Over 200 musicians set to perform during Pope Leo XIV’s visit

Organizers of Pope Leo XIV’s visit confirmed on Tuesday the lineup of local artists performing at the events from November 8 through 11. 

The list includes over 600 choir singers and 200 musicians, including popular and folk music singers, choral groups, and dancers.

The artists are set to perform in the liturgical celebrations in Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Claypole, and Luján, with more to be announced.

Music in Buenos Aires Singer-songwriter Abel Pintos will headline the event on Monday, November 9, performing during Leo XIV’s meeting with service staff and residents at the Pequeño Cottolengo Don Orione, in Claypole. 

Pintos will sing along the institution’s choir at an event centered on the community that supports and assists people with disabilities

Later that day, the folklore duo Los Olmos, Catholic music singers Uriel Arcodaci, Athenas, Verónica Sanfilippo and Magnificat, and the folk music group Corrientes Purajhei will host the build-up and post-Mass celebration events ahead of the Pope’s Mass at the Monumento a los Españoles in Palermo.

In the afternoon, folk singer Agustín Day will sing at the Pope’s meeting with union leaders and organizations, as well as leaders of Christian communities and other religions, at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (UCA).

Lineup for the nighttime vigil Leo XIV’s nighttime vigil for young people at Monumento de los Españoles in Palermo on Tuesday will also include a music lineup. 

The lineup includes pop-folk singers Nahuel Pennisi, Maggie Cullen and Tati Domínguez, and cumbia artist Valentino Merlo, urban pop singer Alan Madanes, streamer Lucas Rodríguez, and catholic rock ensemble Banuev.

The event, hosted by journalists Sofía Martínez and Ignacio Girón, will also feature a performance by Maia Roldán’s ballet group.

Loaded lineups for Córdoba and Luján The Pope’s visit to Córdoba on Tuesday morning will also have major artists performing.

The vigil and Mass planned at the Military Aviation School grounds will feature popular folklore and ballad singer-songwriter Jairo and renowned folklore artist Jorge Rojas, two leading figures of Argentine popular music. 

The lineup also includes Catholic singer-songwriter José Luis Miralles, Christian rock/pop group Ruah, liturgical ensemble Coro Agnes, traditional folklore group Tradición Serrana, pop duo DUITO, and Christian artists Ignacio Sagala, Andrés Castellano, Toco Para Dios, Maxi Larghi, Pablo Martínez, Trinidad, and sacred choral duo Cor Mariae.

The final stage of Leo XIV’s visit, in which he will celebrate Mass in the square in front of the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján, will also feature major musical celebrations.

Pop folk singer — and Luján native — Luciano Pereyra will peform in the vigil and Mass and will later join folk artists Hermanos Menta, Filocalia, Campedrinos, Santiago Tucumán, Carafea, and dance ensemble Ballet Sumampa.

With information from Ámbito