MUSIC GENRE IN PHILIPPINES

Folk Music
The traditional music of the Philippines, like the folk music of other countries, reflects the life of common,
mostly rural Filipino. Like its counterparts in Asia, a lot of traditional songs from the Philippines have a strong
connection with nature.
Example: Paro- parong Bukid
Lyrics:
Paruparong bukid na lilipad-lipad
Sa gitna ng daan papagapagaspas
Isang bara ang tapis
Isang dangkal ang manggas
Ang sayang de kola
Isang piyesa ang sayad
May payneta pa siya uy!
May suklay pa man din uy!
Nagwas de-ohetes ang palalabasin
Haharap sa altar at mananalamin
At saka lalakad nang pakendeng-kendeng.

OPM or Pinoy pop

Pinoy pop or Filipino pop (abbreviation: OPM pop, P-pop) refers to popular contemporary music in the Philippines. With its
beginnings in the 1970s, Filipino pop is a growing genre.It stems from a broader genre, Original Pilipino Music (OPM). Filipino pop
songs mainly referred to songs popularized since the 1960s, especially those in the ballad form, by major commercial artists
like Pilita Corrales, Nora Aunor, Basil Valdez, Freddie Aguilar and Rey Valera.
In the 1970s, singer-songwriters Ryan Cayabyab and Jos Mari Chan rose to fame by composing original English love songs
alongside modern Tagalog songs. Pioneer pop groups in the same decade include Manila Sound groups APO Hiking
Society and Hotdog. Since 2010, the genre of Pinoy pop drastically changed as the usual rock bands from the 1990s and 2000s
started to fade out of the mainstream, creating the new pop genre without any influence of rock and hip-hop.
Notable pop artists of the 2010s include James Reid, Yassi Pressman, Julie Anne San Jose, Nadine Lustre, Sam
Concepcion and Elmo Magalona.
Example: Anak by Freddie Aguilar
LUHA (Tears) by Filipino band Aegis
Nandito Ako, Tagalog song written by Aaron Paul del Rosario, singer Ogie Alcasid in the late 1980s
Sandalan by 6 Cycle Mind
Harana by Parokya ni Edgar
Bebot by Black eyed Peas

Kundiman
a genre of traditional Filipino love songs. The lyrics of the Kundiman are written in Tagalog. The melody is
characterized by a smooth, flowing and gentle rhythm with dramatic intervals. Kundiman was the traditional
means of serenade in the Philippines. The Kundiman came around to be an art song at the end of the
nineteenth century and by the early part of the twentieth century, its musical structure was formalised by
Filipino composers such as Francisco Santiago and Nicanor Abelardo (February 7, 1893-March 21, 1934);
they sought poetry for their lyrics, blending verse and music in equal parts.
Jos Rizal, leader of the Propaganda movement and the Philippine national hero, has consecrated the Kundiman in
his social novel Noli Me Tangere. Not only this but he himself wrote a Kundiman which is not of the elegiac type
because its rhythm sounds the threat, the reproach and the revindication of the rights of the race.
Kundiman ni Rizal
Tunay ngayong umid yaring diwa at puso
Ang bayan palibhasa'y api, lupig at sumuko.
Sa kapabayaan ng nagturong puno
Paglaya'y nawala, ligaya'y naglaho!
Datapuwa't muling sisikat ang maligayang araw
Pilit na maliligtas ang inaping bayan
Magbabalik man din at laging sisikat
Ang ngalang Tagalog sa sandaigdigan!
Ibubuhos namin ang dugo'y ibabaha
Ng matubos lamang ang sa Amang Lupa!
Hanggang 'di sumapit ang panahong tadhana
Sinta ay tatahimik, tutuloy ang nasa!
 Sinta ay tatahimik at tutuloy ang nasa!
O Bayan kong mahal
Sintang Filipinas!

Pinoy Rock
Pinoy rock, or Filipino rock, is the brand of rock music produced in the Philippines or by Filipinos.
Pinoy rock may be more specifically defined as rock music with Filipino cultural sensibilities. It is very easy to
identify a Pinoy rock song because the lyrics are often in Filipino, Tagalog, or any other language native to the
Philippines.
Example: Hallelujah- Bamboo
Ang Huling El Bimbo- Eraserheads
Bitiw- Spongecola
Doo Bidoo Kamikazee

Manila Sound
a musical genre in the Philippines that began in the early 1970s[1] in Manila, flourished and peaked in the mid
to late 1970s, and waned in popularity by the early 1980s. It is often considered the "bright side" of the Martial
Law era and has influenced all modern genres in the country by being the forerunner to OPM.
Artists: Apo Hiking Society
Hotdog
Rey Valera
Ryan Cayabyab
Boyfriends

Kulintang
a modern term for an ancient instrumental form of music composed on a row of small, horizontally
laid gongs that function melodically, accompanied by larger, suspended gongs and drums.
Technically, kulintang is the Maguindanao, Ternate and Timor term for the idiophone of metal gong
kettles which are laid horizontally upon a rack to create an entire kulintang set.[7] It is played by
striking the bosses of the gongs with two wooden beaters.

Pinoy Reggae
Reggae in the Philippines comprises the many forms of reggae and its subgenres, and at times
combining traditional Filipino forms of music and instruments in their music. The country has
several bands and sound systems that play reggae and dancehall music in a style faithful to its
expression in Jamaica. Jamaican Reggae was introduced to the Philippines in the late 1960s,
however the first recognized Filipino reggae bands didn't appear until the late 1970s. Cocojam is
known as one of the first Filipino reggae bands. Ska also found its place in the Philippines, with
many bands forming, especially in the Visayas island group. Cities
like Dumaguete and Cebubecame the hub of Filipino ska.
Artists: Hemp Republic
Reggae Mistress
Brownman Revival
Pinoy Hip Hop
is hip hop music performed by musicians of Filipino descent, both in the Philippines and overseas,
especially by Filipino-Americans. This article focuses first on Filipino hip-hop in the Philippines, and
secondly on that in the US.
The Philippines is known to have had the first hip-hop music scene in Asia[1] since the early 1980s,
largely due to the country's historical connections with the United States where hip-hop originated.
Rap music released in the Philippines has appeared in different languages or dialects such
as Tagalog, Chavacano, Cebuano, Ilocano and English.
Artists: Jaya, Andrew E., Rochel Pangilinan, Sarah Geronimo