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Mercedes Sosa in concert in Costa Rica in 2008
Mercedes Sosa, the "cantora popular" symbol of the struggle against dictatorship and civil rights in Argentina, died today at ' age of 74. Have made it known sources of his family by announcing that the funeral home to make tribute to the artist will be held in the "Hall of Lost Steps" to the Argentine Congress.
"In today's day in the city of Buenos Aires, we inform you that Mrs. Mercedes Sosa, the greatest artist of Latin American popular music, has left us," reads the homepage of the official website dedicated to the singer. Mercedes Sosa was hospitalized last month in a hospital in the Argentine capital as a result of renal dysfunction.
In 60-year career, is still read, has undergone a number of countries around the world share the stage with renowned artists and leave a huge artistic heritage. "Adios" reads one of the many messages left on the site, "The world is not fair," "Negra querida, your voice will follow us singing."
Born into a poor family in San Miguel de Tucumán on July 9, 1935, Haydar Mercedes Sosa started his career very young, very fond early in the folk song. Big hit in the sixties, in 1967 he held a long tour that takes in the United States, Russia and Europe.
In 1971 published "La voz de Mercedes Sosa" and "Homenaje a Violeta Parra," in which she sang several songs of the famous Chilean singer, including the famous "Gracias a la vida". In 1972, despite the attacks by the military, comes "Hasta la victoria", an album of songs with clear social and political content and "Cantata Sudamericana" with music by Ariel Ramirez and Felix Luna verses.
Considered a symbol of resistance to the dictatorships of the continent, after the military coup of 1976, the complaint of his music began to be disliked by the military is first victim of censorship, its failure to release records, was arrested during a concert in La Plata and finally, in 1979, was forced into exile in Paris and a year later in Madrid. During that time many songs dedicated to his homeland and the hope for change and peace and democracy for the Argentines as "Todo Cambia" and "Only pido a Dios", which will become the anthem of the new generations of freedom regained.
back to Argentina 18 February 1982 on the eve of the fall of the regime, and he held a series of concerts in Buenos Aires that are recorded and published. The success record and the documentary titled "Como a Pájaro Libre coincide with the return of democracy in his country. Since then he has never stopped singing, performing abroad, enriching their discography. In his repertoire he played and collaborated with poets such as Chile's Victor Jara, Pablo Neruda, the Cuban Ignacio Villa and Atahualpa Yupanqui, considered the most important exponent of the folk music of Argentina.
His latest work, published earlier this year is "Cantor - An intimate viaje" a double album of duets in which Mercedes is supported by major South American artists, including Shakira, Lila Downs, Gustavo Cerati, Marcela Morel, Jorge Drexler, Gustavo Santaolalla, Julieta Venegas, Caetano Veloso and many others. The CD is in the running for the Latin Grammy Awards, the prestigious awards of Latin American music, which will be delivered on November 5 in Las Vegas. Mercedes Sosa won several Latin Grammy since the first edition in 2000 and again in 2003 and 2006. This year, "Cantor 1" is nominated in the categories best album of the year and best folk album.
