November 25, 2008

By By Ayala Ben-Yehuda, L.A.

- Chilean pop group Kudai has begun a series of trips to indigenous communities in Latin America under the auspices of UNICEF. The group's visits, which will be filmed for an MTV Latin America special to be shown next year, began this month in Panama's Kuna Yala region. Kudai's cultural exchanges will continue in Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia and Peru.

- What do RBD, Los Lobos, Eddie Palmieri, Ozomatli and Paquita la del Barrio have in common? They're some of the acts whose upcoming Live Nation shows in Southern California will be discounted $10 per ticket if purchased Nov. 28 - Dec. 1. Also as part of the holiday sale, the promoter will donate $5 from each ticket sold this weekend to the American Red Cross to assist wildfire victims in the area.

- Jose Feliciano will be singing "Feliz Navidad" on a holiday tour that will take him to performing arts centers Dec. 4 - 20, including Miami's Adrienne Arsht Center Dec. 10 and the Bronx' Lehman Center Dec. 13. Feliciano joins the Jonas Bros., Miley Cyrus and others Dec. 25 on ABC's "Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade."

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