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TWO KINGS AND A “QUEEN”. A trio of performers caroling stores along a busy highway caught the attention of passersby, but not because of their great performance.

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We see them everywhere: under the shade of trees, at some public benches, in every idle space available. From their own neigborhoods, they soon expanded to public parks and, of late, the shopping malls. We call them the istambays.

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We see them everywhere: under the shade of trees, at some public benches, in every idle space available. From their own neigborhoods, they soon expanded to public parks and, of late, the shopping malls. We call them the istambays.

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