U.S. Ambassador James C. Cason seemed an unlikely candidate for national celebrity.
That was before he learned the obscure Paraguayan Guaraní language, recorded a music album of indigenous folk songs and sold 1,000 tickets to a concert in a downtown theater. Now, in the final year of his four-decade diplomatic career, Cason has suddenly become the toast of Paraguay, or at least the country's most unusual pop star.
In the following clip from a Paraguayan TV talk show, Cason shows off his vocal talents:
All in all, it’s not too bad a performance though he has no stage presence whatsoever and could use an earpiece so that someone could feed him the lyrics.
Sources- YouTube, miamiherald.com
Yikes.
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