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'''Nueva Canción''' (Spanish for 'new song') is a movement in [[Latin American music]] that was developed first in Chile during the 1960s and was known as "The Chilean New Song, but it was popularized shortly after in South and Central America and became known a New Song. It combined traditional Latin American [[folk music]] idioms and some had popular rock music, with progressive and often politicized lyrics. It would gain great popularity throughout [[Latin America]] and sometimes it's called a precursor to [[rock en español]].
'''Nueva Canción''' (Spanish for 'new song') is a movement and genre in [[Latin American music]] that was developed first in Chile during the 1960s and was known as "The Chilean New Song, but it was emerged shortly afterwards in South, Central America nd Spain where it came to be known under similar names. Nueva canción renewed traditional Latin American [[folk music]] and was soon associated with the Latin American [[New Left]] and [[hippie]] movement due to commonly politicized lyrics. Some nueva canción groups were drew also influence from popular rock music. It would gain great popularity throughout [[Latin America]] and sometimes it's called a precursor to [[rock en español]].


The nueva canción movement was a folk music revival characterized by social aims often connected to left-wing politics. Several Nueva canción musicians had to go into exile when their countries became [[right-wing]] [[military dictatorship]]s in the 1960s and 1970s.
The nueva canción movement was a folk music revival characterized by social aims often connected to left-wing politics. Several Nueva canción musicians had to go into exile when their countries became [[right-wing]] [[military dictatorship]]s in the 1960s and 1970s.

Revision as of 21:51, 7 July 2010

Nueva Canción (Spanish for 'new song') is a movement and genre in Latin American music that was developed first in Chile during the 1960s and was known as "The Chilean New Song, but it was emerged shortly afterwards in South, Central America nd Spain where it came to be known under similar names. Nueva canción renewed traditional Latin American folk music and was soon associated with the Latin American New Left and hippie movement due to commonly politicized lyrics. Some nueva canción groups were drew also influence from popular rock music. It would gain great popularity throughout Latin America and sometimes it's called a precursor to rock en español.

The nueva canción movement was a folk music revival characterized by social aims often connected to left-wing politics. Several Nueva canción musicians had to go into exile when their countries became right-wing military dictatorships in the 1960s and 1970s.

Prominent Nueva canción musicians faced different fortunes during military dictatorships, Víctor Jara was killed by elements of the Chilean military, Mercedes Sosa from Argentina went into exile in Spain, while Silvio Rodríguez from Cuba wrote Canción urgente para Nicaragua after the Sandinista Revolution in 1979.

Due to Nueva canción songs' strong political messages, some of them have been used in recent political campaigns as such Violeta Parra's Gracias a la vida was used in the Orange Revolution. Nueva canción has became part of the Latin American and Iberian musical canon, but is no longer a contemporary genre, and has given place to other genres, specially Rock en Español.

Characteristics

"La Nueva Canción" also known as the "New Song Movement" or "Trova" is a type of protest/social song. Its lyrics characteristically talk about poverty, empowerment, the Unidad Popular, imperialism, democracy, human rights, and religion. There are some hundreds of songs with influences from British and American pop rock that was popular with college youths.

Nueva canción largely draws upon Andean music, Música negra, Spanish music, Cuban music and other Latin American folklore. The most important source for nueva canción, however, is Chilean cueca, a rural song-form.

The '73 Chilean coup affected the genre's growth in Chile, the country where it was the most popular, because the whole musical movement was forced to go underground. During the days of the coup, Víctor Jara, a well known singer, songwriter and maybe the most popular figure of Nueva Canción, was tortured and killed by the new rightist military regime under General Augusto Pinochet. Other musicians such as Patricio Manns and groups, such as Inti-Illimani and Quilapayún, found safety outside the country. The military government under General Pinochet ruled until 1989 and went as far as to ban many traditional Andean instruments, in order to suppress the Nueva Canción movement. Following the deposition of Pinochet, the Estadio Chile in Santiago de Chile where Víctor Jara was murdered 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 Canción artists, its popularity has been great in almost all Spanish speaking Latin American countries, and it enjoyed some popularity in Spain during the 1970s, where it was initially fueled by the political oppression of the Franquist regime.

Musicians

Argentina - Nuevo Cancionero

Brazil - Tropicalismo and Música Popular Brasileira

Canary Islands

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

El Salvador

Guatemala

  • Mango
  • Grupo Camino, Escuela Normal
  • Kin-Lalat
  • Alejandro Cotí
  • Círculo de Cantautores
  • Alejandro Melgar
  • Tito Medina
  • César Dávila
  • José Chamalé
  • Miguel Sisay
  • Fernando López
  • Sarita Gálvez
  • Danilo Cardona
  • Estudiantina de la Universidad de San Carlos
  • Rudy Solórzano
  • Taller de Música de Ingeniería
  • Jijiripago
  • Canto Vital
  • Voces Nuevas
  • Maderas
  • Raúl Flores
  • Marco Antonio Caxaj
  • Jornal
  • Calicanto
  • Semilla de Revolución,
  • Rony Hernández
  • Gad Echeverría
  • Alux Nahual
  • Canto General
  • Sandra Morán
  • Armandito Pineda
  • Alejandro Arriaza
  • Sobrevivencia

Nicaragua

Paraguay

Puerto Rico

Uruguay

Venezuela

Cuba - Nueva Trova

Perú

México - Canto Nuevo

Catalunya - Nova Cançó

United States - Nueva Canción

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