Three Voices Live in Concert DVD 2004 Konstantin Wecker, Mercedes Sosa, Joan Baez / EuroArts Music International / Der Himmel Brennt, Bee-Bop-Rock, Farewell Angelina

UPC 4011222301048

ISBN: 3865621880

REGION 2 PAL DVD

MADE IN THE NETHERLANDS

AUDIO: Stereo 2.0

TOTAL RUNTIME: 58 minutes

English Summary:

Mercedes Sosa, known as La Negra, (born July 9, 1935 in San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina – October 4, 2009, Buenos Aires) was an Argentine singer who was and remains immensely popular throughout Latin America and internationally. With her roots in Argentine folk music, in 1950, at age fifteen, she won a singing competition organized by a local radio station, and in the 1960s Sosa became one of the preeminent exponents of 'nueva canción' and started touring internationally. Her first husband was Oscar Matus (1957-1965). She also gave voice to many songs written by Brazilians and Cubans. She was best known as the 'voice of the voiceless ones'. At a concert in La Plata in 1979 she was arrested on stage by the military junta, along with the attending crowd. Banned in her own country, she moved to Paris and then to Madrid until her return to Argentina in 1982. Sosa also was a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Latin America and the Caribbean.

American singer-songwriter born on January 9, 1941 in New York City and known for her soprano voice, three-octave range and distinct, rapid vibrato. Originally a folk singer, her music has considerably strayed from folk since 1960s, encompassing Rock, Pop, Country, and Gospel. She was Influential in helping Bob Dylan gain greater career success in his early performing days.