Nueva Cancion

Nueva Canción is a Latin American music genre that blends folk traditions with a strong socio-political message, championing themes such as human rights, democracy, and solidarity. Emerging as a powerful cultural movement in the 1960s and 70s, it fused indigenous musical structures with contemporary narratives, often in resistance to the authoritarian regimes of the time. Characterized by the poignant use of traditional instruments like the charango and pan flutes alongside poetic lyrics, the genre is exemplified by legendary figures such as Violeta Parra and Victor Jara, as well as groups like Inti-Illimani and Quilapayún. Nueva Canción's emotionally resonant songs not only provided a voice for the voiceless but also played a key role in the cultural identity and activism of Latin America.

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Alejandro Filio
Altallajta
Ana Belén
Ana Tijoux
Angel Parra Trio
COSME TADEO
Canciona
Carlos Gardel
Carmelo Dominguez Y Su Grupo Caleu
Chinoy
Daniel Viglietti
Edgar Oceransky
El Kallpa
Elizabeth Morris
Facundo Cabral
Fernando Delgadillo
Fernando Ubiergo
Gepe
I Barritas
Ilapu
Illapu
Inti-Illimani
Jila Pacha
Joaquín Sabina
Jorge Drexler
Jorge Roeder
Juan Carlos Baglietto
León Gieco
Lila Downs
Lloviznando Cantos
Los Huaracheros
Los Rodriguez
Los Tres
Magdalena León
Manuel García
María Moctezuma
Mercedes Sosa
Miguel Ríos
Munay Bolivia
Nancy San Martin
Nano Stern
Ortiga
Osvaldo Torres
Pablo Milanés
Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna
Patricio Manns
Pedro Aznar
Piero
Proyeccion Pedro Domingo Murillo Alfonzo Zabala
Quilapayún
Raly Barrionuevo
Rene Inostroza
Rosana
Silvio Rodríguez
Sol y Lluvia
Sui Generis
Tata Barahona
Tiempo Bolivia
Tinku Marka
Victor Heredia
Vitrolla 70
Vivir Quintana
Voces Fronterizas
Víctor Manuel
Waldo De Los Ríos
Ñandubay
Joaquín Sabina
Silvio Rodríguez
Jorge Drexler
Mercedes Sosa
Los Rodriguez
Rosana
Ana Tijoux
Lila Downs
Gepe
Los Tres
Ana Belén
Pablo Milanés
Miguel Ríos
Pedro Aznar
Raly Barrionuevo
Rene Inostroza
Sui Generis
Illapu
Víctor Manuel
Edgar Oceransky
Manuel García
COSME TADEO
Carlos Gardel
Facundo Cabral
León Gieco
Piero
Fernando Delgadillo
Inti-Illimani
Victor Heredia
Tata Barahona
Alejandro Filio
Juan Carlos Baglietto
Vivir Quintana
Nano Stern
Quilapayún
Sol y Lluvia
Waldo De Los Ríos
Elizabeth Morris
Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna
Patricio Manns
Fernando Ubiergo
Chinoy
Daniel Viglietti
Angel Parra Trio
Ilapu
Jorge Roeder
Vitrolla 70
Carmelo Dominguez Y Su Grupo Caleu
Ortiga
Voces Fronterizas
Canciona
I Barritas
Osvaldo Torres
María Moctezuma
Nancy San Martin
Jila Pacha
Proyeccion Pedro Domingo Murillo Alfonzo Zabala
Los Huaracheros
Tinku Marka
Tiempo Bolivia
Ñandubay
Lloviznando Cantos
El Kallpa
Munay Bolivia
Altallajta
Magdalena León