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One of the most unlikely success stories to emerge in recent years from the usually predictable world of Spanish-language pop music is the phenomenal international success of 22-yearold Colombian folk singer Shakira. A native of Barranquilla, the singer-songwriter became an international sensation with her still popular debut, Pies Descalzos. Her follow-up, produced by Emilio Estefan, is the equally arresting ?Donde Eston los Ladrones? (Columbia CDDI 485719). The program includes soft-edged rock ballads, with a bluesy, folk-- rooted vocal style, and up-tempo, energy-seething dance tracks like "No...