with 17 #1 Billboard Latin hits, more than any other artist in history. His albums have gone gold or platinum in more than 30 countries.

“Live Earth is about engaging a mass movement of people to take action against the climate crisis,” Live Earth Founder and Producer Kevin Wall said. “The addition of internationally popular music acts like Enrique Iglesias and Shakira will help us reach millions of people across the globe.”

For more info about Live earth, and a complete list of performing artists at the Live Earth Hamburg, check out the full press release:
Shakira and Enrique Iglesias Join Line-Up for Live Earth Hamburg.

Also recommended:

Live Earth.org
Official Live Earth Blog

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Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis is another musical event from the producers of Live 8. On July 7, the “Live Earth” concerts will take place in New York, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Johannesburg, Rio de Janeiro, Hamburg and Istanbul. The profits will be used on fighting against global climate crisis and reducing global warming, within the framework of a campaign in defense of the environment, a project created by the US ex- vice-president Al Gore.

Shakira will be in charge of the opening of “Live Earth Hamburg”, as informed by the organizers of the event in the German city. Famous bands and singers will also perform in Hamburg’s concert, such as Katie Melua, Snoop Dogg, Reamonn, Juli and Silbermond.

The list of artists who will perform at the different cities includes the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bon Jovi, The Police, Genesis, Smashing Pumpkins, Maná, Michael Nyman, Sheryl Crow, Kelly Clarkson, Kanye West, Melissa Etheridge, John Mayer, Faith Hill, Black Eyed Peas, Fall Out Boy, Enrique Iglesias, Duran Duran and Madonna.

NBC Universal will be the exclusive U.S. broadcaster of this historic television event. Check out the coverage schedule.

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Colombian-born US popstar, Shakira, African-American R&B rising star, John Legend and British iconic group, UB40, are among 12 Nigerian and international artistes who have confirmed participation at the second edition of THISDAY Music Festival scheduled to hold on July 14 and 15 at THISDAY’s brand new event centre in Lagos. The centre has a seating capacity of 15,000.

The celebrated international music stars will be following in the footsteps of Beyonce, Jay Z, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Ciara, En Vogue and Missy Elliot who graced the first edition of the festival last year in an event described in the entertainment circle as unprecedented in the world’s history.

Shakira, born Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll on February 2, 1977, is a two-time Grammy Award-winning and eight-time Latin Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, record producer, dancer and occasional actress. She has been a major figure in the pop music scene of Latin America since the mid-1990s.

Six years ago, she broke through into the English-speaking market with the release of her first album in the language, Laundry Service, which has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. Shakira has sold around 15 million albums worldwide. She is also the only artiste from South America to reach the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot 100, the Australian ARIA chart and the UK Singles Chart. Shakira is also known for her intelligence, having an IQ of 140, and her ability to speak five languages.

On Sunday, May 27, 2007, she made history by giving the largest concert ever in Mexican history. Over 200,000 people gathered in Plaza del Zocalo, the town square of Mexico City, for the final Mexican stop on the Oral Fixation Tour. The previous record was held by the Mexican group Cafe Tacuba with 165,000 in attendance.

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More artistes billed to perform in the star-studded music festival are expected to confirm their participation next week.

Tickets for the two-day event will go on sale at all branches of GTBank on June 14. The classic ticket will cost N10,000 per day, while the VIP ticket will go for N25,000 per day. Tickets for the exclusive but limited state box will go for N50,000 per day.

Source and more info: All Africa

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