Concert Raises Money to Support Music Project for Children in Japan

A benefit concert held recently in Los Angeles helped raise money for students in Japan whose instruments were lost or destroyed in the earthquake and tsunami in March.

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Bob Dylan’s first ever concert in China

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The Chinese government is allowing folk legend Bob Dylan to perform for the first time ever this week, but with some strict guidelines. The man behind protest songs like “Hard Rain” and the anti-war anthem “Blowin’ in the Wind” played the first of two concerts today. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Paul Stokes, the associate editor of NME magazine in London. Download MP3

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Colombian rocker Juanes to play Havana

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On September 20th, Colombian rocker Juanes plans to play a concert in Havana, Cuba. He says the visit is not about politics, but many of his Cuban fans in the United States are not so sure, and they’re not happy about it. Marco Werman speaks with Jordan Levin of The Miami Herald who is covering the Juanes concert. Download MP3

• Video: Juanes says Havana concert ‘not about politics’
• Jordan Levin’s article on Juanes
• Juanes’ website