Ivan, Ricky, Joseph, Brighton, Kesha, Jojo, Ciara and Ketra. Eight names that Shakira did not want to overlook when it was time to say goodbye. They are the Ghetto Kids, a dance group from Uganda that went viral after sharing the stage with her at the World Cup final, and later joined her on her #LMYNLWorldTour tour.
During those days, the Colombian singer took them to the beach for the first time in their lives and spent each day with them alongside family and friends. She said they transformed her and everyone around them, and that she learned to love without paying attention to language, continent or culture.
In her farewell, she wrote that she now loves them as if they were her own children, and that every child in the world deserves the same treatment, no matter where they come from. An ending that leaves you thinking about how much someone we have barely met can transform us.