Tag 106 - Papal Visit

High visit at the closing event of the XIV International Poetry Festival. Carlos Mejía Godoy, who has been in the music business in Nicaragua for 50 years, had the opportunity to sing a song to the Pope in Peru in January. And today he was here in Granada! Carlos, not the Pope. In the seventies, he composed an album with 9 Christian songs for the liturgy, but they were rejected and banned by the Catholic Church in Nicaragua as inappropriate. He was allowed to perform one of them for Francis. It is not yet known if He will lift the ban.

Otherwise, Mr. Godoy plays folkloric music and is very popular in Nicaragua. The old pro dutifully plays his well-known songs, sitting on a stool in front of the microphone, making jokes and encouraging the audience to sing along. But for a new song, he has to read the lyrics and we're pretty sure he lip-synced. And his band also had support from a backing track. A little wordplay, hehe.

During the day: pool weather.