Cantora, un Viaje Íntimo

The albums were produced by Popi Spatocco, frequent collaborator of Sosa, engineered by Jorge "Portugués" Da Silva and recorded from May 2008 to June 2009 at Estudios Panda and Estudios Ion, both in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the first session took place at Estudios Panda while the rest of the album was recorded at Estudios Ion, the first songs to be recorded were "Agua, Fuego, Tierra y Viento" with Argentine singer Soledad Pastorutti and "Misionera" with Brazilian accordionist Luiz Carlos Borges, the recording of the album was marked by interruptions due to the delicate health condition of Sosa, she would eventually die on October 16, 2009 at age 74, a couple of months following the release of the albums, about Cantora, Spatocco said that "it was like receiving a diploma of honor, she was dedicated to whatever happened because she knew that I had her back".[8]

The album contains a series of duet versions of songs alongside different artists from both Argentina, as well as from other countries such as Mexico, Uruguay, Brazil, Colombia, Spain and Venezuela.[9] The variety of songs included range from songs performed with their original artist to songs performed with artists different than their original performer, many of the artists featured make reprises of their own songs for the album like Gustavo Cerati in the version of Soda Stereo's "Zonas de Promesas", Charly García in the version of Serú Girán's "Desarma y Sangra" and Luis Alberto Spinetta in the version of his song "Barro Tal Vez", while others appear in versions of songs not from their discography, like Shakira, who features in the track "La Maza", originally written and performed by Silvio Rodríguez, and Vicentico who appears the version of Ruben Blades's "Parao".[10] The albums end with a version of the Argentine National Anthem, being the only song in the albums to not feature a particular singer.[11]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	(Vol. 1)[12]
AllMusic	(Vol. 2)[13]

Mariano Prunes from AllMusic gave both volumes of the album three and a half stars out of five. In his review for Cantora 1 he wrote that "contrary to the quintessential Sosa recordings, Cantora is a fairly subdued affair, with most songs whispered against unobtrusive yet tasteful acoustic arrangements by Poppi Spatocco", also commenting that the production "certainly works very well, as it creates an encompassing sonic texture that helps to render the entire album less dissimilar than it may have been".[12] In the review for Cantora 2 he wrote that both albums as a whole are "a touching, dignified conclusion to a musical legacy that is as enormous as it is precious" while also calling "Canción Para un Niño de la Calle", the collaboration with Puerto Rican rapper Residente, as "the highlight of the entire project".[13]

In 2009, the Argentine edition of Rolling Stone included the album on their list of "50 Best Albums of 2009", placing it at number 2 calling it "a true artistic testament".

All tracks were produced by Popi Spatocco.