"Cantora 1" finds Mercedes Sosa in her final years, re-recording her most emblematic songs with a generation of Latin American stars she helped to inspire.
- The album features collaborations with artists such as Shakira, Julieta Venegas, and Renée Giat.
- "Cantora 1" won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album in 2009.
- The album was recorded in Buenos Aires and Miami.
Mercedes Sosa was an Argentinean folk-pop singer, widely known as the "voice of Latin America." She was a prominent figure in the Nueva Canción movement, advocating for social justice through her music. In 2009, Sosa released "Cantora 1," a late-career album that revisited many of her most famous songs with contemporary guest artists.
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