Lineup announced for Juanes' Havana concert

Lineup announced for Juanes' Havana concert
Reuters
By Ayala Ben-Yehuda Ayala Ben-yehuda – Fri Sep 11, 1:45 am ET

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) – An international lineup of Latin acts will
join Colombian rocker Juanes at his controversial "Paz Sin Fronteras"
(Peace Without Borders) concert, scheduled for Havana, Cuba, on
September 20.

The free concert, which coincides with the United Nations' International
Day of Peace, will also feature Spanish pop act Miguel Bose and Puerto
Rican tropical star Olga Tanon in addition to Cuban artists Amaury
Perez, X Alfonso, Carlos Varela, Los Van Van, Silvio Rodriguez and
Orishas. CuCu Diamantes and Yerba Buena, Italian rapper Jovanotti,
Puerto Rico's Danny Rivera, Ecuador's Juan Fernando Velasco and Spain's
Victor Manuel and Luis Eduardo Aute are also on the bill.

In contrast to Juanes' last Paz Sin Fronteras concert, staged last year
to defuse an imminent conflict between Colombia and Venezuela, this
year's lineup is shorter on major, internationally known Latin acts. The
concert has raised the hackles of some Cuban exiles, who perceive it as
a show of support for the Castro regime. Juanes has repeatedly defended
the concert -- often via his Twitter account -- as an apolitical
expression of peace and a desire to bring nations together through music.

The concert will be staged at the city's Jose Marti Revolution Plaza
between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. local time. Organizers have requested that
both the performers and the audience wear all white as a symbol of peace.

According to a news release from Juanes' camp, local production costs
for the sponsor-free event will be covered by the Cuban Institute of
Music, part of Cuba's Ministry of Culture. Juanes has also said that he,
Bose and Tanon are covering production costs themselves. None of the
artists on the lineup are being paid to perform.

Spanish composers' society SGAE, Air Europa, A&C Charters and Aerosur
are pitching in as well to cover rehearsals and airfare. More than 160
journalists have been credentialed to cover the concert, which will be
aired via satellite through Cuban TV. The feed for the concert will be
made available to any TV, online or radio outlet.

(Editing by Sheri Linden at Reuters)

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