protest song artists
15 published protest song artists, led by Víctor Jara, Violeta Parra and Phil Ochs.
At a glance
15 published protest song artists; 223 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists0 tier 1 · 4 tier 2 · 11 tier 3
- 15
- Release groups
- 471
- Studio albums
- 251
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 223
- Timeline events
- 307
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 49.8 years
- Full biographies
- 11
- Biography words
- 46,443
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1960s (7 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 2 |
| 1960s | 7 |
| 1970s | 4 |
| 1980s | 2 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most protest song artists. Chile leads with 3.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with protest song. The most shared is traditional folk music, with 5 artists in both.
Covers from protest song
223 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Canto a lo humano
Víctor Jara · 1994
Canto por travesura
Víctor Jara · 1973
La población
Víctor Jara · 1972
El derecho de vivir en paz
Víctor Jara · 1971
Canciones folklóricas de América
Víctor Jara · 1970
Canto libre
Víctor Jara · 1970
Pongo en tus manos abiertas…
Víctor Jara · 1969
Victor Jara
Víctor Jara · 1967
Victor Jara
Víctor Jara · 1966
Guitar Music of Chile
Violeta Parra · 2008
Violeta Parra: Paroles et musiques chantée par Ángel Parra et 4 voix chiliennes
Violeta Parra · 1997
Décimas
Violeta Parra · 1976
Leaders
Hannes Wader has the most release groups (50); Violeta Parra the longest career (67 years); Lluís Llach the most awards (11).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Hannes Wader | 50 |
| Lluís Llach | 49 |
| Edip Akbayram | 42 |
| Víctor Jara | 41 |
| Iwan Fals | 40 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Violeta Parra | 67 |
| José Afonso | 66 |
| Colette Magny | 62 |
| Phil Ochs | 56 |
| Dick Gaughan | 53 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Lluís Llach | 11 |
| Violeta Parra | 3 |
| Hannes Wader | 3 |
| Iwan Fals | 3 |
| Ángel Parra | 2 |
Most famous protest song artists
Víctor Jara
Chile · Person · born 1932
traditional folk music, protest song, nueva canción chilena
59 wikis
Violeta Parra
Chile · Person · born 1917
nueva canción, protest song, Chilean folk music
49 wikis
Phil Ochs
United States · Person · born 1940
folk rock, folk music, baroque pop, singer-songwriter music, protest song
36 wikis
Lluís Llach
Spain · Person · born 1948
protest song
36 wikis
Ahmet Kaya
Turkey · Person · born 1957
protest song
30 wikis
José Afonso
Portugal · Person · born 1929
traditional folk music, protest song
29 wikis
Paco Ibáñez
Spain · Person · born 1934
protest song, traditional folk song, canción
20 wikis
Ángel Parra
Chile · Person · born 1943
traditional folk music, bolero, protest song, nueva canción chilena
17 wikis
Hannes Wader
Germany · Person · born 1942
traditional folk music, protest song
15 wikis
Iwan Fals
Indonesia · Person · born 1961
pop music, traditional folk music, country music, folk music, ballad, protest song
14 wikis
Ferhat Tunç
Germany · Person · born 1964
protest song
14 wikis
Dick Gaughan
United Kingdom · Person · born 1948
protest song
12 wikis
