Editing Roots revival (section)

===Latin America, Portugal and Spain===
'''[[Music of Argentina|Argentine music]]''': In the 1960s, Andean nationalism was spreading across Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru. Argentina's nativist scene includes landmark performers like [[Mercedes Sosa]] and [[Atahualpa Yupanqui]], who helped spawn the [[nueva canción]] scene.

'''[[Music of Bolivia|Bolivian music]]''': The 1950s saw an increase in nationalist identity surrounding the [[Quechua people|Quechua]] and [[Aymara people|Aymara]] peoples, and a number of intellectuals began associating themselves with folk music, clothing, cuisine and other elements. By the mid-1960s, a folk revival was blossoming, led by [[Edgar Jofré]].

'''[[Music of Brazil|Brazilian music]]''': Beginning in the 1950s and continuing for several decades, a multitude of Brazilian styles (most importantly [[samba]]) and imported American [[jazz]] combined to create the wildly popular [[bossa nova]] scene. This soon evolved into the politically charged [[Tropicalia]] genre, which starred controversial and acclaimed singer-songwriters [[Caetano Veloso]] and [[Gilberto Gil]].

'''[[Music of Chile|Chilean music]]''': In the early to mid-1960s, the burgeoning [[nueva canción]] movement spread throughout Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru, featuring a wave of singer-songwriters who incorporated folk elements and nationalist lyrics, often critical of governmental authorities, and achieved great acclaim. [[Violeta Parra]] is sometimes viewed as the founder of the scene, for she popularized Quechua and Aymara songs and provided an outlet for performances by future luminaries like [[Victor Jara]].

'''[[Music of Cuba|Cuban music]]''': By the 1960s, Cuban music had seen international success in the form of pop-[[Mambo (music)|mambo]], [[Cha-cha-cha (music)|chachacha]] and other genres, and many artists were disillusioned with these styles, which were seen as watered-down. A vanguard of singer-songwriters like [[Silvio Rodríguez]] and [[Pablo Milanés]] arose, composing politically aware songs in a style that came to be called [[Nueva Trova]].

'''[[Music of the Dominican Republic|Dominican music]]''': [[merengue (music)|Merengue]] had been popular in the Dominican Republic for decades since evolving out of confusing folk origins, but did not truly become a form of pop music until the early 1960s, when legends like [[Johnny Ventura]] brought the music to new audiences at home and abroad.

'''[[Music of Spain|Spanish music]]''' was incorporated into Spanish Baroque music in the harpsichord works of Soler. Later composers such as Albeniz, Falla, Rodrigo and Giuliani used the dance rhythms of Spain. The classical guitarists [[Andrés Segovia]], John Williams and [[Julian Bream]] popularised the music through their recordings. Current popular folk musicians include [[Susana Seivane]], [[Hevia]] and [[Milladoiro]]. A roots revival [[Nueva canción]], which also evolved into new form of socially committed music occurred in several Spanish-speaking countries.

'''[[Music of Portugal|Portuguese music]]''': In the 1960s and 1970s, [[José Afonso]] led a return to more traditionally styled [[fado]] music, which later evolved into a number of new song forms that incorporated socio-political lyrics and foreign influences.