R.I.P. Mercedes Sosa “La Negra” (July 9, 1935 – October 4, 2009)


One of the most beautiful voices and greatest champions of social justice of the last century passed away this morning. Joan Baez is said to have been so moved by her presence that she once dropped to her knees to kiss her feet. Rest in peace Mercedes Sosa.

“I was killed a thousand times. I disappeared a thousand times, and here I am, risen from the dead. . . . Here I am, out of the ruins the dictatorship left behind. We’re still singing.”
— Mercedes Sosa

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