After some two decades, on November 28 Shakira will return to the Great Pyramids of Giza for a concert at the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
It was during her 2007 Oral Fixation tour that the superstar songstress last performed at the Egyptian landmark about which she said “I’m very happy to be performing in Egypt, at the Pyramids of Giza. I love you all.”
After performing at the opening ceremony, the musician (born Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll) is currently preparing for the FIFA World Cup final halftime show on July 19 at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, along with the likes of Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber, and Burna Boy on July 19.
Making sure it doesn’t resemble her first performance of her and Burna Boy’s version their official FIFA World Cup anthem, ‘Dai Dai,’ speaking on The Capital Evening Show With Jimmy Hill, the Colombian-born singer admitted she’s actively trying to reinvent her approach, adding “I played at the inauguration, and now I’m playing at the final.” “I’ve got to wrap my head around it, make it a little different from what I did at the inauguration.” “It’s going to be a shared halftime show … it’s going to be pretty historic, five amazing artists, well four amazing artists plus me. Madonna is going to be there, BTS, Bieber, Coldplay.”
With rehearsals in effect, Shakira admitted that even she doesn’t yet know how the final performance will take shape, stating “We’ll all get together and we’ll all figure it out how it’s gonna be, but I’m really curious. I’m as curious as you are right now!”
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Author: Saul Goode
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