ARTS AND CULTURE

Juan Luis Londoño

Musician

In April 2022, Colombian singer Maluma, whose real name is Juan Luis Londoño, dedicated his concert in Tel Aviv to the victims of “violence” and “war” following a spate of terrorist attacks in Israel during the previous three weeks. “I don’t like to talk about politics. I don’t like to talk about aggression. Never. That’s not my thing. But, what I am sure of, is that love is the answer,” he told the crowd from the stage at the packed Menorah Mivtahim Arena. The occasion marked Malum’s third concert in Israel. “Of course, it always gives me great joy to come to Israel because first, women are beautiful. The women in Israel are the most beautiful that my eyes have seen,” he told an interviewer. “Second, because of the energy. I love the energy in Israel.” (Photo: Wikimedia / Creative Commons License)