GOVERNMENT AIRFIELD FOR SHAKIRA

President Hugo Chavez welcomed Colombian pop singer Shakira to his country on Saturday and said he may go undercover to watch the hip-shaking superstar perform. "Shakira 's arrived. ... Welcome, Shakira ," Chavez said during a televised speech. Chavez said that the other day he'd put on a wig and not even his bodyguards had been able to recognize him. "Maybe I'll put on a wig and go see Shakira ," he quipped. Shakira , who last month was nominated for five Latin Grammy awards, is traveling on her worldwide "Oral Fixation" tour and was set to perform Saturday evening in Caracas. He said he had given special authorization for an airfield in central Caracas, normally reserved solely for government use, to be used as a venue for her concert.

GRAMMY WINNER SHAKIRA