music provides us with a soundtrack to all life’s moments; music quotes call to mind events both big and small. As a music journalist, I’m lucky that I get to write about something that I love.

Here are five thought-provoking quotes from the legendary singer Chavela Vargas about love and life that will make you ponder.

“It poured out with urgency, and it was made with urgency, and it was a means of survival.” ...