Saturday, May 17, 2008

Top artists unite in historic concerts to fight child poverty in Latin America



A spectacular lineup of performers including superstars Shakira, Los Tigres del Norte, Juanes, Juan Luis Guerra and Ricky Martin will join tonight in a call-to-action to support millions of children living in poverty in Latin America.

"El Concierto Por Los Niños" ("The Concert For The Children") is organized by ALAS (América Latina en Acción Solidaria), and will take place tonight simultaneously in Mexico and Argentina

Some ALAS co-founders, including artists Shakira and Miguel Bosé; Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim Helú and philanthropist Howard Buffett, announced a commitment of more than $200 million to address the needs of the more than 32 million poor children in the region.

The concert features some of Latin America's leading artists such as Maná, Alejandro Sanz, Calle 13, Carlos Vives and Fabulosos Cadillacs.

Univision.com will present live streaming of portions of El Concierto Por Los Niños, which will broadcast it in the near future on the Univision television network.

Tonight's free concerts are expected to attract over 300,000 fans.

According to the ALAS' website, the following artists will participate:

Mexico City - Plaza de la Constitución, (Zócalo): Aleks Syntek, Ana Torroja, Babasónicos, Chayanne, David Bisbal, Diego Torres, Emmanuel, Juan Luis Guerra, Juanes, Los Tigres del Norte, Maná, Lucero, Miguel Bosé, Ricardo Montaner, Ricky Martin, Timbiriche & Tania Libertad

Buenos Aires - Costanera Sur: Alejandro Lerner, Alejandro Sanz, Calle 13, Fito Paez, Gustavo Cerati, Carlos Vives, Fabulosos Cadillacs, Mercedes Sosa, Jorge Drexler, La Portuaria, Paulina Rubio, Pedro Aznar And Shakira.

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