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  Mercedes Sosa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sosa is greatly admired for the depth and beauty of her contralto voice.
Sosa was born in Tucumán of French and Quechua ancestry.
Sosa returned to Argentina in 1982, several months before the military regime collapsed as a result of the Falklands War, and gave a series of concerts at the Opera theater in Buenos Aires, where she invited many of her younger colleagues to share the stage.
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 Mercedes Sosa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Mercedes Sosa was born on July 9, 1935 in the province of Tucumán, Argentina.
Mercedes Sosa carried on an intense international artistic activity during her years in exile.
Mercedes Sosa's career is, undoubtedly the most successful ever of of any Argentine artist, both in the national level as well as international; and not only for her music but for her message of peace, international integration, defense of the human rights and artistic and personal integrity.
www.easybuenosairescity.com /biografias/sosa1.htm   (523 words)

  
 Castillo v. State (11/15/91) ap-1175
Mercedes said she did not want the package in her home, and told Dora to leave the package in a closet outside the apartment.
Mercedes was told that if she did not cooperate, her children would be taken away, she would go to jail for twenty years, and she would be deported.
Castillo could also be found guilty as an accomplice of Dora Sosa based on his having sent the cocaine to her and having arranged for her to deliver it to either Badoino or himself.
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 Mercedes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
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 Mercedes Sosa @ Soundbug
Sosa and her late husband Manuel Oscar Matus emerged in the mid-60s in the midst of the nueva canción movement.
Sosa returned to Argentina in 1982, several months before the Videla regime collapsed as a result of theFalklands War, and recorded a much-admired live album at the Colón Theater in Buenos Aires, which was laden by political under-currents.
Sosa spoke for many with her songs that reflected a yearning for a return of peace and democracy.
www.soundbug.com /artist/1474   (366 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Living / Arts / Updating her material, singer Sosa still glows
Draped with a peach-colored wrap, Argentine singer Mercedes Sosa offered Sunday night's crowd at the Berklee Performance Center some vibrant glimpses of why she used to be called ``la Mecha Sosa'' (``the Sosa Wick'').
Sosa still sings her classics, but she has wisely adopted more songs by contemporary performers such as Argentine Fito Paez, whose ``Un Vestido y un Amor'' she sang with lovelorn remorse.
But her ripened phrasing was the linchpin of the Ariel Ramirez/Felix Luna classic ``Alfonsina y el Mar.'' When Sosa stretched out the final words in a long sigh, it was as though she had become Alfonsina, the song's doomed heroine.
www.boston.com /news/globe/living/articles/2003/09/30/updating_her_material_singer_sosa_still_glows   (302 words)

  
 GLOBETROTTER:Featured Artist: Los Jaivas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
For some time he has been investigating the songs of Spain, and chose to work with Mercedes Sosa in order to get right to the heart of the matter.
"Mercedes Sosa is not a songwriter, but has won a huge international reputation by interpreting the songs of others.
Sosa was exiled from Argentina in 1978 after the military arrested both her and much of her audience at a concert.
www.sonymusic.com /globetrotter/sosa.html   (239 words)

  
 Performance: Mercedes Sosa Apr 21, 2002 at 7:00 PM
A rich and expressive vocalist, Mercedes Sosa has been dubbed "the voice of the silent majority" for her soaring music championing human rights and democracy.
She was the driving force behind the rise of the nueva canción movement, which heralded the emergence of political protest music across Argentina and Chile during the 1960s.
Mercedes Sosa has since become one of the most formidable symbols of Argentine life.
www.kennedy-center.org /calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showEvent&event=MCSOS   (210 words)

  
 Cal Performances | Celebracion
Due to illness, Mercedes Sosa has cancelled all performances of her American tour, including her Wednesday, October 22, 2003 performance at Zellerbach Hall.
Known worldwide as the Voice of Latin America, Sosa has built an international reputation by "combining real artistry with the things she believes in," says one of her most ardent admirers, Joan Baez.
Sosa's powerful voice and performances of heartbreaking intensity catapulted her to international stardom more than 30 years ago, and her commitment to promoting democracy and human rights has provided millions of fans with a voice for freedom and peace.
www.calperfs.berkeley.edu /presents/season/2003/world_stage/events/mercedes.html   (236 words)

  
 New Internationalist: Mercedes Sosa: voice of Latin America - Music rebels: dissident music then and now - Brief Article
Always deeply political, Sosa was one of the founders of the Nueva Cancion (New Song) movement in Argentina.
She was unflinching in her active opposition to the Argentinean junta and her huge, rousing voice became a symbol of the struggle against oppression in Latin America.
During a concert performance in 1978 Sosa and much of her audience were arrested by the Argentinean military and she was forced into exile.
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 Variety.com - Reviews - Mercedes Sosa
Sosa's performance at Royce Hall amounted to a crash course in the beauty of South American folklore.
Sosa compiles her repertoire with a youthful ear for innovation that belies her 66 years and a penchant for powerful lyrics and easy-to-hum choruses.
Although the show relied heavily on Sosa's expected hits (Violeta Parra's classic "Gracias a la Vida" and Nascimento's "Maria, Maria" among them), she also showcased numbers from her latest album, 1999's "Al Despertar." Of these, Horacio Guarany's "La Villerita," the touching story of a 17-year-old prostitute from a Buenos Aires shanty town, was particularly effective.
www.variety.com /review/VE1117917466?categoryid=34&cs=1   (380 words)

  
 Buenos Aires, City of Faded Elegance » Music
Mercedes Sosa is one of the most well-known singers from Argentina.
I was fortunate to see Mercedes Sosa perform in Miami Beach a couple of years ago at the Jackie Gleason Theater.
At 70 Mercedes Sosa is not performing so much anymore but if you get a chance to see her in concert then you definitely should go.
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 Mercedes Sosa biography : albums : icebergradio.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The driving force behind the nueva canción movement, singer Mercedes Sosa was born and raised in Tucamán, Argentina, beginning her performing career at age 15 after taking top honors in a radio station amateur competition.
Death threats forced her to leave Argentina in 1979, and she remained in exile for three years, finally returning with a triumphant comeback performance in February 1982.
Sosa recorded prolifically in the years to follow.
www.icebergradio.com /artist/29438/souled_american.html   (111 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Music: 30 Años   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Mercedes Sosa (1935) is one of the greatest Argentinean folk singer!
Due to difficult political situation at Argentina in 1979 she was forced into exile by military Junta, revisited Argentina briefly in 1982, giving a live recital and returned definitely in 1984 with the arrival of democracy.
Mercedes Sosa has lived a couragous life, speaking out against the military dictatorship in Argentina, and her bravery is reflected in her songs.
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 Mercedes Sosa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Born in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina on July 9th, 1935, Mercedes Sosa grew up in a modest home, where she developed a love for popular artistic expressions.
Mercedes Sosa, known worldwide as, The Voice of Latin America, has never avoided any challenge.
Sosa hit the peak of her career with Misa Criolla y Elegía, and strengthened her image as young artist - even though her own grandchildren remind her that she is already 64 years old.
www.terra.com /specials/latingrammy/mercedes_sosa.html   (464 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Music of Argentina
Internationally, Argentina is known mostly for the tango, which developed in Buenos Aires and surrounding areas, as well as Montevideo, Uruguay.
Folk, pop and classical music are also popular, and Argentinian artists like Mercedes Sosa and Atahualpa Yupanqui contributed greatly to the development of nueva canción.
Argentine rock has also led to a defiant rock scene in Argentina.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Music-of-Argentina   (1782 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on 30 Anos - Mercedes Sosa at Epinions.com
Mercedes Sosa has an amazing voice and her music manages to be both animated and relaxing.
She has an incredibly rich and powerful voice that is complemented by the traditional Latin American instruments -- mostly guitars, drums, and on occasion pan flutes.
On another note, however, Sosa sings with such clarity that it is fairly easy to pick out what she is saying with knowledge of Spanish.
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 Amazon.com: Music: Mercedes Sosa en Argentina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
One of the greatest voices in the world, Mercedes Sosa was compared to Edith Piaf and Billie Holiday, and justly so.
During four decades, Mercedes Sosa has been the voice of her people in argentina.
Mercedes Sosa exhaled from argentina at the end of the 70's and came back at 82 for three historical live concerts.
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 Ticias » Blog Archive » Mercedes Sosa cantó en la Rosada, con clima de campaña   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Mercedes Sosa cantó en la Rosada, con clima de campaña
Mercedes Sosa volvió a cantar en vivo anoche en la Casa Rosada, después de un año y medio.
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 Buywell Just Classical - 'Mercedes Sosa - Acustico en vivo' CD Label: Deutsche Grammophon, Cat. No. 474 621-2 (or ...
Released as part of DG's 'Edge Music' series, this live recording features the great vocalist Mercedes Sosa in concert.
This fantastic new release features her live in concert singing traditional music of her native Argentina.
Mercedes Sosa (vocals), Nicolas 'Colacho' Brizuela (guitar), Gustavo 'Popi' Spatocco (piano), Carlos Genoni (double-bass), Ruben Lobo (percussion), Beatriz Munoz (background vocals), Luiz Carlos Borges (accordion), Walter Rios (bandoneo).
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 Mercedes Sosa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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 VH1.com : Mercedes Sosa : Biography
and a gifted interpreter, Sosa was dubbed "the voice of the silent majority" for her choice of overtly political material, and alongside artists including Violetta Parra and Atahualpa Yupanqui she spearheaded the rise of the so-called "nueva canción" movement, which heralded the emergence of protest music across Argentina and Chile during the 1960s.
In fall 2000, Sosa won a Grammy for Best Folk Album for Misa Criolla at the first annual Latin Grammy Awards.
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 Mercedes Sosa - Disc 1 @ Streamwaves
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Sosa, Mercedes, Mercedes Sosa, Song with No Boundaries, Caleb Bach, Vol.
Steiner, Lisl, The Intuitive Lens of Lisl Steiner, Caleb Bach, Vol.
Sosa, Sammy, Sammy Sosa: Homerun Hitter with Heart, Robert Heuer, 1999, MA p.14
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 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | World music: Mercedes Sosa
As a result, they suffered censorship, banning, exile, and even - in the case of Chile's Victor Jara - death.
These days Latin music means dance music for most audiences around the world, but the folk/protest tradition lives on, with Argentina's Mercedes Sosa still its most formidable and best-known exponent.
Last year the one-time rebel even won a Latin Grammy.
www.guardian.co.uk /argentina/story/0,11439,621139,00.html   (427 words)

  
 VH1.com : Mercedes Sosa : Artist Main
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 JR.com: Mercedes Sosa - Mercedes Sosa En Argentina in Music: Nueva Cancion:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
JR.com: Mercedes Sosa - Mercedes Sosa En Argentina in Music: Nueva Cancion:
Personnel: Mercedes Sosa (vocals); Omar Espinosa (guitar, charango); Jose Luis Castineira de Dios (guitar, bass); Domingo Cura (percussion); Charly Garcia, Leon Gieco, Ariel Ramirez, Antonio Terrago Ros, Rodolfo Mederos.
Recorded live at the Teatro Opera in Buenos Aires, Argentina on February 18 & 28, 1982.
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 Guitar Tablature: S: Sosa, Mercedes
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 Moviefone: Sera Posible El Sur - Mercedes Sosa Movie
Synopsis: In an interesting documentary that sheds some light on Argentinian politics in the '70s and '80s, director Stefan Paul follows folk singer Mercedes Sosa around with his camera as she returns to...
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 Mercedes Sosa - Disc 2 @ Streamwaves
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 JR.com: Mercedes Sosa - La Negra in Music: Nueva Cancion:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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