Shakira, Shakira: The GRAMMY Museum Experience
- By Nina Sventitsky
- Photo By Rebecca Sapp
You don’t have to groove on Latin music to get the appeal of Shakira, the Colombian sensation. She’s sexy, energetic, and is known globally for hits like Hips Don’t Lie and Waka Waka. She has been a force in music for over three decades and has won three GRAMMY Awards and 12 Latin GRAMMY Awards. If you watched the 2020 Super Bowl, you saw her duke it out with Jennifer Lopez on stage.
She has been credited with expanding the global acceptance of Latin pop music since the mid-1990s. She began as a pop artist, writing her first song at age four. She has written over 180 songs and is considered the most successful Latin female singer of all time. Part of her heritage is Lebanese descent from on her father’s side. She incorporates Latin and belly dancing moves into her performance repertoire. Shakira is being lauded in an exhibit that opened March 4, in the Latin Music Gallery at the GRAMMY Museum.
While you’re there, enjoy everything the Museum has to offer, including exhibits on Bruce Springsteen and The Rolling Stones, featuring photographer Jim Marshall’s work from when he followed the band around during its tour of Southern California. Peggy Lee’s career as a mid-20th century songstress is also featured. The GRAMMY Museum is open from 11am most days (10am on Saturdays).
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