Holy Crap! Gwen Stefani Turns 40 Today!

BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - THOUSANDS of fans bade a tearful farewell to iconic Latin American folk singer and activist Mercedes Sosa, who died on Sunday at the age of 74. Sosa, who had been suffering from various kidney and lung diseases, had been in intensive care at the hospital since September 18.

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HAVANA (AP) -- Omara Portuondo, the sultry-voiced diva of the Buena Vista Social Club, has been granted permission to visit the U.S. for the first time since 2003 and hopes a dose of her sensuous sound can inspire both countries to improve frozen relations. The U.S. Treasury Department has granted Portuondo, who turns 79 this month, permission to perform at the San Francisco Jazz Festival on Oct. 20 and give a concert three days later at

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SINGAPORE fans of up-and-coming songwriter Lala Hsu have not been seeing things.

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