J. Balvin: “The Pope is cool and I’m sure he likes reggaeton”

Colombian singer and songwriter J Balvin participated today with other artists in a meeting with the Pope francesco in the Vatican for more than two hours e assured the pontiff “likes reggaeton” and that she had “a good connection” with him.

“I was talking to him and we had a great connection, I’ll give him a record so he can have it,” he added amused.

J Balvin participated with other artists, such as Mexicans Eduardo Verastegui and Alexander Achain a meeting convened by the Vitae Foundation, an institution that deals with studying how to exploit the arts, media and entertainment to “promote unity, hope and the encounter between people on a global level”.

I’m sure he likes reggaeton. If you like football, you like reggaeton, “J Balvin told a small group of media after his meeting with Francisco.

The meeting

The producer said his encounter with Francisco “was brutal”. The mere fact of seeing Pope Francis live “fills you with satisfaction and also makes me proud that he is the first Latin pope,” he said. “Pope Francis has brought something new to the Vaticanfor the Catholic religion and its humility is exemplary “, he added.

Regarding what was discussed during the meeting, the singer highlighted: “I can help with my music, with my concerts. Music is a means to send positive messages. I think I can send a good message with my songs, in I can talk about love, why I believe that God is love and compassion“.

To the young people, J Balvin recommended that they listen to or read the interviews with Francisco so that they can understand his message because it is “a pope totally different from the previous ones “.

“For me it is the coolest pope‘”, added the artist, who praised the fact that the Pope’s way of speaking to young people” is so real “.

“IS cold because he shows himself as he is, with this charge of so much responsibility and privilege, he behaves as if he were the same person who left his neighborhood and this is what everyone says. it is genuinehe does not intend to change his essence of being the Pope, ”explained J Balvin, who seemed excited after the appointment.

behind closed doors

During the meeting, which took place behind closed doors, Pope Francis addressed a few words to them and then talked to all of them, asking them what they could contribute to obtain more beauty in the world or how they could have a greater commitment, some of the participants they pointed out. .

In a short statement, the Vatican reported that the Pope indicated some ways of communication, “such as truth, goodness and, in particular for artists, beauty, a way of contemplation”.

“You are preachers of beauty!” Francisco thrilled them before concluding: “Beauty is good, beauty heals, beauty takes you forward on the road!”

Source Agency EFE

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