- Paz Sin Fronteras
infobox music festival
music_festival_name = Paz sin fronteras
(Peace Without Borders)
location = Simón Boívar Bridge (Colombia-Venezuela border)
Participation =Miguel Bosé ,Juan Luis Guerra ,Juanes ,Ricardo Montaner ,Alejandro Sanz ,Juan Fernando Velasco ,Carlos Vives
founders = Fernán Martínez,Juanes
years_active= 2008
dates =March 16 2008
genre = Pop,rock music
website =Paz sin fronteras (English: "Peace Without Borders") was a
benefit concert that happened onMarch 16 ,2008 , on the Simón Bolívar Bridge, which bordersColombia andVenezuela , to celebrate the end of the Andean diplomatic crisis a week earlier on theRio Group summit [Associated Press . [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080311/ap_en_mu/people_juanes "Juanes sings for 'peace without borders'"] ,Yahoo! News ,March 11 ,2008 . AccessedMarch 18 ,2008 .] . Approximately seventy thousand people attended the concert.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 onVenevisión ,RCTV Internacional andGlobovisión in Venezuela. It was also broadcast on A&E inLatin America and onUnivisión in theUnited States [es icon Nahomy Velásquez. [http://www.diariolavoz.net/seccion.asp?pid=18&sid=432¬id=255010 "La paz sin fronteras de Juanes"] , "La Voz ",March 16 ,2008 . AccessedMarch 18 ,2008 .] .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 [es iconNotimex . [http://www.exonline.com.mx/diario/noticia/global/latinoamerica/cancela_uribe_asistencia_al_concierto_paz_sin_fronteras/162119 "Cancela Uribe asistencia al concierto Paz sin fronteras"] ,Excélsior ,March 16 ,2008 . AccessedMarch 18 ,2008 .] .The Colombian singer-songwriter
Shakira was invited to perform at the concert, but 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 the concert [es icon [http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml;jsessionid=1D5OZVMEVVWM2CWIAA4CFFAKZAAD0IWC?cid=1468694 "Shakira se excusa con Juanes"] ,Univisión Online,March 17 ,2008 . AccessedMarch 18 ,2008 .] .References
External links
* [http://www.univision.com/buscar/buscar_resultados.jhtml?base=0&locale=0&pgsz=10&schid=12&type=basic&search_type=video&query=Paz%20Sin%20fronteras Videos of the concert at Univisión.com]
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