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Mercedes Sosa

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Biography

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The driving force behind the nueva canción movement, singer Mercedes Sosa was born and raised in Tucumán, Argentina, beginning her performing career at age 15 after taking top honors in a radio station amateur competition. A rich, expressive vocalist and a gifted interpreter, Sosa was dubbed "the voice of the silent majority" for her choice of overtly political material, and alongside artists including Violeta Parra and Atahualpa Yupanqui, she spearheaded the rise of the so-called "nueva canción" movement, which heralded the emergence of protest music across Argentina and Chile during the '60s. The movement was crippled in 1973 by the CIA-sponsored coup which ousted democratically elected Chilean President Salvador Allende; with her repertoire of songs championing human rights and democracy, Sosa was viewed as a serious threat by the military regime which assumed power, and in 1975 she was arrested during a live performance which also resulted in the incarceration of many audience members. Death threats forced her to leave Argentina in 1979, and she remained in exile for three years, finally returning with a triumphant comeback performance in February 1982. Sosa recorded prolifically in the years to follow. In fall 2000, Sosa won a Grammy for Best Folk Album for Misa Criolla at the first annual Latin Grammy Awards, and again in 2003 and 2006 for Acústico and Corazón Libre, respectively. On October 4, 2009, after receiving multiple Grammy nominations for the album, Cantora, Mercedes Sosa passed away after a long battle with kidney disease. President Kilcher ordered three days of national mourning in her beloved Buenos Aires, culminating in a public funeral procession from the National Congress building to La Chacarita cemetery.

Title: All Day Lazing

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: Songs For Rio

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Latin

Title: Sheet Music

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: In The Wild West

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: Be With Me

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: The Best Of

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Latin

Title: Live In Europe

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Latin

Title: Carnival King

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: Black Or White

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: Only The Hits!

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Latin

Title: Easily Stop Time

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: La Mamancy

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Latin

Title: Talkative Friend

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: Enjoy Your Time

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: Summer Nights

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Latin

Title: Magic Winter Sounds

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: Love Incorporated

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: Express Yourself

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: Selva Sola

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: Colorful Fruit

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: De Mí / De Mi

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Latin

Title: O Cio Da Terra

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Latin

Title: Glory Times

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Latin

Title: Al Despertar

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Latin

Title: Gestos de Amor

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Salsa, Latin

Title: Leopard Lady

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: Extravagant

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: Blue Haze

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: Rooftop Storys

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: Lucerito - Single

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Latin

Title: Lucerito

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: World Music, Latin

Title: Explore

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: Hits

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: Up And Down

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: Sailing

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: In This Issue

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: Golden Planet

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: The Biggest Hits

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Latin

Title: Days To Come

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: La Voz de la Zafra

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Latin

Title: Christmas Magic

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Title: Gaudy Colours

Artist: Mercedes Sosa

Genre: Pop

Collections

Title: Querida Cuba

Genre: World Music

Title: Abril En Managua

Genre: Latin

Featuring albums

Title: Argentina Mia

Artist: Jairo

Genre: World Music, Latin

Title: Poetas del Amor

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Latin

Title: Beth

Artist: Beth Carvalho

Genre: Samba, Latin

Title: Endless

Artist: Shakira

Genre: Pop

Title: Duetos

Artist: Julieta Venegas

Genre: Latin

Title: Los 20 de Morelo

Artist: Marcela Morelo

Genre: Latin, Pop

Title: Folkloreando

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Latin

Title: Miscellaneous

Artist: Luciano Pereyra

Genre: Reggae, Dub, Latin, Pop, Ska

Title: Leyendas

Artist: Carlos Rivera

Genre: Latin, Pop