Nueva canción (Spanish for 'new song') was a movement in Latin American music that emerged in the mid-1960s, taking root in South America, especially Chile and other Andean countries. It combined traditional Latin American folk music idioms with progressive and often politicized lyrics.It would gain extreme popularity throughout Latin America.
Characteristics
Common issues in nueva canción are poverty, empowerment, Unidad Popular, imperialism, and democracy.
The '73 Chilean coup impacted the genre's growth, as the musical movement was forced to go underground. During the days of the coup, Victor Jara, a well known singer/song-writer, was kidnapped, jailed, tortured and shot. Other groups, such as Inti-Illimani and Quilapayun found safety outside the country. The military government went as far as to ban many traditional Andean instruments, but as a testament to how far the country has come since then, the stadium where Victor Jara was murdered now bears his name.
Most songs feature the guitar, and often the quena, zampoña, charango or cajón. The lyrics are typically in Spanish, with some indigenous or local words mixed in.
While Chile has produced the largest number of nueva cancion artists, its popularity has been great in almost all Spanish speaking Latin American countries, and it enjoyed some popularity in Spain during the 1970s.
History
Nueva canción largely draws upon Andean music, Musica negra, Spanish music, Cuban music and other Latin American folkore. The most important source for nueva canción, however, is Chilean cueca, a rural song-form.
Musicians
Nueva cancion: Argentina
- Mercedes Sosa
- Atahaulpa Yupanqui
Nueva cancion: Chile
- Ángel Parra
- Patricio Manns
- Héctor Pavez
- Horacio Salinas
- Isabel Parra
- Sergio Ortega
- Víctor Jara
- Violeta Parra
- Inti-Illimani
- Quilapayún
Nueva trova: Cuba
- Silvio Rodríguez
- Pablo Milanés
- Carlos Puebla
- Sara González
- Noel Nicola
- Vicente Feliú
- Carlos Varela
Nova Cançò: Catalunya
- Joan Manuel Serrat
- Lluis Llach
Canto nuevo: México
- Alejandro Filio
- Fernando Delgadillo
Nueva canción: Canarias
Taller Canario
Caco Senante
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