Latin American and US Latin Stars Support Haiti

The City of Miami Florida is another place in the world where efforts are underway to help the nation of Haiti recover from the earthquake that left it devastated. The hospitalis and other places have begun collection efforts to help while the celebrities in the fun capital of the world have contributed with their time.

The Magic City Casino will be hosting a concert in order to raise funds for the victims of the Haitian Earthquake. The concert will feature the following artists such as Cuban American Singer, Model, and Actress Maria Lourdes, Cuban Rap Star Rey El Vikingo, Cuban Salsa Stars Hansel and Raul.

The concert will also feature the Colombian American Actress, Model, and Television Presenter Adriana Cata~no, Cuban Model Sissi, Cuban Salsa Star Rey Ruiz, and the Celia Cruz All Stars. The Magic City Casino Event will be taking place on the 24th of January 2010. The Dominican Republic is another country where there have been celebrity efforts to support the earthquake victims of Haiti.

The baseball team of Leones donated one day of their salary to help the victims of the Haitian Earthquake while Dominican Television stations staged a marathon. The marathon was hosted by Dominican Singer Charityn while the people watched the parade of stars giving their donations.

The Latin Stars that also participated in a seperate effort for the cause of the Haitian people was Juanes, Rudy Perez of Calle 13, and Fanny Lu. Fanny Lu wrote an article titled “God Bless Haiti, My Heart Is With Your People”. while Alejandro Sanz and Ricky Martin sent their messages of support via Twitter.

The Colombian Singer and Superstar Shakira has asked the public for help with donations via UNICEF along with the US Latin Superstar Selena Gomez. The Mexican Singers such as Alex Syntek and Ana Barbara has asked for help for the people of Haiti. Olga Ta~non has also asked for help and has declared her intention to pray for the victims of the Haitian Earthequake.

The Argentine and Venezuelan Singer Ricardo Montaner [famous for his romantic ballads] challeneged the world to be active when it comes to combatting poverty as well as other ills that plagued Haiti. He said that “the time to be still has passed”. Luis Fonsi has also invited the people to contribute.

While the United States of America deserves praise for their efforts in helping the people of Haiti, the US Latin Community and the Latin countries in general deserve praise. The praise should also include the celebrities of the US Latin Community and Latin America.

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Comentarios desde La Patria News

El ex alcalde de la ciudad de Hialeah, Raúl L. Martínez arremete contra el Exilio

cubano por criticar el circo pro castrista del tal  Juanes en La Habana. Escuche la

entrevista completa aquí.

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Reflections On Juanes Concert For Peace In Cuba

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The City of Miami Florida and La Habana Cuba were witness to a historical occasion with the television and radio on both sides of the Florida Straits broadcasting the Concert For Peace in Cuba given by Juanes.

In Miami, not everyone was happy and expressed it in a demonstration near the Versailles Restaurant. The people held placards that stated that Juanes was an “International Guerilla Fighter without Borders”. Other placards condemned Olga Ta~non and other singers who participated in the concert.

The demonstrators even had a steamroller to destroy the CDs of the artists who were involved in the concert. They also faced counter demonstrators who had placards saying “Yes Juanes No Fidel” which were ripped from them. The demonstrators who were Anti Juanes had permission from the City of Miami while the Pro Juanes Camp did not.

The Anti Juanes asked the police not to move them while the Pro Juanes were crossing into their side. The photos taken by the underwriter can reflect the tensions of the moment. Afterwards, the underwriter decided to watch the concert on television and offer a critique.

Olga Ta~non the international merengue star started the concert with some of her greatest hits. The people were dancing and overjoyed with the music and the singer especially when she challenged the public to think about love and charity. She also warned people not to push others [since this was happening in the concert], drink a lot of water [excessive heat], and she threw her hat to the public. Olga Ta~non deserves a 5/5 for her performance.

X Alfonso is one of the Cuban Stars who managed to capture the attention and hearts of those in the concert. His movements in the concert were a mixture of rock, funk, jazz, and rap all rolled into one. His best song “Revolution” mixed with some songs interpreted by Michael Jackson made for great dancing and singing. His performance earned him a 5/5.

Danny Rivera made an attempt to interpret classic boleros but his voice was incompatible with the loudspeakers. He was able to defend himself with “Yo Quiero Un Pueblo” [I Want A People] and gain a 4/5.

Juan Fernando Velasco who is an Ecuatorian Singer Songwriter and a favorite of Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa was not expressive in his singing. He earned a 1/5 with other singers such as Amaury Perez, Miguel Bose, Luis Eduardo Aute, and Victor Manuel since their singing left much to be desired. Maybe it is because the underwriter prefers a more percussive sound.

Silvio Rodriguez was anothe participant although I am willing to give him high marks for instrumentation. Again, the preference is more percussion so he receives a 3/5. Carlos Varela deserves special mention with his interpretation of music with a relativistic nature with a 3.5/5.

 

Juanes was another one of the artists [along with Olga Ta~non and X Alfonso] who stole the show even though he was the intellectual author. His rendition of “Camisa Negra” [Black Shirt] and his words of “Cuba Libre” [Free Cuba] was an exiting moment and the public was more than thirlled. He also challenged people to be more loving and caring of each other. He deserves a 5/5.

Orisha and Los Van Van closed the concert with what is true percussion. The underwriter felt the blood rushing through his veins as he felt the rhythm of the music. Los Van Van and their rendition of “Muevete” [Move It] was one of the greatest songs in the concerts. Everyone was moving including Olga Ta~non and Juanes. Los Van Van closed the concert with “Chan Chan” a composition by Compay Segundo with everyone singing and Olga Ta~non visibly moved.

Orisha and Los Van Van deserve a 5/5 and the concert deserves the same classification. This is going to be one of the unforgettable concerts of the 21st Century.

Reflexion Sobre El Concierto Por La Paz en Cuba

Las ciudades de La Habana Cuba y Miami Florida fueron la escena de un evento historico. En La Habana, hubo el Concierto Por La Paz de Juanes. La ciudad de Miami fue la escena de los manifestantes en por y en contra del concierto.

El area del Restaurante Versailles fue escena de manifestaciones a favor y en contra de Juanes. El ambiente estaba caliente mientras que los manifestantes intercambiaron insultos y comentarios. Hubo una pancarta con el siguiente comentario “Juanes: Guerrilleros Sin Fronteras”.

La multitud llevaba pancartas contra Juanes, Olga Ta~non, Danny Rivera, y otros artistas participando en el concierto. Despues de escuchar tantos comentarios [y porque apoyo la gestion de Juanes y el derecho de los que no estan de acuerdo para protestar pacificamente], vi el concierto en la television y lo escuche por radio.

Antes de escribir los comentarios acerca del concierto, quiero decir que los que protestaron el concierto en Miami rompieron los discos de Juanes y Olga Ta~non con una aplanadora. Considero esa forma de protesta da~nino a la causa de Cuba. El concierto por talento tenia su factor positivo y negativo.

La merenguera de Puerto Rico Olga Ta~non comenzo el concierto con sus exitos y la respuesta del publico era bailar, mover el cuerpo con la musica. Se podia palpar la vida en la Plaza Civica [hoy La Plaza De La Revolucion] con las caras de alegria.  Olga Ta~non reto al publico a las palabras de amor y paz. Ella tambien pidio a la gente de no empujar y no perder el control. La intervencion de Olga Tan~non merece 5/5.

X Alfonso mezclo el rap, rock, jazz, y funk en su intervencion. El movimiento musical continuo como si nada con el pueblo bailando y disfrutando. X Alfonso y su coro interpretaron el tema “Revolucion” mezclado con un tema de Michael Jackson. La respuesta fue un incremento en el movimiento. Ojala si puedo conseguir un disco de X Alfonso pues merece un 5/5.

Danny Rivera participo en el concierto pero la voz parece que no acoplo con la vocina. Danny Rivera logro defenderse con boleros clasicos y cerro su participacion con “Yo Quiero Un Pueblo”. No puedo ofrecer mas en cuanto a la critica con la excepcion de un 4/5.

Juan Fernando Velasco es un cantautor ecuatoriano y el favorito del Presidente de su pais Rafael Correa. Su intervencion fue anemica y la voz tampoco acoplo con la vocinas. Hay veces creo que tenia dolor de estomago durante su intervencion y por eso y mucho mas recibe un 1/5.

Amaury Perez el cantante romantico que parece a Elton John sin plumas interpreto sus exitos como si fuera recibiendo una enema. Durante su intervencion, parece que queria volar pero no pudo. Amaury Perez como Miguel Bose, Luis Eduardo Aute, y Victor Manuel aportaron poco o casi nada en sus intervenciones y ganaron un 1/5. Puede ser pues me gusta la musica con percusion y sazon al estilo de Irakere y Los Van Van.

Juanes rescato el concierto con su version de la “Camisa Negra” y sus comentarios de “Cuba Libre”. Durante su intervencion, reto al publico a practicar el amor hacia la humanidad. El interpreto otros exitos y el publico estaba contento. La intervencion de Juanes merece un 5/5.

El grupo Orisha y Los Van Van dejaron una huella con su musica tropical. Los Van Van interpretaron la cancion “Muevete” con el publico moviendo el cuerpo. Se podia apreciar el publico contento con Juanes, Orisha, y Los Van Van comparado con las intervenciones anemicas de Los Van Van. Se podia apreciar Olga Ta~non con emocion cuando todo el mundo entonaron la cancion “Chan Chan”. Orisha y Los Van Van reciben un 5/5.

El Concierto de Juanes merece un 5/5 y un lugar en la historia musical del Siglo XXI.

Manifestacion Contra El Concierto de Juanes en Cuba

Protestas Contra El Concierto de Juanes en Miami Florida

Concierto Del Desacuerdo

Protesta en Miami Florida contra el concierto de Juanes en Cuba.

Concierto Por La Paz

Preparations for the Juanes Concert In Cuba

It appears that both sides of the Florida Straits are preparing for the Juanes Concert for Peace In Cuba with the artists and tourists arriving. The people in Cuba have been preparing for this for a long time with stands being placed in La Habana Cuba.

  

Juanes has been interviewed by Oscar Haza who is the host of the America Teve 41 Round Table Discussion Show called ‘A Mano Limpia” [Clean Hands]. Juanes declared that he has a surprise song that he wrote for the occasion.

 

Olga Ta~non declared in an interview with the US Latin TV Station Univision that it was her dream to perform in Cuba, Her inspiration was Father Dario who did missions in Cuba and helped people in the process. She is also supporting Juanes in his concert for peace saying that there should be music instead of politics.

 

Univision as well as other US Latin Stations announced that they will transmit the live concert from Cuba via television and live stream from the internet. This announcement is for those who are interested in seeing and hearing the concert.

  

The announcement as well as the decision of Cuban Radio and Television [Cubavision, Radio Habana Cuba, Radio Rebelde] and Telesur [Venezuelan TV] to transmit this concert is a historic occasion.

  

This is the first time that the above mentioned radio and TV Stations will transmit to a large segment of the American Continent including the US Latin Community. Regardless, there have been detractors such as the program “Derechos Reservados” hosted by Fernando Castells and Graciela Mori on GEMS TV.

They based their reason on the lack of freedom, democracy, and peace in Cuba.

The underwriter believes that Juanes and the other participants of the Concert For Peace have a right to participate in a concert in Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or any place they like to perform. While the concert may not resolve the political situation in Cuba and the rest of the American Continent, it may be a relief albeit a temporary one.

After all, it is the politicians and governments who have caused the mess that exists in Cuba and the rest of the American Continent with their Cold War Rhetoric, Hatred, Bigotry, Divisions, and Warmongering. Maybe it is time to heed the words of John Lennon and “Give Peace A Chance”.

The underwriter is saying this taking into account that Cuba remains a Communist Dictatorship run by Castro. He understands that once a group called Los Pacificos [The Peace Makers] were once arrested for doing a rock concert in Cuba during the 1960′s when the genre was banned and people were put in prison for listening to it.

The people who want to protest can do so in a peaceful manner by boycotting the recordings and concerts of those who participated in the Concert For Peace. After all, it will not make the concert go away since there is another one planned for the border between the USA and Mexico.

  

The people who have a right to protest are those who left Cuba and never returned to visit, including family, and have not dealt with the Government of Cuba since starting their lives as exile. The people who protest but have visited Cuba or dealt with the government since beginning their lives as exiles have to look at their conscience and think what they are doing.

  

The opinions of the underwriter have been based on the personal experience of having to endure family division [the writer and half of his family in the USA and the other half in Cuba] because of the myopic arbitrary decisions of the Governing Elite in Cuba and the United States of America.

 

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Preparativos Para El Concierto de Juanes en Cuba

En estos momentos, Juanes y su grupo de artistas estan preparando para El Concierto Por La Paz en La Plaza Civca [Plaza De La Republica, Plaza De La Revolucion] en La Habana Cuba. El concierto logro generar controversia por toda America Latina y la comunidad latina en America Del Norte.

En una entrevista con Univision, Olga Ta~non cantante de merengue de Puerto Rico declaro que su anhelo fue cantar en Cuba. Ella dijo que el deseo de cantar en Cuba fue bajo la inspiracion de un sacerdote Padre Dario quien realizo misiones en Cuba.

La cadena de Univision junto con Telemundo y America Teve anunciaron que ofreceran el concierto por la paz en vivo desde La Habana Cuba. Es la primera vez que un concierto en Cuba sera transmitido por una cadena de la comunidad latina dentro de America Del Norte.

Incluso, Juanes fue entrevistado por Oscar Haza en su programa de mesa redonda “A Mano Limpia” de America Teve 41. Juanes hablo de las canciones que cantaras en el concierto incluyendo una sorpresa. El programa de Derechos Reservados de WGEMS condeno el concierto de Juanes con las excusas de dictadura comunista.

En Cuba, estan preparando el escenario con la radio y television hablando del concierto de Juanes. Existe un entusiasmo para el concierto aunque no se si todos podran asistir.

Considero el Concierto Por La Paz un asunto privsdo de Juanes y los otros artistas. Juanes y los otros artistas son ciudadanos de paises libres y pueden cantar en Cuba, Iran, Corea Del Norte. Incluso pueden hacer un concierto en la Luna. Esa es su derecho.

Es un concierto que hara historia pues es la primera vez que la gente en ambos lados de los Estrechos de la Florida logran olvidar de las rencillas politicas que creen odios y rencores.

El concierto dara un respiro aunque sea provisional de todas los dolores de cabeza iniciado por los gobernantes y politicos. Los politicos y gobernantes son los culpables por lo que sucedio en el continente americano incluyendo a Cuba.

Ojala si el concierto de Juanes logra reemplazar el odio de los politicos con el amor de la musica aunque lo dudo.

El que esta en desacuerdo pueden boicotear los discos y conciertos de los artistas. Hay que respetar esa decision de los que no estan de acuerdo con el concierto sin insultar. El que tiene derecho de protestar son aquellos que JAMAS volvieron a Cuba despues de iniciar su etapa de exiliado y que JAMAS trato con la dictadura en Cuba.

Noticias Acerca Del Concierto de Juanes en Cuba

Amaury Perez [artista cubano radicado en la isla y defensor de Castro] expreso en una entrevista con Oscar Haza [el animador de 'A Mano Limpia" de America Teve] su deseo para ver artistas del exilio cubano en la escena de territorio cubano.

El mismo condeno el arresto de Panfilo como un acto lamentable. Los que vieron ese espectaculo comentaron acerca de los comentarios a raiz del concierto de Juanes en Cuba. Al mismo tiempo, Olga Ta~non esta preparajndose para viajar a Cuba para participar en el concierto. Olga Ta~non mostro confianza que no perderia a sus seguidores.

Miguel Bose defendio el concierto de Juanes en Cuba lamentando la “intrasigencia” del exilio cubano. Este es el mismo Miguel Bose quien aplaudio los ataques hacia las Torres Gemelas en el 2001. Hemos hablado del concierto de Juanes sin tomar en cuenta que existe la comunidad latina [cubana] nacida en EEUU. Es acaso que olvidaron que la sangre cuenta como la tierra de natalicio y mas en un pais artificial que es EEUU.

El grupo de Vigilia Mambisa estan preparandose para destruir mas discos compactos de Juanes, Olga Tanon,  Miguel Bose, Danny Rivera, Calle 13, y otros artistas que viajaran a Cuba para el concierto de la paz o como dicen en Miami Florida; El Coneirto De La Discordia.

Hay rumores de que America Teve dara el concierto. Todavia estamos en espera si Cubavision, Telesur, Radio Rebelde, y Radio Habana Cuba daran el concierto. Estaremos dependientes de Radio Reloj dando noticias acerca del concierto con su sonido de reloj y voz. Estaremos en la espera sobre el concierto de Juanes.

Considero la necesidad del concierto de Juanes. Juanes es ciudadano de un pais libre que puede hacer un concierto donde el quiere hacerlos. Los otros cantantes tambien ejercen su derecho. El que esta en desacuerdo pueden mostrar su opinion boicoteando los discos y conciertos de los que cantaron en Cuba.

El que puede boicotear de verdad el concierto de Juanes son aquellos que jamas visito a Cuba y trato con el gobierno de esa isla y sus representantes desde que llego los Castros en el 1959.