Mercedes Sosa
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Mercedes Sosa was an iconic Argentine folk singer and prominent voice of the Nueva Canción movement, renowned across Latin America for her powerful interpretations and social activism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Argentine singer
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folk singer ⓘ human ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2009 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best Folk Album
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Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award NERFINISHED ⓘ UNESCO International Music Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Haydée Mercedes Sosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | La Chacarita Cemetery, Buenos Aires, Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | multiple organ failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Argentina ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-07-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2009-10-04 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Argentine of Indigenous descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Sosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Latin American folk music
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protest music ⓘ social activism through music ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
Latin American folk
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Nueva Canción NERFINISHED ⓘ folk music ⓘ |
| givenName |
Haydée
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Mercedes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignatureSong |
"Alfonsina y el mar"
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"Gracias a la Vida" ⓘ |
| honor | UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Latin American protest music
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generations of Latin American folk singers ⓘ |
| instrument | voice ⓘ |
| knownFor |
interpretations of socially engaged songs
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opposition to Latin American military dictatorships ⓘ powerful contralto voice ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenSung | Spanish ⓘ |
| movement | Nueva Canción movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Mercedes Sosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableAlias |
La Negra
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La Voz de América Latina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSongInterpretation |
"Alfonsina y el mar"
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"Canción con todos" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Duerme negrito" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Gracias a la Vida" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Sólo le pido a Dios" ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Album "Al Despertar"
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Album "Cantata Sudamericana" NERFINISHED ⓘ Album "Cantora 1" NERFINISHED ⓘ Album "Cantora 2" NERFINISHED ⓘ Album "Mercedes Sosa en Argentina" NERFINISHED ⓘ Album "Mercedes Sosa en México" NERFINISHED ⓘ Album "Mujeres Argentinas" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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recording artist ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| performedWith |
Caetano Veloso
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Charly García NERFINISHED ⓘ Fito Páez NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Baez NERFINISHED ⓘ León Gieco NERFINISHED ⓘ Luciano Pavarotti NERFINISHED ⓘ Milton Nascimento NERFINISHED ⓘ Pablo Milanés NERFINISHED ⓘ Shakira NERFINISHED ⓘ Silvio Rodríguez NERFINISHED ⓘ Sting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Buenos Aires, Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | left-wing ⓘ |
| reasonForExile | persecution by Argentine military dictatorship ⓘ |
| residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | documentary film "Mercedes Sosa: La voz de Latinoamérica" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasExiledTo |
Europe
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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