An exhibition opens this weekend at the Los Angeles Grammy Museum in California, USA; which aims to break the preconceived ideas that are held of Shakira by showing the versatility and all the nuances that surround her career.
“People can have a concrete idea of who Shakira is, as a rocker or as a pop star, and I think this exhibition will give the public a more complex notion,” said Jasen Emmons, curator of the show “Shakira, Shakira: The Grammy Museum Experience.
Singer, songwriter, dancer, musician and producer are words that describe one of the most recognized Latinas in the music industry and popular culture.
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, in 1977. At the age of 14, she began to build her career as a professional singer with the album “Magia” and despite the fact that this was a commercial failure, the Colombian never stopped believing in her talent. .
In 1995, he unveiled the album “Pies descalzos” and with it began a new musical phase of hits, followed by albums such as “¿Dónde están los ladrones?” and “Laundry Service”, the album that established her internationally by mixing her Latin roots with Anglo-Saxon pop.
«Shakira is an example of everything, from her creative part, to the philanthropic part. She always shows this concern and social activism that is important for artists to have,” said Luis Dousdebes, director of the Latin Grammy Awards.
SUPER BOWL COSTUMES AND HIS GUITAR
Among them, the two suits he wore to the 2020 Super Bowl, the crystal-studded pink guitar he played during his “Oral Fixation” tour in 2007, one of his notebooks with handwritten songs, and the Spanish-English dictionary he It helped him compose the songs for “Laundry Service”.
“95% of the exhibits are from his personal collection. Fortunately, she keeps a lot of material from her career and her team provided everything we asked for, “added Emmons.
Attendees will also be able to listen and see Shakira recounting her life as a singer, the challenges she faced as a Latina in the industry, and curious anecdotes she has gone through in her more than 30 years of musical experience.
NO TRACE OF PIQUÉ NOR OF THE INCOME
Emmons and Dousdebes believe that there is no better time to present an exhibition dedicated to Shakira following the rise that her career has taken in recent months with the presentation of songs such as “Te felicito” with Rauw Alejandro, “Monotonía” next to Ozuna and the very recent “TQG” with Karol G.
Being the success of the theme «SHAKIRA | BZRP Music Sessions # 53 »with the Argentine producer Bizarrap, irrefutable proof of the repercussion and validity that his music continues to have.
But not everything has been easy for the singer due to the controversies generated as a result of her separation from former soccer player Gerard Piqué and her problems with the Spanish Treasury.
The singer has not yet visited the exhibition that was held in her honor, but it is expected that she will do so at some point in the year when it will be open to the public.
Previously, the Grammy Museum commemorated the career of Mexican singer Marco Antonio Solís in its Latin section, and an exhibition dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Latin Recording Academy is planned for 2024.
