Paz Sin Fronteras
| Paz sin fronteras (Peace Without Borders) |
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| Genre | Pop, rock music |
| Dates | March 16, 2008 |
| Location(s) | Simón Bolívar Bridge (Colombia-Venezuela border) |
| Years active | 2008 |
| Founded by | Fernán Martínez, Juanes |
Paz sin fronteras (English: Peace Without Borders) was the first in a series of benefit concerts that happened on March 16, 2008, on the Simón Bolívar Bridge, which borders Colombia and Venezuela, to celebrate the end of the Andean diplomatic crisis a week earlier on the Rio Group summit.[1] Approximately 300,000 people attended the concert.
Contents
Performances
- Miguel Bosé
- Juan Luis Guerra
- Juanes – "Me Enamora", "A Dios le Pido", "La Camisa Negra"
- Ricardo Montaner
- Alejandro Sanz – "Corazón Partio"
- Juan Fernando Velasco
- Carlos Vives
Broadcasting
The concert was broadcast live on several television networks throughout the Americas. It was broadcast on Caracol and RCN in Colombia and on Venevisión, RCTV Internacional and Globovisión in Venezuela. It was also broadcast on A&E in Latin America and on Univisión in the United States.[2]
Cancelled attendances
Colombian president Álvaro Uribe cancelled his attendance at the concert by request of Fernán Martínez, Juanes' manager, who communicated to his office that the concert was intended to have a neutral agenda instead of a political one.[3]
Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira was invited to perform at the concert, but she could not attend because of a busy schedule. However, she stated a press release saying that she would wear white on March 16 as a form to demonstrate her sympathy for Paz Sin Fronteras.[4]
See also
Paz Sin Fronteras II (Cuba) September 2009
See also
- List of music festivals in Colombia
- List of festivals in Venezuela
- List of pop festivals
- List of rock festivals
References
- ↑ Associated Press. "Juanes sings for 'peace without borders'", Yahoo! News, March 11, 2008. Accessed March 18, 2008.
- ↑ (Spanish) Nahomy Velásquez. "La paz sin fronteras de Juanes", La Voz, March 16, 2008. Accessed March 18, 2008.
- ↑ (Spanish) Notimex. "Cancela Uribe asistencia al concierto Paz sin fronteras", Excélsior, March 16, 2008. Accessed March 18, 2008.
- ↑ (Spanish) "Shakira se excusa con Juanes", Univisión Online, March 17, 2008. Accessed March 18, 2008.
External links
- Videos of the concert at Univisión.com
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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