Izwe lonke lase-Argentina liyakhala ukufa kuka 'La Negra' UMercedes sosa, obeye aziwe njengo'Izwi LaseMelika', okwathi ngemuva kokuba khona esimweni esibi kakhulu sagcina ukusishiya namuhla -edolobheni lase Buenos Aires- isisulu sika iukutheleleka kwesibindi okwakunzima ngenxa yezinkinga zokuphefumula.
Lo mvikeli oqinile wamaLungelo Abantu wayene 74 umnyaka owodwa.
Ukuboniswa kothando nokuzwelana nabangane bakhe abaseduze, umndeni nabalandeli emhlabeni jikelele, abalindanga:
"Ubaluleke kakhulu kuma-Argentina naseLatin America. Kubangane bakhe wayengumuntu obalulekile, umlwi omkhulu, umuntu ongaphindeki, okhetheke kakhulu".
"Ngidabukile, ngiyamkhumbula ecula, amandla akhe, nomoya wakhe wokulwa, ngingathanda ukuthi wonke umuntu akwazi ukumbona futhi amange.".
"UMercedes uphile impilo enhle, egcwele ukukhanya, enothando nenjabulo. Ngicela ukuthi uthandaze kakhulu ngaleyo nhliziyo enhle".
“''Ngenxa yeMpilo 'yingoma yethu, kepha futhi iyindawo yonke. Kunabaculi abaningi, abavela emazweni ahlukene, abake bayiqopha futhi bayenza yaduma futhi elinye lalawo mazwi, mhlawumbe elinamandla kakhulu eLatin America, lelo likaMercedes Sosa.".
Umzimba wakho uzombozwa engqungqutheleni yase-Argentina emahoreni ambalwa alandelayo.
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