Shakira

Pop superstar Shakira is going to sing for the freedom of the hostages held by a Colombian rebel group, when she will perform in her birth country on 20th July.

The singer met with released FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt- ex Colombian presidential candidate to raise awareness about the hostage’s plight.

Shakira is going to accompany Colombian pop star Carlos Vives for the Independence Day show.

The event is organized to pressurize the terrorist group FARC to release its 700 hostages.

We all know who Shakira is… but lets ask Shakira as to who is this woman called Shakira and what does she think of her.

“Sometimes I feel that Shakira is an old woman trapped in the body of a 24-year-old girl. Sometimes I feel that there’s a baby inside me that hasn’t grown up yet. So Shakira can be a very confusing character!”

She seems to be full on energy, but when asked why she feels like an old woman inside, Shakira says,

“Sometimes I feel full of theories. I don’t necessarily go through the experience of something, because I’ve already decided what the results are going to be. I don’t go out too much at night. I don’t visit too many clubs. I like to go out sometimes and just observe how people behave. When I was 15 years old I preferred dancing to watching. Now I’m on the other side.”

Thats all a part of growing older Shakira

Beyonce Knowles seems to be absoultely in awe of our Columbian crooner Shakira. She is re-releasing her latest album B’Day after a Spanish remake of one of her songs became a surprise hit.

Beyonce has decided to remake one of her latest song Beautiful Liars that recently took the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart by storm and made a huge English cross-success.

‘Beautiful Liars’ is a wonderful song… now what I’m waiting for is the video of the song featuring to beautiful women in Beyonce and Shakira.

As they say… It takes two to tango!

Shakira has Lebanese-Spanish roots and she holds fast to them as she stood for the Arab world, when the world started looking down upon Arabs as terrorists, after the unfortunate September 11 attacks at the World Trade Centre.

On the 9-11 attacks she said,

” When I received the news… I reacted like the other millions of people, very nervous and confused. The fear that I have is that… this tragedy will turn into an even worse tragedy, because it is very easy to fill ourselves with hatred and bitterness…When we are filled with this hate, it affects our actions. Therefore, I was worried that a war might occur and that the entire world might suffer for the irresponsible acts committed by a few people.”

She defended the Arabs saying,

“I’m also afraid of generalizations, because the Arabic world is a very large and grand culture. The Arabic world is not all Muslims, nor are all Muslims terrorists. I don’t think the US or any other country for that matter should retaliate against this terrorism. There is way to end terrorism without hurting innocent people,” she protested.

“These generalizations and the tendency to generalize bother me alot. My father is 100 percent Lebanese, and he is not a terrorist. I come from a Catholic Arabic family, and I have never even met a terrorist in my whole life,”

confessed Shakira.

Garcia Marquez is coming up with a movie and Shakira is going to sing three songs for the film.

A source was quoted saying, “On his own initiative, he convinced hip-shaking pop star Shakira, who hails from the nearby city of Barranquilla, to provide three songs for the film. “I could‘ve wandered a long time looking for that haunting, lilting sound that‘s so particular to this place and which he was able to put his finger on instantly,” said Newell.

Beyonce Knowles is looking forward to the upcoming year when she would be re-releasing her sophomore CD B’day.

The re-released album B’Day will include the Spanglish duet with our Columbian crooner Shakira. This album will hit the stores early next year.

It is revealed that Beyonce was so fond of Shakira that she recorded several songs with Shakira…but the bad news is that there is no word on when these songs will be released.

I am desperately waiting to see how the two most beautiful singers in the industry jam together

Shakira’s dream project Fundación América Latina en Acción Solidaria (ALAS) is soaring high as 19 entertainment giants and 15 business magnates have committed to working for the group. Others extending a helping hand for the cause include Panamian President Martin and former Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez, Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez and UNICEF executive director Ann Veneman.

The organization will be funded by businesses, international institutions and NGOs, and also by way of charity concerts by the musicians involved. Five concerts for 2007 were announced at the inaugural ceremony.

The group’s mission statement was read by Spanish singers Alejandro Sanz and David Bisbal and included the personal promise of all those backing the effort to work against inequality and “in favor of a prosperous Latin America within the reach of its children.”

Particular health care campaigns envisioned by the group include mass vaccinations and programs to ensure that more pregnant women get pre-natal care.

We wish Shakira and her organisation ‘All The Best!’

Columbian Crooner Shakira has joined hands with Nobel Prize Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez and they launched a star-studded foundation ALAS that stands for Latin America in Solidarity Action.
ALAS promises to tackle poverty that kills 350 000 children in the region.

“Latin America has some devastating statistics,” added Garcia, citing the 350 000 children under 5 who die from causes linked to poverty, and the 40 million minors who work in the street.

Spanish singer Miguel Bose will serve as executive director of the foundation, conceived about a year ago by Shakira, who also heads the Colombia-based non-profit foundation Pies Descalzos, or Barefoot, which helps the child victims of violence in that South American country. The foundation will be based in the City of Knowledge, a former US armed forces base near the Panama Canal that already houses academic institutions, high-tech business and non-governmental international organisations.

Ruben Blades, Juanes, Ricky Martin, the rock group Mana, Aleks Syntek, David Bisbal and Alejandro Sanz are other musicians who support the cause. They plan to hold five musical concerts, starting next year, to collect funds for the foundation.

“We all have to do our part to fight against inequality,” says Shakira.

She admirably represents Hispanics all over the world as she tours the globe and she was given the keys to the city of Miami as an honor.

“It is a great pleasure and honor to bestow this recognition on an artist who broke all records by selling out five concerts at American Airlines Arena and one who so well represents all Latinos all over the world,” said Mayor Manny Diaz during the Wednesday afternoon key-presentation ceremony.

“I remember how, years ago, I had the intuition that Miami would be a great city in my artistic success,” Shakira said while accepting the honor. She said she shared the recognition “especially with the artistic community of Miami, which rises early for work and of which I am proud to form part.”

But I wonder what she is gonna do with key!

Columbian crooner Shakira was the third most searched celeb on Yahoo Search engine.

Britney Spears topped the list as the most searched celeb, owing to her crotch-flashing antics.

Even our Latina babe Shakira can top the list but she doesn’t need to do all that cheap stuff…she lets her work speak for her not publicity-savvy antics.

Am I right folks?