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A celebration of musical HERstory this week on Beat Latino! We honor the music created by fierce and powerful women who marked the lives of several generations of Latinos world-round. From Mercedes Sosa of Argentina to Chavela Chargas of Costa Rica to Selena from Texas and Chabuca Granda from Peru, Beat Latino celebrates these and many more amazing women whose voices made our hearts sing!
Photo: Mercedes Sosa in concert, by Victoria Bianco
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donde estas Adelita | Lucha Villa | De todos sabores y colores. | Musart – Balboa | 2007 | 02:39 |
| José Antonio | Chabuca Granda | The Platinum Collection. | RGS Music | 2013 | 04:18 |
| Gracias a la vida | Violeta Parra | Las úlitmas composiciones. | Evolución Discos | 2017 | 04:34 |
| Si se calla el cantor | Mercedes Sosa | Pueblo Unido. | Universal Latino | 2006 | 03:03 |
| Eu queria cantar-te um fado | Amália Rodrígues | Amália Rodrigues – The Greatest Hits . | SevenMuses | 2015 | 03:52 |
| Cruz de olvido | Chavela Vargas | Live at Carnegie Hall. | Tommy Boy Entertainment, LLC | 2006 | 05:25 |
| Mal Hombre | Lydia Mendoza | 50 Años. | DLB Records | 1984 | 03:29 |
| Cucurrucucu Paloma | Lola Beltrán | Lola Beltrán. | 2014 Mayofon S.L | 2014 | 03:58 |
| Siempre hace frío | Selena | Ones. | Capitol Latin | 2007 | 03:17 |
| Gritenme piedras del campo | Lola Flores | Lola Flores 20 Éxitos. | Iswjdigital | 1965 | 03:12 |
| El Gavilán | María Dolores Pradera | Por derecho. | Zafiro | 1992 | 04:02 |
| Bajo del árbol un tambor | Lágrima Ríos | Cantando sueños. | Ayui | 2013 | 03:51 |
| La vida es un carnaval | Celia Cruz | The Royalty Of Salsa . | RMM Records | 1998 | 04:37 |
| Ovarios | Jenni Rivera | La misma gran señora. | Fonovisa | 2008 | 02:52 |
| Besame mucho | Consuelo Velasquez | Besame mucho. | JB Production | 2016 | 02:25 |
| What a difference a day makes | Dinah Washington | The very best of Dinah Washington. | Charly Records | 2009 | 02:35 |