Last night in Guatemala, the celebrated 74-year-old Argentinian composer-singer
Facundo Cabral was gunned down by unidentified assailants in a passing motor vehicle.

In the 1970s, Cabral was made famous by his poem
No soy de aqui, ni soy de alla (
I am not from here, nor from elsewhere).
During the military dictatorship in Argentinia [1976-1983], Cabral was exiled in Mexico. Then he wandered throughout the world as a troubadour. In 1996, Unesco named him a
World messenger of peace.
Why is a poet assassinated? A poet of peace.
Adios, amigo.
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