A Tribute Concert to Mercedes Sosa — Marking 16 Years Since the Legend’s Passing

Thursday (in 12 days)
October 22, 9:00 – 10:15 at night · 1h 15m
Beit Yad Lebanim
HaMahteret St 6, Ramat Hasharon
Oct 22 – Nov 21
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Summary

A tribute concert to Mercedes Sosa performed by singer Silvia Kigele.

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Mercedes Sosa — The Voice of South America

Argentina, the second half of the 1970s. The streets of Buenos Aires have fallen quiet. People walk cautiously and speak in hushed voices. But amid this silence, a voice rings out that cannot be broken! Mercedes Sosa—a woman of extraordinary inner strength, the owner of a voice capable of shaking continents—takes the stage and sings. She dares to sing about what is forbidden to sing about, to say aloud what is dangerous to utter. Her songs become a coded message of hope, a warm embrace amid fear, the voice of those people society has grown accustomed to overlooking. In those times, when the military dictatorship demanded silence, Mercedes Sosa made her voice ring out even louder!

And today, this magic returns—in the brilliant performance of the remarkable singer Silvia Kigel! In an intimate and heartfelt tribute concert, Silvia does more than simply perform Mercedes’s songs—she tells the stories behind them. Stories of an entire country, stories of people who found in music the strength to live and hope even when it seemed that hope was gone. She will transport you to the streets of Buenos Aires, to the little cafés where songs destined to become anthems were born, and to the stages where the voice of one fearless woman was capable of changing everything. This is not simply an evening of nostalgia. It is an encounter after which you understand how a song can become a revolution, how a melody can change the world, and why Mercedes Sosa’s voice still resonates throughout every corner of South America to this day.

Because some voices can never be silenced!

Don’t miss it! Order your tickets right now—and give yourself an unforgettable evening!

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