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10-05-2009, 11:50 AM
Argentina's Mercedes Sosa, a multi-winner of Latin Grammys, passed away on Sunday after being hospitalized for two weeks with pulmonary and heart problems. She was known as the "Voice of Latin America", challenging dictatorships and their attempts to silence her protests, and she sang until her last days. Sosa sang for nearly fifty years and produced 40 albums of popular Latin American songs. Although most newspapers and magazines called her "The Voice of Latin America", she, herself, preferred to be known as "La Negra", the nickname her faithful fans called her.
She was born in Tucuman, Argentina, on 9 July 1935, and was involved in traditional song and dance from an early age. She began her career in 1950, going on to travel the world and acting in films.
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She was born in Tucuman, Argentina, on 9 July 1935, and was involved in traditional song and dance from an early age. She began her career in 1950, going on to travel the world and acting in films.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#14)