Isabella Gomez-Sarmiento
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Born in a rural village of Jamaica in 1944, Cliff moved to Kingston to pursue music as a teenager.
In 1972, he became the breakout star of the film The Harder They Come.
Cliff played an aspiring reggae singer who descends into a life of crime after facing poverty and exploitation.
He also recorded several songs for the hit soundtrack.
For more than six decades, Jimmy Cliff lifted Jamaican music and culture to new heights.
Isabella Gomez-Sarmiento, NPR News.
The musician-led protest calls for an end to the violence in Gaza and the West Bank.
Some of the artists who've joined are Bjork, Lorde, and Hayley Williams.
No Music for Genocide initially started in September, but has continued to grow in numbers more than a month into a fragile ceasefire agreement.
Some Israelis say the artists' efforts are misguided because the boycott affects even those who oppose the war.
The participating musicians credit historic boycotts in South Africa, like Artists United Against Apartheid,
as an important precedent to this current movement.
Isabella Gomez-Sarmiento, NPR News.
Bad Bunny won five awards during the 26th annual Latin Grammys in Las Vegas.
But he seemed most moved by Album of the Year for DebΓ Tirar MΓ‘s Fotos, an homage to his home island.
He dedicated the award to all the young people of Latin America, and Puerto Rico in particular.
The other big awards of the night went to Familiar Faces.
Colombian singer Carol G won Song of the Year for her merengue hit Si Antes Tuviera Conocido alongside fellow songwriters Edgar Barrera and Andres Correa Rios.
Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz won Record of the Year for his song Palmeras en el Jardin.
And Best New Artist went to Mexican pop star Paloma Murphy.