Maria del Mar Bonet: The Palma singer to put on your playlist

Maria del Mar Bonet was born in Palma and made her name as part of Nova Cançó, a movement that brought songs in Catalan to wider audiences during the Franco years. If you’ve only heard Catalan spoken in passing, hearing Bonet sing it is a different introduction to the language.

A voice from Palma

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Where to start listening

Try Què volen aquesta gent? first. It builds a story around a knock at the door, and the repetition makes the tension easy to follow even if you don’t catch every word. Then spend a little time with her recordings of traditional songs and listen for the change in rhythm and mood.

Further reading: more on Maria del Mar Bonet.

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