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September 5th, 2008

Puerto Rico: Daddy Yankee Endorses John McCain

Michael Castro · 19:08

lingua → fr

Puerto Rico is in the spotlight due to a recent endorsement by recording artist Daddy Yankee. Even though he is not as well known on the island, than in other parts of Latin America, U.S. presidential candidate capitalized on his fame for campaign purposes at an event in an Arizona high school. 7 comments · »»

Guyana: Akon Again

Janine Mendes-Franco · 15:34

lingua → mk · fr

Akon has done it again - created controversy in the Caribbean. This time, Guyana is his territory of choice and bloggers are interpreting this latest outburst as a demonstration of the singer's misogyny. 2 comments · »»

September 3rd, 2008

Egypt: Tycoon Arrested in Singer's Murder

Amira Al Hussaini · 23:13

lingua → fr

An Egyptian billionaire has been arrested in connection to the murder of a Lebanese singer in Dubai, UAE. Following are some reactions from Egyptian bloggers. 0 comments · »»

Saudi Arabia: No Free Oil for Sean Combs

Amira Al Hussaini · 00:44

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American rapper Sean Puff Diddy Combs has appealed to his 'brothers and sisters in Saudi Arabia' and other oil producing countries to donate some oil to keep his private jet afloat. Saudi bloggers react. 1 comment · »»

September 1st, 2008

Venezuela: Youth Orchestra Transforms Lives

Laura Vidal · 08:25

lingua → bn · fr

José Antonio Abreu is a well-known Venezuelan musician, and in 1975 he decided to share his love of music with youth from poor and violent neighborhoods across the country. He created a youth orchestra that has become the pride of the country, and has received support from the government. The experience has transformed the lives of the young people, and has produced beautiful music for more than three decades. 0 comments · »»

August 29th, 2008

Guyana, Bahamas: The good and bad of Carifesta X

Nicholas Laughlin · 13:56

lingua → es

With the tenth Caribbean Festival of Arts -- Carifesta X -- under way in Guyana, bloggers comment on the massive event, its problems and highlights, the politics of art and also the art of politics. 2 comments · »»

August 24th, 2008

Venezuela: Antonio Lauro and His Classical Guitar

Laura Vidal · 20:29

lingua → bn · pt · fr · it · es · zht · zhs

Antonio Lauro is well-known for composing waltzes for the classical guitar. As part of the group Trio Cantores del Trópico, Lauro managed to contribute to the Venezuela's musical heritage converting original European structures into melodies that sound very much like the Venezuelan idiosyncrasies. He toured extensively around neighboring countries to spread the sounds of Venezuelan music. 0 comments · »»

August 12th, 2008

China: Faking the Olympic opening ceremony, at what expense?

John Kennedy · 21:51

lingua → mk · es · it

The buzz on Tuesday was that two major components of the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony had been faked, leaving a very bad taste in many bloggers' mouths. 106 comments · »»

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September 5th, 2008

September 3rd, 2008

A leading Egyptian businessman has been arrested in relation to the murder of a Lebanese singer in Dubai, UAE, writes Zeinobia, from Egypt.

September 2nd, 2008

Claudia Cadelo De Nevi guest blogs at Generation Y about her role in the protests that contributed to Cuban punk rocker Gorki's release: “I believe today marks a turning point from ‘no we can’t' to ‘we can.' We have shown that things can change, that we can stand up to injustices and the abuse of power and that fear is NOT infallible.”

September 1st, 2008

Uncommon Sense, Blog For Cuba and Review of Cuban-American Blogs report that Gorki, the Cuban punk rocker who was arrested and initially charged with “pre-criminal social dangerousness”, has been released from jail.

“There's the mastery of the activities in the Grand Market…the hospitality of the ordinary Guyanese, the incomprehensibility of the closing ceremony preparations, the ending of the Fineman reign of terror…and there’s the serious discussion of what we need to do, and how, if we want this festival to move forward”: Bahamian blogger Nicolette Bethel summarizes the Carifesta experience.

August 29th, 2008

Sokwanele blog announces a festival organized by WeZimbabwe in London: “ZimfestIt’s all about braais, music, sadza, beer etc - and raising money for Zimbabweans in need. Tickets are £20 in advance or £30 at the gate.”

August 28th, 2008

LJ user marchenk posts a collection of links (RUS) to videos of various anti-war songs in Russian, French, English, Italian, German, Hebrew, Serbian, Spanish, Polish, Arabic and other languages.

August 27th, 2008

João Branco [pt] pays homage to Cape Verdean singer Cesária Évora who is 67 today. He quotes her: “I sing for pleasure, I don't believe in dreams or in destination, what makes me happy is to know I spent years of suffering for the life I have today. In Mindelo, we say that it is better to drink the poison first and then the honey. Now I'm drinking the honey”