The buzz around new political singers is waning. Does this mean the genre no longer appeals to anyone, or that the quality is mediocre? Or perhaps that much of the political music produced today falls under the genres of rap and trap?

Between the 1960s and 1970s the scene was teeming with writers of political songs: we should not just think of the greats, such as Ivan della Mea and Giovanna Marini, but of a whole generation of songwriters. And who are the new musicians and singers today?

From Ivan Della Mea’s formidable ‘El diluvio’ of 1966 to Giovanna Marini’s masterpiece ‘I treni per Reggio Calabria’, half a century ago. Which musician or songwriter can give voice to the country’s current tragedies and social suffering?