Argentinian folk singer Mercedes Sosa, the "voice of Latin America", whose music inspired opponents of South America's brutal military regimes and led to her forced exile in Europe, died on Sunday 4th October. She was 74.

Read more here:
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/10/200910421057755554.html#

Watch Sosa perform 'Canción con todos' here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/alboradauk#play/all/favorites-all/0/icrCSlBGkl0

Watch Sosa perform 'Gracias a La Vida' here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/alboradauk#play/favorites/0/WyOJ-A5iv5I

More info on Mercedes Sosa here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Sosa