In 2007, Sergio Gomez, the singer of band K-Paz de la Sierra was kidnapped after a concert in the western state of Michoacan.

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Four years ago, glamorous neo-soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae broke through from the U.K. to the U.S. charts with "Put Your Records On, " and suddenly she was everywhere.

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Only three other U.K. acts are in the latest top 50 -- rock veterans Sting and Eric Clapton and rookie female singer Dido.

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The result of the singer's ambition is " Itica Pritica" (the "C" sounds like a "K"), an exhibition of more than 20 silk-screened works by Matthews and close friend Beezy Bailey at the Robert Miller Gallery in Hell's Kitchen.

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