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With his historical performance alongside other major artists this past Sunday in Cuba, Juanes (our favorite Colombian goodwill guru) caught the world's attention through his Paz Sin Fronteras concert that brought together 1.2 million Cubans on their home turf. There hasn't been a gathering this huge at Revolution Square desde la visita del Papa en 1998!

Paz performers included Miguel Bosé, Olga Tañón, and a selection of Cuban artists including Yerba Buena and Orishas, to name a few.  Even los Cubanos en Miami got to enjoy a live broadcast of the show.

Clearly, Juanes knows how to use el poder de la música to unite people por una causa.  Following the success of his Paz Sin Fronteras concierto, Juanes has been invited by the U.S. to be a featured performer at The Clinton Global Citizens Awards Ceremony in New York today, along with another talented do-gooder, Alicia Keys. Award honorees, including music producer and humanitarian Quincy Jones, have taken initiative to make positive changes por todo el mundo, so we know Juanes will fit right in.  Maybe he can convince Miss Keys to join his next Paz Sin Fronteras line-up?  Juanes' manager recently revealed that the next Paz Sin Fronteras concert will take place on the border between Mexico and the U.S. in 2010.   Not as controversial as Sunday's concert in Cuba or last year's performance in Colombia/Venezuela, but immigration will of course be at the forefront of the conversation!

Go Juanes!

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Tags Alejandro Sanz, Alicia Keys, Awards Ceremony, Clinton Global Initiative, Cuba, Cucu Diamantes, Juanes, Miguel Bose, Olga Tanon, Orishas, Paz Sin Fronteras, Quincy Jones, Yerba Buena

MTV Tr3s loves givin' newcomers a break, so when we found out about up-and-coming pop singer/pianist Karina Pasian, we jumped all over her. Her video titled "Can't Find the Words" premiered today, but the seventeen-year-old Dominicana is no rookie to the game. She's appeared on (and won!) Star Search (holy flashback) and even performed at the White House(!) long before getting signed to Def Jam.

The New York native has worked with the likes of The Dream, Tricky Stewart, Gordon Chambers, Chris Brown, Carlos McKinney and Lil Mama. We love her sound and her positive messages, so we're sure that she's headed for stardom (plus having Quincy Jones as a godfather can't hurt either). Check out the video aquí and let us know what you think!


Love the video? Stay tuned to MTV Tr3s over the next few weeks to find out more about Karina!

Tags Carlos Mckinney, Chris Brown, Def Jam, Gordon Chambers, Karina Paisan, Lil Mama Dream, MTV Tr3s, Quincy Jones, Star Search, The, Tricky Stewart