{"id":2685,"date":"2015-03-23T22:33:32","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T22:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alalay.co.uk\/?p=2685"},"modified":"2015-03-23T22:39:59","modified_gmt":"2015-03-23T22:39:59","slug":"joss-stone-visits-alalay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alalay.co.uk\/?p=2685","title":{"rendered":"Joss Stone visits Alalay!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Falalay.co.uk%2F%3Fp%3D2685&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p>Today we had an extremely exciting visitor to Alalay&#8230; The legendary soul singer Joss Stone! After weeks of planning (and trying to keep the visit secret from the local press!) Joss came to see us along with some of her team, and it was so special to be able to share Alalay&#8217;s work with her.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2685 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery1'><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function () {\r\n\t\tjQuery(\".gallery1 a\").attr(\"rel\",\"gallery1\");\t\r\n\t\tjQuery('a[rel=\"gallery1\"]').colorbox({maxWidth:\"95%\", maxHeight:\"95%\",title: function(){ return jQuery(this).children().attr(\"alt\"); }, });\r\n\t});\r\n\/\/ ]]>\r\n<\/script>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/alalay.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/joss-4.jpg\" title=\"\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"http:\/\/alalay.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/joss-4-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><\/dl><dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/alalay.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/joss-1.jpg\" title=\"\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"http:\/\/alalay.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/joss-1-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><\/dl><dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/alalay.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/joss-3.jpg\" title=\"\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"http:\/\/alalay.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/joss-3-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/alalay.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/joss-5.jpg\" title=\"\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"http:\/\/alalay.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/joss-5-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><\/dl><dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/alalay.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/joss-9.jpg\" title=\"\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"http:\/\/alalay.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/joss-9-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><\/dl><dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/alalay.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/joss-7.jpg\" title=\"\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"http:\/\/alalay.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/joss-7-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>She went out with our Alalay street worker to chat to kids still living on the streets and find out about their daily lives, and then came to visit our boys&#8217; welcome house. The Alalay kids performed a traditional dance and afterwards\u00c2 we ate typical snacks together, danced, chatted and even\u00c2 had a surprise (very early) birthday cake for Joss!<\/p>\n<p>Joss is currently in Santa Cruz as part of her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.totalworldtour.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\">Total World Tour<\/a>, where she plays one concert in EVERY country in the World, does one musical collaboration and visits one charity&#8230; We are extremely\u00c2 honoured that she picked Alalay as her Bolivian charity!<\/p>\n<p>Joss and team &#8211; you are amazing! Thank you so much for all of your support \ud83d\ude42 Professional photos of the visit are on their way&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we had an extremely exciting visitor to Alalay&#8230; The legendary soul singer Joss Stone! After weeks of planning (and trying to keep the visit secret from the local press!) 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