ROOTS
Roots of Mercedes Sosa
The artists and genres Mercedes Sosa came out of — one hop back on the influence tree.
Violeta ParraartistVioleta del Carmen Parra Sandoval was a Chilean composer, singer-songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist. She pioneered the Nueva Canción Chilena, a renewal and a reinvention of Chilean folk music that would extend its sphere of influence outside Chile.
Lila Downsartist
Gustavo Ceratiartist- Milton Nascimentoartist
Simón DíazartistSimón Narciso Díaz Márquez, also known as tío Simón, was a Venezuelan singer, actor, TV host, comedian, and Grammy Award-winning composer of Venezuelan music. Some of his most popular songs include Caballo viejo, Tonada de luna llena and La vaca Mariposa.