Cantora, Vol. 2

by Mercedes Sosa

Overview

The companion piece to Cantora, Vol. 1, Cantora, Vol. 2 features a further 18 duets with some of the major names of contemporary Argentine and Latin American music. A world music diva of the stature of Edith Piaf, Mina, or Amalia Rodrigues, Mercedes Sosa has always been revered by her colleagues and considered a mandatory source of musical -- if not ideological, as well -- inspiration for all Latin American singers. Vol. 2, released in July 2009, includes collaborations with artists such as Lila Downs, Joaquin Sabina, Daniela Mercury, and a trio of Argentine rock legends, Gustavo Cerati, Charly Garcia, and Fito Paez. While Sosa, suffering from age and illness, can no longer afford her rousing trademark style, the quiet acoustic settings, courtesy of arranger Poppi Spatocco, showcases her superb interpretive powers in a series of intimate conversations with her friends and admirers. Considering the range of guests and musical genres, including Argentine rock, bossa nova, or candombe, there is bound to be a difference of opinion as to the album's best moments. Sosa is typically more at ease with her tried-and-true repertoire of Argentine folklore and Latin American New Song -- of which she was perhaps her most iconic world-wide representative. This is not to say that Sosa's cross-over flirtings, a constant in her career, do not work: her improbable duet with reggaeton rapper Rene Perez from Calle 13, the socio-economic protest song "Cancion Para un Nino de la Calle," turns out to be the highlight of the entire project. Mercedes Sosa died in October 2009. Cantora is a touching, dignified conclusion to a musical legacy that is as enormous as it is precious. Both Cantora volumes are also available together in a double-CD/DVD edition, with videos from the recording sessions~ Mariano Prunes

Product Details

Release Date:	02/24/2017
Label:	Imports
UPC:	0886975336418

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mercedes Sosa   Primary Artist
Kristine Bara   Viola
Nicolas Rossi   Chelo
Raul Di Renzo   Violin
Yuiko Asaba   Violin
Francisco Javier Sepulveda   Cuatro
Gerardo Pollizi   Violin
Guillermo Rubino   Violin
Lautaro Greco   Bandoneon
Liliana Jakubowitz   Violin
Nicolas Roddi   Chelo
Serdar Muradov   Violin
Jorge "Portugues" Da Silva   Mezcla
Damien Bolotin   Violin
Grace Medina   Violin
Pablo Sangiorgio   Violin
Rolando Goldman   Charango
Ruben Lobo   Bateria
Marcelo Chiodi   Quena,Sikus,Saxophone
Sergio Fresco   Viola
Sebastian Prusak   Violin
Jorge Bergero   Chelo
Eduardo "Ganso" Borges   Mezcla
Elizabeth Ridolfi   Viola
Javier Portero   Viola
Popi Spatocco   Piano
Miguel Angel Bertero   Violin
Felix Peroni   Viola
Gustavo Mule   Violin
Jose Araujo   Chelo

Technical Credits

Bebe Ponti   Coro
Duende Garnica   Coro
Florian Giefer   Photography
Chico Buarque   Composer
Charly Garcia   Composer
Joaquin Sabina   Composer
Franco De Vita   Composer
Fito Paez   Composer
Victor Heredia   Composer
Violeta Parra   Composer
Vinicius de Moraes   Composer
Rolando Valladares   Composer
Angel Ritro   Composer
Dante Ballario   Photography
Haroldo Abrantes   Photography
Pablo Dumit   Composer
Ruben Blades   Composer
Sebastian Schon   Composer
Luciano Pereyra   Composer
Milton Nascimento   Composer
Gustavo Cerati   Composer
Ruben Diaz   Composer
Marcela Morelo   Composer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Leon Gieco   Composer
Rene Perez   Composer
Luiz Carlos Borges   Composer
Armando Tejada Gomez   Composer
Coqui Sosa   Composer
Mauro Ferreira   Composer
Nelson Araya   Composer
Blas Parera   Composer
Ruben Martin   Photography
Manuel Castilla   Composer
Rodolfo Lugo   Composer
Jorge Giuliano   Arreglos
Luis Gurevich   Composer
Popi Spatocco   Arreglos
Vicente Lopez   Composer
Planes   Composer