Editing Protest song (section)

===Spain===
[[File:Maria del Mar Bonet.JPG|thumb|[[Maria del Mar Bonet]] is known for her song "Què volen aquesta gent?", an anthem of resistance against [[Franco's dictatorship]].]]

Spain saw a brief period of protest singers in the 1970s, in the final years of [[Francoist Spain|Franco's dictatorship]], mainly challenging the regime's censorship. They include some mainstream Spanish artists of the era, as [[Joan Manuel Serrat]] and [[Víctor Manuel]], but also many others as [[José Antonio Labordeta]], [[Raimon]], [[Luis Eduardo Aute]], [[Rosa León]] or [[Lluís Llach]]. The [[Catalan language]], then a non-official language in the country, was often used as a vehicle of protest in itself, to highlight the cultural discrimination towards non-Castilian Spanish native speakers in Spain.

Most of the protest songs were in a [[folk music|folk]] style with social themes, and were popular among the (then banned) [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]]  and their supporters, as well with many young students in main universities. Some notable songs were ''[[Al Alba]]'' ("At Dawn") by Aute, ''[[Al vent]]'' ("To The Wind") by Raimon, and ''[[L'Estaca]]'' ("The Stake") by Llach.

The movement come to an end after the [[Spanish transition to democracy]], years after Franco's death. In 1997, singer [[Ismael Serrano]] briefly revamped the style, being his song ''Papá cuéntame otra vez'' ("Dad, tell me again") a nostalgic hymn to the 1970s protests.