Vatican City. –
Karol G brought her rhythm and voice to the monumental St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican this Saturday, in an unusual concert with other artists for human fraternity that illuminated the Roman sky with drones that took the form of works of art of Christianity and even of the late Pope Francis.
The artist, along with stars like
Andrea Bocelli, Pharrell Williams or John Legend, was the most prominent figure at this event, which closes the third edition of the World Meeting on Human Fraternity, held in Rome since the previous day.
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The recital had the imposing St. Peter’s Basilica as a backdrop before thousands of people who thronged the Vatican square, while a spectacle of drones illuminated the sky with shapes like the hands of God and Adam in the frescoes of Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel or the smiling face of Francis.
Thus, this place, the epicenter of Catholicism, became an extraordinary open-air stage, filled with all kinds of music, from pop, rap, sacred themes, gospel, and even some Latin rhythm from the ‘Bichota’.
Karol G and Bocelli
Karol G, who according to sources close to her, enthusiastically experienced her performance at the Vatican, appeared before the public dressed in an elegant black dress with rhinestones and began with her song ‘Mientras me curo del cora’, from her album ‘Mañana será bonito’ (2023).
But later he returned to the stage to thrill alongside tenor Bocelli with the classic ‘Vivo por ella’.
Among the public, displays of affection towards her could be perceived: flags, t-shirts, and symbols not only from her country, but also from different places in Latin America… as many had come to see precisely the Colombian star.
“It’s a nice event, but we’re really here to see Karol G,” Peruvian Liz tells EFE, celebrating that the singer is participating “in representation of Latin America.”
Many others came to listen to Bocelli, who was in charge not only of opening the concert with his ‘Ave Maria’, appropriate considering it was a sacred place, but also of organizing it, with the collaboration of platforms such as ‘Disney+’ and ‘Hulu’, which broadcast it.
“We’re here for him,” promises Colombian Jair, wrapped in flags, although admitting that his eighteen-year-old son preferred Karol G.
Gospel, Rap, and Claims
Another of the guests of honor at this macro-concert was the American Pharrell Williams, who with his famous ‘Happy’ got the crowd dancing and applauding, as the lyrics themselves proclaim, because “happiness is the truth”, he declared to the audience.
Before, the artist had urged attendees to turn on their mobile phone flashlights, illuminating the entire square, and stated that it was “an opportunity to unite us”, as they feel that “not enough is being done” in the current world.
Likewise, Williams introduced John Legend, whom he defined as a “legend” and who thrilled the audience by singing ‘Glory’ and ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ at the piano.
Among other performances, the one by Beninese Angélique Kidjo stood out, who brought the tropical rhythms of ‘La vida es un carnaval’, by the Cuban myth Celia Cruz, to the Vatican square, or Jennifer Hudson, who sang ‘The prayer’ with Bocelli.
After his performance, the thousands of attendees in the square stood up to celebrate -in advance- the birthday of Pope Leo XIV, who turns 70 this Sunday.
Although, as planned, and dampening the expectations of many who were hoping to see him, the American pontiff did not attend the concert.
In his name, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of the Vatican basilica, opened it, who at the foot of the temple reiterated the “no to war” and his “yes to peace and fraternity”, the reason – at least moral – for this already memorable concert in the Vatican square.
Because not everything was music and dance, but rather, among Bernini’s colonnade, the voices of Indian activist Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2014, or of Mozambican Graça Machel, widow of Nelson Mandela, resonated.
“Silence in the face of injustice will never lead to peace, and peace demands action,” Satyarthi warned.
Machel, for his part, recalled conflict scenarios such as Palestine, Sudan, Ukraine, Democratic Republic of Congo, Myanmar or Mozambique.
“We must commit to giving a just peace to all places where violence has stripped us of our humanity and, in this world meeting for human fraternity, we affirm with one voice that justice must be the ultimate guardian of reconciliation,” he exclaimed.
The recital had the imposing St. Peter’s Basilica as a backdrop before thousands of people who thronged the Vatican square, while a spectacle of drones illuminated the sky with shapes like the hands of God and Adam in the frescoes of Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel or the smiling face of Francis.
Thus, this place, the epicenter of Catholicism, became an extraordinary open-air stage, filled with all kinds of music, from pop, rap, sacred themes, gospel, and even some Latin rhythm from the ‘Bichota’.
