Bilden: Shakira visited the Pies Descalzos schools in Quibdó and Barranquilla, accompanied by businessman and philanthropist Howard Buffett. They were able to spend time with the children in the Corregimiento La Playa area in Barranquilla. “I could see the school was much further along and the construction was just as I had dreamed of all my life,” Shakira commented on the construction of the Pies Descalzos School in her native city.
Shakira föddes alltså i den stora Colombianska hamnstaden Barranquilla där hon är otroligt populär, inte minst bland de fattiga - för vilka hon gärna ställer upp.
USA TODAY music critic Edna Gundersen highlights 10 intriguing tracks found during the week's listening.
Plus hänvisning till YouTube-snuttar.
The Battle of Hampton Roads Titus Andronicus ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ozfvtl97HY - lågt betyg från mig )
A Civil War stalemate drives home war's futility in the bleak 14-minute closing chapter on concept album The Monitor.
Rocks Off The Rolling Stones ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqk1kdjk5o0m - törs inte annat än godkänna Rolling Stones)
"The sunshine bores the daylights out of me," Mick Jagger yowls on the brawny opener of Exile on Main Street.
Love Reign O'er Me Bettye LaVette ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJi6maTueSc Nä-ä, det skall vara Ella Fitzgerald )
She brings a raw soulful wallop to the Who classic on Interpretations, a set of British rock covers.
Always Remember Me Ry Cuming ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhgzvQr4JgM godkänd av mig )
"Watch me as I fall," the rising Australian singer/songwriter pleads on a gorgeous acoustic ballad featuring Sara Bareilles.
If I Only Could Texas Tornados (hittar, i hastigheten, inte denna på YouTube )
Accordion, piano and horns crank up a Tex-Mex rocker on Esta Bueno!, a fitting farewell with the late Freddy Fender.
Sun Goes Down The Futureheads ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIntiYV13ro&feature=youtube_gdata Jodå, passar i motions-mp3-spelaren )
Darkness prevails as the band departs from Queenly tension for an apocalyptic and enveloping minor-key interlude.
Jordan's Song Vivian Green ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBURpzix8bQ&feature=related )
Amid Beautiful's bitter breakup spiels comes this gentle ode to the singer's son, who has dealt with illness since birth.
Come on Home to Me Tracey Thorn ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQOujKgN9SY Jodå)
Thorn's luscious voice, paired with Jens Lekman's, lends wrenching beauty to Lee Hazlewood's melancholy tune.
Stitch in Time Smashing Pumpkins ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwaB1pOkRMU )
Billy Corgan binds a pretty melody to shimmery acoustic pop psychedelia, thus extending his brand's relevancy.
Waka Waka Shakira featuring Freshlyground ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEXOSDcT3H0&feature=related (den enda låten av de tio som jag gillar skarpt).
This year's World Cup song is frisky Afro-pop with a soca beat, with a chorus inspired by a Cameroon marching chant.
