American voices in the music of Mercedes Sosa

Abstract

The aim of this article is to make a lexicological study of the American voices that appear in the lyrics of the Argentinian singer Mercedes Sosa. She was a folk and protest
singer who paid homage to the Latin American indigenous spirit, while at the same time pointing to the sad situation of the aborigines from the time of colonisation until the 20th century, and
thus became the spokesperson of the Latin American indigenous people. This article examines, through the method of text analysis, what kind of American voices appear in her music, the origin
of these voices and their meaning. Toponyms and anthroponyms are studied. Finally, the American voices are grouped according to the indigenous languages from which they originate
and, in relation to the history of Latin America, the voices of African origin are also included.