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 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 [ 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. Accessed March 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 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 [es icon Nahomy Velásquez. [http://www.diariolavoz.net/seccion.asp?pid=18&sid=432&notid=255010 "La paz sin fronteras de Juanes"] , "La Voz", March 16, 2008. Accessed March 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 icon Notimex. [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. Accessed March 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. Accessed March 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]