Nòva cançon (, also spelled ''Nòva chançon'' , "New Song") is a musical renewal wave that swept through
Occitania
Occitania ( oc, Occitània , , or ) is the historical region in Western and Southern Europe where the Occitan language was historically spoken and where it is sometimes still used as a second language. This cultural area roughly encompasse ...
in the 1970s, and continues to the present. Its leaders are
Joan Pau Verdier,
Claudi Martí,
Patric,
Maria Roanet and
Mans de Breish, most of whom are still very active singers. Nòva cançon is a phenomenon similar to
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ...
's
Nova cançó
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. Nòva cançon is loosely defined as a song that is promoting
Occitanism and the general culture. It doesn't have a specific genre, but is usually
folk
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* Folk Plus or Fo ...
or
pop music.
Music genres
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