La Negra (lit. “The Black One,” a friendly nickname for people with a darker complexion in Argentina) was a stage name for Mercedes Sosa, an Argentine singer who was well-known throughout Latin America and many other countries. She was born in Argentina on July 9, 1935, and she passed away on October 4, 2009. As a result of her Argentine folk music background, Sosa rose to prominence as a leading exponent of El nuevo cancionero. She gave voice to several Latin American songwriters’ songs. People praised her as the “voice of the voiceless ones” because of her songs.
Who is Mercedes Sosa husband Manuel Óscar Matus?
In the middle of the 1960s, Sosa and her first husband Manuel Oscar Matus were influential figures (which was called nuevo cancionero in Argentina). Argentine traditional songs comprised her debut album, Canciones with Fundamento (Songs with Fundament). Mercedes Sosa and Manuel Oscar Matus are no longer married. Right now, Manuel Oscar Matus is accessible.
Sosa made a successful tour in the United States and Europe in 1967. She recorded and performed a lot throughout the next years, expanding her repertoire to include music from all around Latin America.
