by the El Reportero’s news services
Antonio Carlos Jobin
Antonio Carlos Jobim, who co-wrote the famous song “Girl From Ipanema” will be awarded a posthumous Grammy for helping share Bossa Nova with the world.
The Brazilian arranger, singer and pianist/guitarist was pivotal in the creation of the Brazilian Bossa Nova as well as in exporting the sound to the rest of the world.
In 1995, Jobim won a posthumous Best Latin Jazz Performance Grammy for his album ‘Antonio Brasileiro’.
Along with Jobim, the late Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs will be presented with a special Grammy award for creating products and technology that transformed the way we consume music, TV, movies and books. Diana Ross, whom has never won a Grammy, will be presented the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Other Lifetime Achievement recipients for the year include the Allman Brothers Band, Glen Campbell, George Jones, the Memphis Horns, and the late Gil Scott-Heron
Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi and Spanish model girlfriend have their first child
Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi and Spanish model Agueda Lopez have had their first child together, a little girl they named Mikaela.
The 33-year-old artist announced on his Web page that Mikaela was born at 1:46 p.m. Tuesday in a Miami hospital.
“Both Agueda and Mikaela are in perfect health,” said Fonsi, who added that he felt “very emotional and proud to begin this new chapter in … life as a father.”
The couple expressed their gratitude “from the bottom of our hearts (for) the lovely wishes and messages of support (we) have received,” although they also asked for “privacy to ensure that mother and daughter have a quick recovery.”
In July, the singer and the model announced that they were expecting their first child, an event that Fonsi called a “beautiful blessing” that “fills our lives with joy.”
Uruguayan hot-momma Natalia Oreiro’s naked plea to save forests
“Please Help My Unborn Child Known the Forests,” says Uruguayan singer, actress, fashion designer and activist Natalia Oreiro in this Greenpeace ad for Argentina.
Deforestation in Argentina is on the rise because of illegal logging permits and cattle expansion, even after the approval of a government forest bill “Ley de Bosques,” supported by more than 1.5 million Argentinean citizens and signed off by the Argentinean Congress in 2007 to protect native forests. Argentina and Uruguay share a border and the bio-rich Rio de La Plata region.
You can help save the foreYou can help save the forests, protect indigenous livelihoods and guarantee biodiversity for our future. for more information, visit GreenPeace.org.
