dies, the Voice of Latin America 
The folklorist Argentina, 74, popular American popular music worldwide
La Negra, Latin American folk singer par excellence, Mercedes Sosa, died Sunday at a clinic Buenos Aires, at 74 years, a victim of liver disease. Thousands of fans Latin America and Spain (where he was exiled four years during Argentina's military dictatorship) sang with her extraordinary interpretation of Alfonsina and the sea, and other sambas, chacareras, milongas and tunes popularized by the 70 and 80 Latin American folklore around the world and became one of the best and most famous performers of the continent.
His death was greeted with pain also means rock and pop music of Latin America, which always gave their generous support and collaboration. His relationship with the young Argentine musicians was constant: it was she who sought to offer them to incorporate some of their songs on the album folk music he was producing (more than 40 throughout his career).
In his latest double album, singer, and sick, were many of those musicians who volunteered to sing duets with her: Shakira, Fito Paez, Charly Garcia, Caetano, Soledad, Julieta Venegas, or the English Drexter Joan Manuel Serrat and Joaquín Sabina collaborated to release an album that is now nominated for best album of the year for the Latin Grammys 2009. "La Negra was the best singer in Argentina and Latin American voice," he assured Fito Paez. She, however, always refused the title of "the voice of Latin America", which seemed excessive.
Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile, which on Friday was just visiting the birthplace of the Chilean folklorist Violeta Parra, expressed his affection and admiration by Mercedes Sosa and recalled the friendship that held both singers. La Negra Sosa sang superbly some of the most famous Parra, including its thanks to life. "She was perhaps the most forceful voice of Latin America" \u200b\u200blamented Bachelet.
"Mercedes was being kind, without any malice and his presence was a necessity for all those who act or record with it," summed up the songwriter Antonio Tarrago Ros on behalf of musicians. Mercedes Sosa was always
a singer committed to political and social causes. Bohemia was part of Argentine folk music that accompanied the years 70-80, the so-called New Song Movement, and took into account march, demonstration or meeting there at that time in favor of indigenous communities, labor struggles or political meetings on human rights.
During a concert held at the beginning of the military dictatorship was arrested, along with much of its audience. When released, went into exile (Spain and France), where it definitely would not return until the arrival of President Raul Alfonsin and democracy. In a recent interview he said those moments of intense political struggle: "Before, the dreams were more radical; perfect. Now, what can be done."
Widowed with one son and two granddaughters, Mercedes Sosa was distinguished for his magnificent voice, a soprano and a very unique beauty, and its connection to all the great figures of American folklore, from Atahualpa Yupanqui Violeta Parra. His performances of the Cantata Criolla Misa South American or received international awards. Yet she always considered herself a "black petite (a poor woman, dark and small), unglamorous as it pertains to me my country's oligarchy." "This is a black country," he said wryly, "Where all are fair."
In recent times, tired and sick, be assured happy, surrounded by affection. "I have luck," he said, "... but it cost me a lot." La Negra Sosa fought until the end to fulfill the goals of the Manifesto of the New Song which it signed in Mendoza, in 1964, when he was only 28 years, and proposing to renew the popular song to get Argentina "is integrated into life of the whole people, expressing their dreams, their joys, their struggles and their hopes. "
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