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Mercedes Sosa

Argentinians lined the streets of Buenos Aires today to honor a national hero. A hearse carried the body of folk singer Mercedes Sosa through the streets of the capital.

Sosa died yesterday. She was 74 years old. She left a legacy of activism and music. Mercedes Sosa’s music and politics influenced generations of Latin American artists.

Among them is composer Osvaldo Golijov.

And we leave you with a track from Mercedes Sosa’s new album “Cantora.”

BBC coverage