Cuando ya me empiece a quedar solo

The song *Cuando ya me empiece a quedar solo* is a piece that draws from the depth of its musical composition, created by Carlos Alberto García. With a duration of 3 minutes and 42 seconds, this work is part of the repertoire of Mercedes Sosa, a central figure in Latin American folk music. The production of this recording was led by Daniel Grinbank, who collaborated in shaping this track.

Mercedes Sosa, born in San Miguel de Tucumán in 1935 and deceased in Buenos Aires in 2009, was an artist whose voice resonated across America, Europe, Israel, and East Asia. She was known as *La Negra Sosa* or *La Voz de América*, and her legacy as a *cantora* positioned her as a fundamental figure of the Latin American Nueva Canción movement. She herself defined herself as a *cantora* to distinguish it from the role of *cantante*, following the idea that "those who can sing, sing, but those who must, sing." This philosophy was reflected in her works, such as the albums *Canciones con fundamento* and *Yo no canto por cantar*. Among her most remembered performances are songs like *Alfonsina y el mar* and *Gracias a la vida*.