Cantora 1

'Cantora 1' is a posthumous album by Mercedes Sosa, released in 2009, the same year of her death. It is a double album that compiles duets with great artists of Argentine and Latin American popular music, many of them recorded in the last years of her life, at the Panda studios in Buenos Aires. The title, 'Cantora', is a tribute to her deepest identity: that of a singer, that of an interpreter, that of the voice of a continent. It is a posthumous gift to her followers, a collection of interpretive gems that show the relevance and artistic quality of Mercedes until her last days.

The album includes duets with artists such as Shakira ('La maza'), Joan Manuel Serrat ('Barro tal vez'), Caetano Veloso ('Volver a los 17'), Charly García ('Inconsciente colectivo'), León Gieco ('Solo le pido a Dios'), Fito Páez ('Alfonsina y el mar'), Diego Torres ('Zamba para olvidar'), Luciano Pereyra ('El día que me quieras'), Soledad Pastorutti ('La arenosa') and many others. Each of these duets is an interpretive gem, in which Mercedes displays all her talent and her ability to dialogue with other artists, to adapt to different styles and to convey the emotion of each song. The production is impeccable, and the selection of songs is a journey through the classics of Latin American popular song.

The legacy of 'Cantora 1' is that of a farewell to the artist, a tribute to her career and her influence on several generations of musicians and singers throughout Latin America and Spain. The album was a commercial success in Argentina and other countries, and became a cult object for Mercedes' followers, who were able to say goodbye to her with this album of duets that celebrates her life and work. 'Cantora 1' is a legacy for the future, an album that will endure in the memory of popular music as a testament to the greatness of Mercedes Sosa and her song of freedom.