“What matters is you”: a phone line answered by the artist’s voice

On August 7, 2026, Larry Hans made a phone number public: +506 4010 9013. He did not announce it as a service, or as a campaign for the album, but as what it is — a number anyone can call at any hour — and he asked for one thing only: that it be saved and shared.

The line answers in the artist’s voice. Press 0 and a menu opens with the ten songs of La Virgen de Nazaret, to hear whichever you want; press nothing and the line chooses for you. At the end there is a goodbye, in his voice too.

Nothing to install, no account to open, no internet connection needed: any telephone will do, of any vintage. That is what the line adds to what already existed — the album has been in the digital stores since July 31, 2026, and not everyone gets as far as those stores.

The number is +506 4010 9013, and it stays open. The call costs whatever a call to Costa Rica costs; the artist charges nothing for answering it and asks for nothing in return.

La Virgen de Nazaret is ten songs about the life of Mary, written, sung and produced by Larry Hans, a practising Costa Rican lawyer. It is his debut album, released on July 31, 2026. The full lyrics can be read at larryhans.com in eight languages and downloaded as PDFs, at no cost and with no sign-up.