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She gave voice to songs written by many Latin American songwriters.

Mercedes Sosa (Haydé Mercedes Sosa; San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, 1935 - Buenos Aires, 2009) Cantante argentina, una de las máximas figuras de la música folclórica y testimonial de América Latina en el siglo XX. ), was known as “the voice of the voiceless” for her songs that spoke of the struggle for economic and political justice.

De humilde origen obrero, su familia descendía de indígenas diaguitas.

[3] Fundadora del Movimiento del Nuevo Cancionero y una de las exponentes de la Nueva canción latinoamericana.

Haydée Mercedes Sosa (San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, 9 de julio de 1935-Buenos Aires, 4 de octubre de 2009) [2] fue una cantante de música folclórica argentina, considerada la mayor exponente del folklore argentino.Se la conoció como La Voz de América Latina. Mercedes Sosa, (Haydée Mercedes Sosa), Argentine folk singer (born July 9, 1935, San Miguel de Tucumán, Arg.—died Oct. 4, 2009, Buenos Aires, Arg.

Mercedes Sosa. Haydée Mercedes Sosa, sometimes known as La Negra, was an Argentine singer who was popular throughout Latin America and many countries outside the region. Sosa …

Her music made people hail her as the "voice of the voiceless ones". With her roots in Argentine folk music, Sosa became one of the preeminent exponents of nueva canción.