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.

Common issues in nueva canción are poverty, empowerment, Unidad Popular, imperialism, and democracy. Unlike nueva trova, nueva canción has tended to have a hostile relationship with governments. Some artists were tortured and executed by their governments (Víctor Jara) while others were forced to flee (Inti-Illimani). Notably, recently Chile has recognized how the movement popularized their country's unique musical traditions, and now in fact supports Inti-Illimani.

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.

Nueva canción largely draws upon Andean music, Musica negra, and Spanish music.

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	Nueva canción - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (355 words) 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. During the days of the coup, Victor 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. The most important source for nueva canción, however, is Chilean cueca, a rural song-form. Encuentro | What is Nueva Canción? (352 words) This role is the essence of nueva cancion. Nueva cancion (new song), also known as Canto Nuevo or Trova, brings a positive social message, a demand, struggle build of lyrics, and desires for a better world. Nueva cancion songs became political weapons used to attack unjust governmental system and support the revolutionary ideals while giving hope to the progressive movement.
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