Music of the Lumad
In general, lumad music encompasses a wide repertoire of sounds performed...
30 March, 2014
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Himig Collection
Distinct Musical Traditions: Kulintang Music & Spanish Liturgical Music
Kulintang music and Spanish liturgical music are two distinct musical traditions ...
30 January, 2014
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All that jazz
In the Philippines, jazz music was first introduced in the 1920s during the American colonial period...
15 November, 2013
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Spanish church music in the Philippines
It is believed that the history of Christian religious music in the Philippines began when...
15 October, 2013
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Philippine Air Force March
Composed by Col. Lauro Ll. Abaño, the Philippine Air Force March was first performed in May 1953...
15 September, 2013
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The Philippine National Anthem and R.A. 8491
The singing and playing of the Philippine national anthem is governed by the law, specifically R.A. 8491...
15 July, 2013
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Featured Song: Jocelynang Baliwag
Although the kundiman “Jocelynang Baliwag” is clearly dedicated to a lady, it could also be associated with love of country...
15 June, 2013
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Mambo, Magsaysay and election campaign tunes
Back in the 1950s, perhaps no campaign jingle was as memorable and popular as “Mambo, Magsaysay”...
01 May, 2013
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Featured Artist: Marcelo Adonay
Marcelo Adonay, also known as “Palestrina* of the Philippines,” is regarded as an icon of the golden age of church music...
01 February, 2013
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Featured Artist: Jose Corazon de Jesus
Huseng Batute was one of the many pen names used by Jose Corazon de Jesus...
15 November, 2012
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The Philippine Constabulary Band
The Philippine Constabulary Band was a symphonic band formed in 1901...
22 October, 2012
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Featured Song: Sa Magandang Silangan
En El Bello Oriente, one of Jose Rizal’s poems, was set to music to produce the song...
15 September, 2012
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Featured Song: Alin Mang Lahi
The lyrics of the song, also penned by Rizal, talk about the quest for freedom from oppression...
15 August, 2012
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Philippine music during the Japanese Occupation
Despite the terror and uncertainty brought by the Second World War and the Japanese rule in the country...
15 July, 2012
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Lullabies: Songs from the Home
Lullabies are perhaps one’s first encounter with music...
15 May, 2012
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Featured Song: Sa Ugoy ng Duyan
The lullaby, which San Pedro dedicated to his mother, was intended to be a song entry to a...
15 April, 2012
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Music in Mindanao Indigenous Practices
Indigenous Philippine folklore is characterized by sacred rituals and practices...
15 March, 2012
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Featured Artist: Nicanor Abelardo
Composer, pianist, and teacher Nicanor Santa Ana Abelardo was born in...
01 February, 2012
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Music in the Philippines after Liberation
Inspired by the new freedom and promise of recovery brought by the end of the war, the Philippines...
15 January, 2012
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Featured Song: Sa Aking mga Kabata
It was a long-held belief that the poem Sa Aking mga Kabata (To My Fellow Children) was written by Dr. Jose P. Rizal...
15 January, 2012
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Featured Artist: Katy De La Cruz
Katy immortalized the naughty song Balut, with her unique singing style...
15 November, 2011
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Featured Artist: Francisco Buencamino
His kundimans, including “En el bello Oriente” and “Ang Una Kong Pag-Ibig,” were very popular...
01 October, 2011
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Sangdugong Panaguinip: the First Tagalog Opera
Sangdugong Panaguinip is the first Philippine opera in the Tagalog language...
15 September, 2011
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Featured Artist: Lucrecia R. Kasilag
Kasilag wrote more than 200 compositions which include folksongs, opera, and orchestral works...
15 August, 2011
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Philippine Musical Publications
Publishing in the Philippines started to flourish in the 19th century...
15 July, 2011
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Featured Artist: Rizal as musician
Rizal was not deemed as an excellent flutist or singer but he went on with his musical inclinations...
15 June, 2011
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Music in Marian Devotions
Since the introduction of Christianity by the Spanish in the Philippines, the strong influence...
01 May, 2011
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Bodabil
During the Japanese occupation, film production in the country was at a standstill...
15 April, 2011
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Featured Artist: Dolores Paterno
She was best known as the composer of Sampaguita (La Flor de Manila)...
15 March, 2011
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Rizal’s Verses for Leonor and Maria Clara
Prior to his departure for Europe, Jose Rizal composed the song Leonor as a farewell poem...
14 February, 2011
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Featured Artist: Jovita Fuentes
One of the greatest Filipino vocal talents, National Artist for Music Jovita Fuentes...
01 February, 2011
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Featured Artist: Julian Felipe
A prolific composer, Felipe produced such pieces as Aurorita, Danza...
15 January, 2011
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