Grammy winner ties CD to Oaxaca unrest
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Grammy-Award winning folk singer Lila Downs, whose latest CD is called "The Cantina, Between Drinks," said Mexicans are looking for a little escape from the political unrest in the country's capital and in her native state of Oaxaca.
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"Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin  added another jewel to her illustrious musical crown on Friday  night when she was honored at the annual MusiCares dinner, a  Grammy-related event that raises money for musicians in need.
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Latin Grammy favorite Alejandro Sanz won four awards and Brazilian jazz songstress Maria Rita collected two Wednesday at a ceremony aimed at uniting Spanish- and Portugese-language music with the flash and sizzle of American pop.
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MEXICO CITY - Mexicans are setting aside their differences on Wednesday, declaring a break from political bickering and fears of crime to celebrate 150 years of their national anthem by launching a worldwide rendition.    The international call to song was for 12 p.m...
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Police and protesters clash in the  Mexican state of Oaxaca in the worst violence there since unrest in 2006.
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Thousands of educators and leftist activists marched through Mexico's southern city of Oaxaca on Thursday to mark the first anniversary of a clash between police and striking teachers that set off months of political unrest.
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Protesters have taken over the center of folkloric Oaxaca, making tourists show identification at makeshift checkpoints, smashing the windows of quaint hotels and spray-painting revolutionary slogans. Police are nowhere in sight.
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When the lights come up on  Wednesday's Latin Grammys, many musicians like Mexican band  Cafe Tacuba, who are little known in the United States, will  vie for top honors in a glitzy Hollywood coming out party for  new artists.
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Two years ago, Kanye West's Grammy after-party was a booze-filled, late-night affair with 3,000 screaming guests, bikini-clad women Â and his mother, Donde, was in the house.
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GUADALAJARA, Mexico  - When the bottom fell out of  Mexico's economy a decade ago, Francisco Martinez stopped  voting.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil Brazilian newcomer Maria Rita, winner of two Latin Grammys on Wednesday, treats her family&#39;s rich musical legacy as a personal gold watch - a treasure to be guarded but not used as an up-to-date timepiece.
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OAXACA, Mexico  - Protesters shot fireworks at riot police and burned down government buildings in Mexico's colonial city of Oaxaca on Saturday, days before President-elect Felipe Calderon was to take office.
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Shakira led the Latin Grammy pack Tuesday with five nominations, while Ricardo Arjona, Gustavo Cerati and Julieta Venegas received four each.
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R&B singer Alicia Keys edged past  Ray Charles to claim the lead at the midway mark of the Grammy  Awards with four prizes, but leading nominee Kanye West stole  the show shortly after being snubbed in one of the biggest  shocks in the event's recent history.
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The Latin Grammy Awards on Wednesday aimed to unite Spanish- and Portuguese-language music with the flash and sizzle of American pop.
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When the lights come up on Wednesday's Latin Grammys, many musicians like Mexican band Cafe Tacuba, who are little known in the United States, will vie for top honors in a glitzy Hollywood coming out party for new artists.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazilian newcomer Maria Rita, one of the big winners at this year&#39;s Latin Grammy show, treats her family&#39;s rich musical legacy as a personal gold watch, a treasure to be guarded but not used as an up-to-date timepiece.