Argentine singer Mercedes Sosa, 'voice of Latin America,' dies at 74

(CNN) -- Argentine singer Mercedes Sosa, known as "the voice of Latin America " for her songs about the plight of the poor, died Sunday, according to an announcement on her Web site. She was 74. "On this day, in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, we must inform you that Mrs. Mercedes Sosa , one of the greatest artists of Latin American popular music, has left us," the Web site said. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Argentine folk singer Mercedes Sosa, the "voice of Latin America" whose musi

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