Agua de Dios
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Nickname(s): City of hope, Cultural capital of Cundinamarca, Hidden paradise in Cundinamarca
Location of the town of Agua de Dios in the Cundinamarca Department.
Agua de Dios Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°22′41″N 74°40′26″W / 4.37806°N 74.67389°W / 4.37806; -74.67389Coordinates: 4°22′41″N 74°40′26″W / 4.37806°N 74.67389°W / 4.37806; -74.67389
Country	Colombia
Department	Cundinamarca
Province	Upper Magdalena Province
Foundation	August 10, 1870
Government
• Mayor	José Adalberto Marín Vasco
Area
• Total	82 km2 (32 sq mi)
Elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Time zone	Eastern Time Zone (UTC-05)
Website	http://aguadedios-cundinamarca.gov.co/

Cityhall of the town of Agua de Dios

Agua de Dios (Literally in English: Water of God) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.

v t e Provinces and Municipalities in Cundinamarca Department Almeidas Province Chocontá Machetá Manta Sesquilé Suesca Tibiritá Villapinzón Upper Magdalena Province Agua de Dios Girardot Guataqui Jerusalen Nariño Nilo Ricaurte Tocaima Lower Magdalena Province Caparrapí Guaduas Puerto Salgar Gualivá Province Albán La Peña La Vega Nimaima Nocaima Quebradanegra San Francisco Sasaima Supatá Útica Vergara Villeta Guavio Province Gachala Gacheta Gama Guasca Guatavita Junín La Calera Ubalá Central Magdalena Province Beltrán Bituima Chaguani Guayabal de Síquima Puli San Juan Rioseco Viani Medina Province Medina Paratebueno Eastern Province Caqueza Chipaque Choachí Fomeque Fosca Guayabetal Gutierrez Quetame Ubaque Une Rionegro Province El Peñón La Palma Pacho Paime San Cayetano Topaipí Villagómez Yacopí Central Savanna Province Cajicá Chía Cogua Cota Gachancipá Nemocón Sopó Tabio Tenjo Tocancipá Zipaquirá Western Savanna Province Bojacá El Rosal Facatativá Funza Madrid Mosquera Subachoque Zipacón Soacha Province Sibaté Soacha Sumapaz Province Arbeláez Cabrera Fusagasugá Granada Pandi Pasca San Bernardo Silvania Tibacuy Venecia Tequendama Province Anapoima Anolaima Apulo Cachipay El Colegio La Mesa Quipile San Antonio del Tequendama Tena Viotá Ubaté Province Carmen de Carupa Cucunubá Fúquene Guachetá Lenguazaque Simijacá Susa Sutatausa Tausa Ubaté Metropolitan Area of Bogotá Bogotá, Capital District See also: List of municipalities in Cundinamarca

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Marcos Witt
Pastor Marcos Witt
Background information
Birth name	Jonathan Mark Witt Holder
Born	(1962-05-19) May 19, 1962 (age 50) San Antonio, Texas
Occupations	Pastor, Singer-songwriter, Musician, Recording artist,
Instruments	Vocals, Piano, Percussion
Years active	1986–present
Labels	CanZion, Sony BMG
Website	http://www.canzion.com/marcoswitt

Marcos Witt (born May 19, 1962), is an American, four-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Christian singer and pastor.

Biography[link]

Marcos Witt is the second born of three children to Jerry and Nola Witt, a young American missionary couple. The Witt family moved to Durango, México, in 1964 and they started a missionary outreach. The work was unexpectedly halted after Jerry's death that same year.

Years later, Marcos’ mother, Nola Holder, found a companion in Frank Warren and remarried. Warren embraced the vision God had originally given Jerry and Nola as his own and together they would begin to build new churches in Durango, México. The second marriage not only provided a husband for Nola, but equally important, a father figure for Marcos, Jerry, and Felipe. Later, the couple would give birth to two additional children, twin daughters Nola and Lorena Warren.

Marcos' education began with basic studies at the American School of Durango. He then studied classical music at the University of Juarez (Durango, México) and eventually he started his theological studies at International Bible College in San Antonio, Texas. Currently, Marcos is working towards his masters degree at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

He is also pastor of the Spanish Christian congregation at the megachurch Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas.

His daughter, Elena Witt, sang "Cristo, Amante de mi Alma" on the album "Alegria."

Career[link]

In 1986, musician, songwriter, singer, author, speaker and pastor, Marcos founded CanZion Producciones when he recorded his first project, “Canción a Dios”. Today he has recorded 30 projects that are available on cassette, CD, and (his latest projects) on DVD. He has sold over 10,000,000 copies of his records in México, the United States and Latin America.^{[citation needed]}

In 1994, Marcos founded CanZion Institute, a school dedicated to the preparation of worship leaders and music ministers. Today there are over 3,000 students attending the 28 campuses of the Institute in 10 different countries throughout the United States, Latin America, and Europe.^{[citation needed]}

Marcos has written ten books including Adoremos, which has recently been translated to English, Portuguese and French and Qué hacemos con estos músicos in Portuguese. Between 2009 and 2012, more than 3,000,000 people have attended Marcos's concerts in some of the main venues of Latin America. Concerts have been held in such places as "El Estadio Veléz Sarsfield" in Argentina, "Figali Convention Center" in Panama,"El Estadio Nacional de Cuzcatlán" in El Salvador, "El Estadio Monumental" in Ecuador, "El Estadio El Campín" in Colombia, "El Palacio de los Deportes" and "El Estadio Azteca" in México City, just to name a few.

Since the year 2000, Marcos has participated in over 100 leadership conferences and seminars organized by LIDERE, a company dedicated to the equipping of leaders and pastors.

In 2001, Marcos received the Award by the People for his outstanding musical career; the award was presented by Ritmo Latino.

On September 15, 2002, Marcos was appointed the Senior Pastor of the Hispanic congregation at Lakewood Church, one of the largest churches in the United States. The Hispanic congregation of Lakewood Church has an active and growing congregation of more than 6,000 people and a TV program which airs every week in over 20 countries and can be watched live on the internet.

In September 2003, Marcos also received a Latin Grammy in the category of Best Christian Album, for “Sana Nuestra Tierra” (“Heal Our Land”). In November of that same year, Marcos recorded “Recordando Otra Vez” (“Remembering Once Again”), at the LA Sports Arena. This recording brought CanZion into the secular market because of its distribution agreement with Sony, who already had a solid plan for promotion and marketing in this area. Included in Marcos’ schedule is his frequent attendance to The White House, for diverse events in representation of the Evangelical Hispanic Community.

In 2004, Marcos received his second Latin Grammy for Best Christian Album for the recording of “Recordando Otra Vez”.

On November 2, 2006, Witt received his third Latin Grammy for Best Christian Album for the recording of "Dios es Bueno" (God is Good).

On October 31, 2006, he released "Alegría" (Joy) which was recorded live in the country of Chile. On April 26, 2007, the album "Alegría" won a Latin Billboard Award for Best Christian/Gospel Album of the Year. Running up with the nominees: Salvador, Jaci Velasquez and Fernando Ortega.

On October 2, 2007, he released his most recent recording "Sinfonía del Alma" (Symphony from the Soul) which he recorded and dedicated for his father who had recently died a year earlier.

On November 8, 2007, Witt received his fourth Latin Grammy for Best Christian Album for the recording of "Alegría" (Joy).

Personal life[link]

In 1986, Marcos married Miriam Lee and together they have four children. The couple's firstborn, Elena, is married to singer Harold Guerra, who is signed to Canzion Records, the recording company that was founded by Marcos Witt.^[1]

Discography[link]

Bibliography[link]

• Adoremos. Editorial Caribe: Distributed by Editorial Betania, 1993, ISBN 0-88113-195-4
• Qué hacemos con estos músicos?. Editorial Caribe, 1995, ISBN 0-88113-160-1
• A Worship-Filled Life . Creation House, 1998, ISBN 0-88419-543-0
• Enciende Una Luz. Casa Creacion, 2000, ISBN 0-88419-559-7
• Cómo Ejercer la Verdadera Autoridad. Casa Creacion, 2002, ISBN 0-88419-816-2
• Decida Bien. Casa Creacion, 2003, ISBN 0-88419-869-3
• Dile adiós a tus temores . Atria Books, 2007, ISBN 0-7432-9087-9, ISBN 978-0-7432-9087-6

Awards[link]

Latin Grammy Awards^[2]

• 2003: Sana Nuestra Tierra – Best Christian Album
• 2004: Recordando Otra Vez – Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)
• 2006: Dios es Bueno – Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)
• 2007: Alegría – Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)

GMA Dove Awards

AMCL Awards

Premios AMCL

Is the Artist with more AMCL Awards in the History

• 1987: Vocalista Masculino del Año
• 1988: Artista del Año
• 1989: Artista del Año
• 1991: Tu y yoÁlbum Tradicional o popular del Año
• 1992: Cuan Hermoso Canción del Año
• 1992: Te Anhelo Álbum del Año
• 1992: Productor del Año
• 1995: Compositor del Año
• 1995: Productor del Año
• 1995: Temprano yo te buscare (en vivo) Videoclip del Año
• 1992: Venció Álbum en Vivo del Año
• 1996: Poderoso (en vivo) Videoclip del Año
• 1997: Amo a Cristo ( en vivo Argentina 1995) Videoclip del Año
• 1998: Entrare a Jerusalem Álbum Tradicional o Popular del Año
• 1999: Enciende una Luz Álbum del Año
• 1999: Productor del Año
• 1999: Enciende una Luz Videoclip del Año
• 2000: Homenaje a Jesus Álbum en Vivo del Año
• 2001: El Volvera Álbum en Vivo del Año
• 2004: Recordando Otra Vez Álbum Tradicional o Popular del Año
• 2004: Autor de la poesía Intervención Musical del Año -dueto con Maria del Sol-
• 2006: Dios es Bueno Álbum en Vivo del Año
• 2006: Lluvias de Ayer y Hoy Álbum Tradicional o Popular del Año
• 2006: Dios es Bueno DVD DVD del Año
• 2006: No es un Misterio Intervención Musical del Año - trio con Alex Campos y Coalo Zamorano-
• 2007: Sinfonía del Alma Álbum Instrumental/Clásico/Coral del Año
• 2009: Sobrenatural DVD DVD del Año
• 2009: Sobrenatural DVD Tour del Año
• 2011: 25 Concierto Conmemorativo Álbum en Vivo del Año
• 2011: 25 Concierto Conmemorativo DVD del Año
• 2011: 25 Concierto Conmemorativo Evento Musical del Año

Premios AMCL

References[link]

External links[link]

• Marcos Witt on Myspace
• Song/Ministry links

Juan Peña Fernández, also known as Juan Peña "El Lebrijano" or simply El Lebrijano (born 1941) is a Spanish Gitano (Roma) musician, the nephew of Perrate de Utrera.

Juan Peña at Campus de Jerez

Biography[link]

Born at Lebrija, province of Seville, he began to play Spanish guitar as a child, accompanying dancers like La Paquera de Jerez, but eventually turned to Flamenco singing. In 1964, he won the championship at the Competition of Mairena del Alcor, one of the most important Flamenco music festivals. Within years, he was regarded indeed as one of the greatest voices of flamenco. A few years later, in 1970, he started his collaboration with famous guitarist Paco de Lucía.

His most recent musical works include Andalusi influences, with albums such as Casablanca, Open Doors and Encuentros.^[1] And a tribute to his friend García Márquez^[2]

In 1997 the Spanish Ministry of Culture awarded him the Medalla de Oro al Trabajo (Gold medal working labour)^[3]

References[link]

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Snatam Kaur
September 10, 2007, Snatam Kaur in Hockley, Birmingham, England.
Background information
Born	1972 Trinidad, Colorado
Genres	Mantra, Meditation, New Age, Female Vocalists
Occupations	Musician
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Spirit Voyage Records
Website	http://www.snatamkaur.com

Snatam Kaur Khalsa (Punjabi: ਸਨਾਤਮ ਕੌਰ ਖਾਲਸਾ, born 1972 in Trinidad, Colorado), is an American singer and songwriter. She lives in Santa Cruz, California. Kaur performs Indian devotional music, kirtan, and tours the world as a peace activist. The name "Kaur", meaning "princess", is shared by all female Sikhs.

Early life and education[link]

Her family moved to California when Snatam was two, living in Long Beach and Sacramento. When Snatam was six, the family went to India where her mother studied kirtan. Snatam lived on a ranch near Bolinas, California until 8th grade and then moved to Mill Valley in 1986. During her childhood, she played kirtan with her mother in Sikh temples and at Sikh religious ceremonies. She attended Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley. While at Tam High, she played violin in the school orchestra and began songwriting. Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead coached Kaur and her classmates before they performed her song Saving the Earth at an Earth Day concert in San Francisco on April 22, 1990.^{[citation needed]}

Snatam was also active in social and environmental causes while in high school, serving as president of the social action club known as, "Students for Justice," in her senior year. The club started a campus recycling program and organized environmental awareness programs. The club also led the effort to change the school mascot and sports team names from the Indians to the Red Tailed Hawk in 1989 and 1990 due to a speech given at the school by Sacheen Littlefeather.^{[citation needed]}

After graduating from Tam, Snatam attended Mills College in Oakland, California, receiving a bachelors degree in biochemistry. She then returned to India to study Kirtan under her mother's teacher, Bhai Hari Singh. In 1997, Kaur began a career as a food technologist with Peace Cereals in Eugene, Oregon.^[1]

Snatam's music[link]

In 2000, Kaur signed with Spirit Voyage Records—the founder of which, Guru Ganesha Singh, became her manager and guitarist. Her professional collaboration also includes New Age music producer Thomas Barquee. Titles of Kaur's CD's include: Prem, Shanti, Grace, Anand, and Liberation's Door.^[1]

Discography[link]

The Celebrate Peace Tour[link]

Snatam spends much of the year on the road, singing and teaching yoga wherever she’s invited.

Her Celebrate Peace world tour includes stops at schools, hospices, juvenile detention centers, and other facilities where her music can help to heal and inspire. “We reach out to children through our free Children’s Peace Hour, which serves many children in underprivileged communities.” Snatam is a Peace Ambassador working through a United Nations NGO (non-governmental organization) called the 3HO Foundation (the three H’s stand for “happy, healthy, holy”). Snatam uses her public programs as an opportunity to educate audiences about the importance of mutual understanding and respect in these troubled times.

On tour, Snatam is joined by her longtime musical partner GuruGanesha Singh who exudes joy and warmth with his guitar and vocals. She also travels with her husband Sopurkh Singh who serves as her manager, and their new baby daughter Jap Preet Kaur.^[1]

Kundalini yoga[link]

Snatam offers Yoga training via her “Creating Inner Peace through Kundalini Yoga and Meditation” workshops. These classes provide instruction in the technology of Kundalini as taught by Yogi Bhajan. Chanting is an essential part of the Kundalini Yoga practice.^[1]

Sikh influence[link]

Sikhism is a world religion that began in India in the mid-fifteenth century with the master Guru Nanak (1469-1539 C.E.). The essence of being a Sikh is that one lives one’s life according to the teachings of the Sikh Gurus, devoting time to meditating on God and the scriptures, chanting, and living life in a way that benefits other people and the world.^{[citation needed]}

Snatam’s own teacher, Yogi Bhajan (1929-2004), was influential in helping promote the Sikh tradition in the West.^{[citation needed]}

Sikhism is based on the Shabad Guru. On Kaur's official website she explains, “Shabad is the sacred energy or recitation of sound, and Guru means the living teacher. For Sikhs, our living Guru exists within the sacred words of our tradition. As part of our daily practice we take a sacred divine reading from the Siri Guru Granth Sahib, which is a collection of writings from enlightened teachers and sages in India. It includes the Sikh Gurus, but also incorporates saints from other traditions.” ^[1]

Personal life[link]

Snatam lives in Santa Cruz, California with her husband Sopurkh Singh Khalsa, whom she married in January 2006, and their daughter Jap Preet Kaur.

Notes and references[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Snatam Kaur discography at Music City