Shakira has just begun the latest leg of the Sun Comes Out world tour, and Shakira.com has gone along for the ride. Check out our video blog from the Abu Dhabi show (and look out for more soon).
Check out the artwork for Shakira's terrific new single, Rabiosa, which
goes to radio today. The English version features Pitbull, while the
Spanish version features El Cata. And a video is on its way...
Click here if you'd like to hear the track. And click here to see a bigger version of the artwork.
We're pleased to announce that Shakira will be performing in Beirut, Lebanon on May 26th, when she'll bring the Sun Comes Out World Tour to the Biel Outdoors Space. Tickets go on general sale on Tuesday, April 19th at 2pm local time, via the Tour section.
Shakira visited Cartagena, Colombia on Monday, accompanied by the philanthropist Howard Buffett and the mayor of the city Judith Pinedo to lay the first brick of what will be Foundation Pies Descalzos' new mammoth school in an area of high vulnerability and displacement in this coastal city.
The project is set to become an urban milestone, a motor of change for 1,500 boys and girls who will benefit directly and 58,000 residents of the Cerro de Popa community.
The school and community center, designed by renowned architect Giancarlo Mazzanti, will be built on a site spanning 7,500 meters squared where students and parents will enjoy classrooms, laboratories, technology and audiovisual centers; multiple sporting fields, teachers and administration, as well as ample space for recreation, art and sports in accordance with the educational philosophy of Pies Descalzos.
Shakira said: “I know that the world, little by little will understand that wherever there is a kid who is hungry and can’t attend school…that kid should be a concern to all of us and our responsibility. I’m sure that this awareness will grow in each one of us, because the world has become a small neighborhood, and we should all be concerned about the issues that others have to face.”
Last week, the Inter-American Development Bank and Shakira's Pies Descalzos Foundation
announced in Port au Prince that they will support the
Haitian government in the reconstruction of the historic public school
in the Haitian capital. Check out our video from the trip, above.
We're pleased to announce that Shakira is taking the Sun Comes Out World Tour to Abu Dhabi on Friday, April 29th with a show at the YAS Arena on Yas Island. Support on the night will come from Amr Diab.
Tickets for the show go on general sale tomorrow (Wednesday, April 6th) at 9am local time. Head to the Shakira.com TOUR section for the buy link.
We're very pleased to report that Shakira will play a headline show at Barcelona's Olympic Stadium (aka the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys) on Sunday, May 29th.
Our Fan Club presale begins at 10am tomorrow morning (Tuesday, April 5th) and lasts until 6pm on Wednesday, April 6th. The general sale then begins at 10am on Thursday, April 7th. You can buy tickets for both via our Tour page.
The Inter-American Development Bank and Shakira's Pies Descalzos Foundation announced in Port au Prince yesterday that they will support the Haitian government in the reconstruction of the historic public school in the Haitian capital.
The Elie Dubois school, located in the center of Port au Prince, suffered serious damage due to the earthquake last year. The announcement of the contributions of a total of US$800,000 for reconstruction and new supplies to the school took place during a ceremony in the courtyard of the institution, with the participation of Haitian governmental authorities, guests of the international community, professors and students.
"Education is critical to the future of Haiti", affirmed the President of the IDB, Luis Alberto Moreno. "Today we are here not only to support the reconstruction of a school, but to manifest our support for the efforts of Haiti towards transforming its entire educational system".
"I am convinced that the only thing that will change the fate of Latin America and the Caribbean will be governments placing themselves at the center of the investment towards a quality education for all boys and girls, from birth and thereon in", said Shakira.
For more pictures from Shakira's visit to Haiti yesterday, click here.
We're pleased to report that Shakira has confirmed two new Italian shows for May. On Monday May 2nd, she will be heading to Bologna's Futurshow Arena. The following day, Tuesday May 3rd, she will then perform at Milan's Mediolanum Forum.
Our Fan Club sale begins at 10am on Monday April 4th, with a special allotment of preferred seats available. That's also the date of the general sale. You can buy tickets via the Shakira.com Tour section (where you can also see the full list of upcoming shows).
