Facundo Cabral

Facundo Cabral (May 22, 1937 Ô[][] July 9, 2011) was an Argentine singer and songwriter. He was best known as the composer of "No soy de aqu├¡ ni soy de all├í" ("I'm not from here nor there"), which he improvised during one of his concerts. His songs have been covered by Spanish language interpreters such as Alberto Cortez, who was also a friend of his, Juan Luis Guerra and Joan Manuel Serrat. After touring the world, Cabral enjoyed popularity in his home country during the early 1980s, when Argentine radio demanded local content after the Falklands War. He was enormously popular in all Latin American countries; when he performed in Peru or Mexico, which he called his second home,[citation needed] tickets were sold-out long before the performance date(s). Facundo Cabral was named a United Nations Messengers of Peace in 1996.