Raimon a la villa, 1968/1976: Folk’s Voice and the Construction of its Message

Abstract

Our intention in this article is to reconsider an important episode in the Spanish cultural history: Raimon’s –singer / songwriter from Valencia– concert in Madrid, May 18th, 1968. Inserted in the phenomenon of the protest song in Spain, we take as the basis for our study the archival documentation about discographic censorship and testimonies about Raimon’s concert and work. At the end, we will reach the idea of a “subjective message reception” by the public, even recreating an rebuilding it in function of a “heterogeneous identity”, founded on the opposition to the dictatorial regime, although diverse in its manifestations and particular objectives.