Global Notes: The Musical Legacy of Mercedes Sosa

Global Notes: The Musical Legacy of Mercedes Sosa
Mercedes Sosa performing at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago in June of 2007
Global Notes: The Musical Legacy of Mercedes Sosa
Mercedes Sosa performing at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago in June of 2007

Global Notes: The Musical Legacy of Mercedes Sosa

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Argentine singing great Mercedes Sosa died at the age of 74 this weekend. Her music spoke for a generation of people who suffered under military dictatorships in Latin America. The country paid it’s respects this week as Sosa lay in state at the national congress building. Radio M and midday host Tony Sarabia shares some of his thoughts about her most recent album and her long career.