Salta singer Agustín Day has been chosen to be the main voice of the musical portion of the meeting that Pope Leo XIV will hold with the world of work at the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA), as part of his visit to the country. The event is scheduled for Monday afternoon, at 4:10 p.m., in the university's San Juan Pablo II auditorium.
Day is a singer and songwriter born in Salta and a founding member of Los del Portezuelo, a group that received three nominations for the Gardel Awards. He currently pursues a solo career. For the meeting he will perform a special song written by Father Javier Rojas, which gives his performance a particular character within the day, in which the artistic component holds a central place for the organizers.
According to available information, around 1,000 people are expected to attend. Among the attendees will be representatives from the business world, trade unions, social organizations and universities. Agricultural sector entities grouped in the Mesa de Enlace will also take part, among them the Argentine Rural Society (SRA), the Argentine Rural Confederations (CRA), the Argentine Agrarian Federation (FAA) and Coninagro. The gathering thus brings together sectors with diverse interests and backgrounds within the country's productive and social life.
The organizers stressed the importance of the artistic component of the meeting, with the aim of reflecting Argentina's cultural diversity. The choice of Day responds to that intention of giving voice to national musical expressions in a day of social and labor significance, where music works as a shared language among sectors that often have little dialogue.
The musical presence is not limited to the UCA. During the visit, the program includes other performances by artists at various points in the country. At the Cottolengo in Claypole, the visit featured Abel Pintos and the Cottolengo Don Orione Choir. On Monday a Mass will also be celebrated at the Monument to the Spaniards in Palermo, with the participation of Los Olmos, Uriel Arcodaci, Athenas and other artists. On the same grounds, a meeting with young people will bring together Sofi Martínez, Nacho Girón, Banuev and other performers, showing that the musical programming accompanies different audiences throughout the days.
The itinerary will continue in Córdoba, where a vigil and a Mass with an extensive list of musicians will be held at the FAdeA grounds, among them José Luis Miralles, Ruah, the Agnes Choir and Jorge Rojas. The tour will conclude at the Basilica of Luján with a vigil and a final Mass, featuring Hermanos Menta, Filocalia and Luciano Pereyra. In this way, the visit's trajectory is marked by successive gatherings in which music accompanies each stage, from the workplace setting to the liturgical celebrations that close the tour.