Sosa, Mercedes

In 1962 Sosa joined with Armando Tejado Gomez and others in launching a musical manifesto, known as nueva cancion, that aimed to rehabilitate the music of the people and give it a new impetus. Up until then, native folk songs had only rarely acknowledged the limiting social conditions faced by campesinos (field workers). The “new” songs, while retaining the stylistic elements of the folk tradition, began to address social issues such as human rights, and the need for a...