Shakira Opens New School in Barranquilla

Colombian pop star Shakira returned to her home town of Barranquilla Tuesday to inaugurate a school that was funded by her ‘Pies Descalzos’ foundation.

The pop idol said she was part of a generation of artists that no longer tolerates injustice and inequality and that she wants to do something for the people living where she grew up.

“This institution is a reflection of what we want to propose. Therefore I believe that society should ask its government to invest in education. A big part of why I am here is to draw attention to the issue of education,” Shakira said during the opening.

The school, located in one of the coastal regions poorest areas, will focus on bilingual and art education for the poor students.

Happy Birthday Shakira!

Today is Shakira’s birthday! Be sure to send her many birthday wishes here in the comments or over at her official website at http://shakira.com! We here at ShakiraDaily.com would like to congratulate Shakira on all of her success. Shakira, you are an inspiration to people all over the world. Your dedication to childhood education and your extraordinary talent in the music industry is truly one of a kind. Enjoy your birthday today Shakira and we cannot wait to hear more of your music this year. You have inspired us to do so much within our community here in America and we cannot thank you enough for that.  Keep up the amazing work Shakira and we hope today brings you lots of joy. Feliz cumpleaños!

Shakira- Bright Side of the Road

Here is the performance of Shakira singing Bright Side of the Road at the Inauguration Celebration from last night! She did great with that harmonica! Go Shakira!

RIAA and Feeding America Inauguration Ball

Here are pictures of Shakira at the RIAA and Feeding America Inauguration Charity Ball from last night. I apologize for not getting those performances up for download and viewing. I’m a bit ill so you’ll have to excuse me. I will try and get that all in for you today. Enjoy the pictures for now

Inaugural Ball Photos

Here are a few photos of Shakira from the Inaugural Ball tonight where she performed! I will be making an update later on tonight with a stream of the performance but in the meantime enjoy the pictures.

On the red carpet Huffington Inaugural Ball

Here is an interview of Shakira and other starts on the red carpet at the Huffington Post Inaugural Ball from last night! Tonight was the Inaugural Celebration in which stars such as Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Sting, Shakira and Beyonce sang for the 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama. I will post photographs from the performance as well as a stream of it soon.

Shakira is savoring change in D.C.

Don’t count Shakira’s voice out, just because she’s not an American citizen.

The spicy Colombian singer and children’s advocate stepped out early in the primaries to endorse Barack Obama because she felt he was the one to unite international relations and help underdeveloped countries.

What gave her an inkling that he’d be right for the job?

“An impulse. From my heart, really,” she says, taking a bite of a protein bar and a swig of water. “Of course, everyone has unbelievably high expectations, including me.”

And just how high are hers?

“To fix it all overnight” isn’t realistic, says Shakira, an honorary chairwoman of the Global Campaign for Education and a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. “We have to do a common effort.”

Source: USA TODAY

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The Huffington Post Pre-Inaugural Ball - Photos

I’ve added a few pictures int the gallery of Shaira at The Huffington Post Pre-Inaugural Ball from tonight.

Shakira reads to Children

I’ve added photographs to the gallery of Shakira reading to children at the Oyster-Adams Bilingual Elementry School in Washington today where she announced a sister-school relationship with a Colombian elementary school. Shakira’s Barefoot Foundation (Pies Descalzos) works with schools attended by children displaced by the civil war.

“We Are One” concert

Here is streaming video of Shakira, Stevie Wonder, and Usher performing “We Are One” at the inauguration concert yesterday. I will have a download of this available later!

Edit: I’ve added tagless photographs from the performance in high quality to the gallery.