Cosquín Festival
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The Cosquín Folk Festival is one of the most important folk music festivals of Argentina, and most important in Latin America.
Cosquín: Atahualpa Yupanqui stage, c. 1970
Atahualpa Yupanqui, a symbol of Cosquín. In 1967 he won first prize at the festival, and in 1972, the new stage was named in his honor.
Kawamata: the Cosquín Festival in Japan.
Stage at the Cosquín Festival, whose large screens magnify the view of the performances.
Mercedes Sosa
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Haydée Marta Mercedes Sosa Girón was an Argentine singer who was popular throughout Latin America and many countries outside the region. With her roots in Argentine folk music, Sosa became one of the
Cosquín Festival
…its history Cosquín has been the definitive place to leverage the success of the most important artists of the folk music of Argentina, including Mercedes Sosa, León Gieco, Víctor Heredia, Eduardo Falú, Los Chalchaleros, Los Fronterizos, Los Cantores del Alba, Los Cuatro de Córdoba, Los Tucu Tucu, Los de Salta…
Portrait by Annemarie Heinrich, 1960s
Sosa with Félix Luna and Ariel Ramírez (at the piano)
Sosa in 1972
Sosa in 1973