"Facundo Cabral, Argentine folk singer, killed in ambush" by Sonia Perez D., Associated Press / July 10, 2011
GUATEMALA CITY - One of Latin America’s most admired folk singers, Facundo Cabral, was killed yesterday when three carloads of gunmen ambushed the vehicle in which he was riding, prompting expressions of anguish from across the region. Authorities said the performer’s concert promoter was apparently the target....
By the time Argentina fell under military rule in 1976, Mr. Cabral was clearly identified as a protest singer, and so he fled for his life to Mexico....
His concerts were a mix of philosophy and folklore, spoken-word poems and music reflecting his roots in the gaucho culture of rural Argentina. He identified himself as an anarchist at times, professing a spirituality unchained to any particular religion. On stage, he celebrated the wisdom of Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Teresa, the humanism of Walt Whitman, and the observations of Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges....
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