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COLOMBIA Colombia: Rappers fighting for peace This is the story about young hip-hoppers spreading a message of hope and peace while living within an armed conflict. 10 January 2012 Colombia: Young hip-hop singer killed The 20-year-old singer Pacheco of the hip-hop group C4 was shot by gunmen in August 2009 01 September 2009 Bellavista Social Club Video interview with Colombian rappers and protest musicians Don Vito and Medina of Bellavista Social Club about their experiences of persecution 08 October 2008 Pasajeros Video interview with Colombian rappers and protest musicians Don Vito and Medina explaining why their colleagues in the band Pasajeros were imprisoned and exiled 08 October 2008 Colombia: FARC ideologue and musician killed Colombian military forces have killed a rebel organisation's revolutionary songwriter, Julian Conrado 13 March 2008 Colombia: ‘Prohibited ballads’ are popular The accordion-laced, hard-driving songs about Colombia's underworld are called ‘corridos prohibidos’ – prohibited ballads – because established radio networks ban them 14 December 2006 Dominican Republic: Cumbia hit banned ‘La Camisa Negra’ ("The Black Shirt") by Colombian megastar Juanes has been blacklisted in the Dominican Republic 10 February 2006