AP - Oct 5, 2009
Argentines bid farewell to folk singer and human rights activist Mercedes Sosa with flowers and cheers Monday as her body was taken from Congress to the capital s Chacarita cemetery. The ashes of the...
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Argentine folk singer Mercedes Sosa, who fought South America's dictators with her voice and became a giant of contemporary Latin American music, died on Sunday at age 74, her family said in a statement...
More »AP - Oct 4, 2009
Argentine folk singer Mercedes Sosa, the voice of Latin America whose music inspired opponents of South America s brutal military regimes and led to her forced exile in Europe, died Sunday, her family...
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Argentine folk singer Mercedes Sosa was in critical condition, breathing on a respirator after suffering liver, kidney, heart and breathing problems. Her son said it s a time for prayer. I think it s...
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A series of falls has forced her to sit while she sings on the concert stage. But Mercedes Sosa s voice still carries the same power that she used in the 1970s to inspire opponents of South America s...
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