On two consecutive nights, Barranquillera star Shakira lit the ‘The Tonight Show’ set with Jimmy Fallon, between intimate, laughter confessions and even improvised dance classes. In addition to sharing unpublished anecdotes about his career and the preparation of his new world tour, he taught the American presenter to move to the rhythm of the Caribbean, as only she knows how to do it.
On Tuesday, he had already excited the public when he appeared with Wyclef Jean in a nostalgic interpretation of Hips Don’t Lieabout the twentieth anniversary of this pop anthem. But it was on Thursday night when Shakira released at all. He sat in front of Fallon to talk about premonitory dreams, broken records and the fear he felt before his surprise concert in Times Square, where he brought together more than 40 thousand people in less than half an hour.
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“I thought no one was coming,” he confessed with a laugh. “I looked out the hotel window and I only saw cars. I thought: ‘This is the end of my career.’ But suddenly, it was filled. It was a sea of people. I will never forget it.”
Fallon, always ready for comedy, the recent one remembered humorous MET gala, Where a photo with the singer was taken and he was openly, as an illusionist. “My friends always say that I look like a magician in the photos,” he joked. Shakira, grateful, acknowledged that seeing a family face in the middle of that event was a relief, since she felt alone at that moment.
The interview was also starring the Tour Women no longer crywhich has broken brands throughout the continent: eleven stadiums exhausted in Mexico City and a number one tour worldwide per second consecutive month.
“I have worked a whole year on this tour. From the visuals to music. It is my most ambitious show, with classics like Whenever, wherever And the new. There are 93 tons of equipment, 145 people traveling. But when I see the public sing, cry, get excited … I know it’s worth it. ”
Fallon spared no praise: “There is no one like you. You always give everything,” while Shakira replied: “I have the best fans in the world. They have been with me in the good and bad times. They always appear. ”
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One of the most peculiar moments came when he spoke of the origin of Hips Don’t Lie. The song, which was not intended for the album, ended up thanks to a dream with Wyclef Jean and a coincidence that touched the mystical: “I dreamed with him. It was not a sexual dream or anything, it simply appeared. The next day, my manager calls me and tells me that Wyclef wants to work with me. It was like a signal. We had to remove store discs and replace them. That theme changed my life. ”
In the middle of the conversation, Fallon wanted to know how Shakira dances at weddings. She did not hesitate: she got up from the seat and taught her infallible movement, a simple but effective head game that made the public laugh. Fallon tried to imitate her … without much success, but with much enthusiasm.
The segment ended with one of the classic program of the program, where Fallon had to guess if what Shakira said in his hands was true.
The Barranquillera still has a pending appointment with the Fallon show: at the end of the month he will return to interpret Anthologyits emblematic ballad of 1996. A moment that promises to be as intimate as powerful, and that their fans are already waiting with an open heart.
