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nueva trova

American  
[nway-vuh troh-vuh] / ˌnweɪ və ˈtroʊ və /

noun

  1. a Cuban music genre that combines folk music with politically inspired lyrics.


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Threaded with Cuban folk and American jazz, it is considered the first nueva trova song.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2022

The nueva trova movement was supposed to represent a break from older traditions of socially conscious music in Cuba and help to define the “New Man” promoted by its leaders.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2022

Infused with the spirit of 1960s American protest songs, the nueva trova uses musical storytelling to highlight social problems.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2022

But Varela, part of the nueva trova class of Cuban troubadours that first sprouted in the late 1960s, wrote the song years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2016

Milanes, one of the celebrated founders of Cuba's "nueva trova" musical movement, has long maintained he is loyal to the Cuban Revolution.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2011

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