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Shakira:
the Thump. the purr. the sizzle - Brief Article - Interview
How do
you solve a problem like Shakira, the pint-sized
belly-dancing Latina singer/songwriter/producer, who is
Colombia's most famous legal export? In such a strictly
compartmentalized business as music, how do you market a
Lebanese/Colombian whose Alanis Morissette-ish yodel belts
out exuberant, soulful love songs featuring Arabic
percussion, rock guitar and the pan flute? Well, considering
that the 25-year-old has sold more than 10 million records
over her 11-year career (she was a child prodigy) and her
first English-language album, Laundry Service (Epic), has
already gone double platinum, obviously the world's musical
tastes aren't as rigid as industry suits would have us
believe.
ANITA SARKO: It seems like people are looking for fun right
now, and listening to your music is such a joyous
experience.
SHAKIRA: There's something about this album that makes me
feel so proud--it is full of feel-good songs, songs that
really put you in a good mood, and I know why this happened.
It is because I fell in love with a real prince--not with
one of those princes that turned into a frog. [Sarko laughs]
So that changed my whole vision of love and transformed it
into something less narrow.
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