This document discusses Visayan music and culture from the Visayas region of the Philippines. It provides background on the Visayan people and the geographical regions they inhabit. It then summarizes some of the major festivals celebrated in Visayan culture, many of which have connections to Catholicism. It also discusses traditional folk music and dances from Visayas like Tinikling, as well as the influence of Visayan artists on contemporary Philippine music in genres like novelty songs and neotraditional music incorporating traditional instruments.
This document discusses Visayan music and culture from the Visayas region of the Philippines. It provides background on the Visayan people and the geographical regions they inhabit. It then summarizes some of the major festivals celebrated in Visayan culture, many of which have connections to Catholicism. It also discusses traditional folk music and dances from Visayas like Tinikling, as well as the influence of Visayan artists on contemporary Philippine music in genres like novelty songs and neotraditional music incorporating traditional instruments.
This document discusses Visayan music and culture from the Visayas region of the Philippines. It provides background on the Visayan people and the geographical regions they inhabit. It then summarizes some of the major festivals celebrated in Visayan culture, many of which have connections to Catholicism. It also discusses traditional folk music and dances from Visayas like Tinikling, as well as the influence of Visayan artists on contemporary Philippine music in genres like novelty songs and neotraditional music incorporating traditional instruments.
people collectively and the lands they have inhabited since prehistory. The Anglicized term Visayas (adapted from the, in turn, HispanizedBisayas) is commonly used to refer to the latter. The Visayan homeland—or the unofficial, precolonial Visayas—spans the following present-day Philippine provinces (from north to south, west to east within corresponding regions): • MIMAROPA & Bicol Region • Palawan • Romblon • Masbate • Western Visayas • Aklan • Antique • Capiz • Iloilo • Guimaras • Negros Island • Negros Occidental • Negros Oriental • Central Visayas • Siquijor • Cebu • Bohol • Eastern Visayas • Leyte • Southern Leyte • Biliran • Samar • Northern Samar • Eastern Samar • Zamboanga Peninsula • Zamboanga del Norte • Zamboanga Sibugay Present-day Cebu City, the "Queen City of the South", is the de facto economic center of Central Philippines • Since Philippine independence from the United States, there have been three Philippine Presidents from the Visayan regions: the Cebuano Sergio Osmeña, the Capiznon Manuel Roxas and the Boholano Carlos P. García. In addition, the Visayas has produced three Vice-Presidents, four Senate Presidents, eight Speakers of the House, six Chief Justices, and five Presidential Spouses including Imelda Marcos, a Waray. The then-president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is also half Cebuano. Current president Rodrigo Duterte, who is of Davaoeño ethnicity, also has Cebuano roots. In international diplomacy the Visayas has produced a United Nations Undersecretary general, the Negros Occidental native Rafael M. Salas who served as the Head of the UNFPA. In the lines of religion, there have • Festivals[edit] • Visayans are known in the Philippines for their festivities such as the Ati- atihan, Dinagyang,[56] Pintados- Kasadyaan, Sangyaw, Sinulog festivals. Most Visayan festivals have a strong association with Roman Catholicism despite apparent integration of ancient Hindu-Buddhist-Animist folklore particularly the tradition of dances and the idols in the image of the Child Jesus commonly named as the Santo Niño. The oldest Catholic religious image in the islands still existing today is the Santo Niño de Cebú. • Sinulog Festival of Cebu • MassKara Festival of Bacolod • The Sandugo Festival of Tagbilaran, Bohol is a celebration of one of the most significant parts of pre-Philippine history. This festival revolves around the theme of the reenactment of the blood compact between the island's monarch, Datu Sikatuna, and the Spanish explorer, Miguel López de Legazpi, which is known among Filipinos as the Sandugo. The arrival of the ten Bornean datus as mentioned in the legend of Maragtas is celebrated in Binirayan Festival in Antique.[57] • The MassKara Festival of Bacolod, Negros Occidental explores more on the distinct cultural identity of the city. Since Bacolod is tagged as the City of Smiles due to its fun-loving and enduring people, the city government inaugurated the festival in 1980.[58][59] Music Traditional Visayan folk music were known to many such as Dandansoy originally in Hiligaynon and is now commonly sang in other Visayan languages. Another, although originally written in Tagalog, is Waray-Waray which speaks of the common stereotypes and positive characteristics of the Waray people. American jazz singer Eartha Kitt also had a rendition of the song in her live performances.[71] A very popular Filipino Christmas carol Ang Pasko ay Sumapit translated by Levi Celerio to Tagalog was originally a Cebuano song entitled Kasadya Ning Taknaa popularized by Ruben Tagalog.[72] Tinikling, which presumably originated from the Samar-Leyte area in Eastern Visayas. • Contemporary Philippine music was highly influenced and molded through the contributions of many Visayan artists. Many of them are platinum recorder Jose Mari Chan, Pilita Corrales, Dulce, Verni Varga, Susan Fuentes, Jaya and Kuh Ledesma who have enjoyed acclaim around the 60's to the early 90's. Newer singers are Jed Madela, Sheryn Regis and Sitti Navarro. • Yoyoy Villame, a Boholano, is dubbed as the Father of Filipino Novelty Songs with his Butsekik as the most popular. Villame often collaborated with fellow singer, Max Surban. Joey Ayala, Grace Nono and Bayang Barrios are some of the front- runners of a branching musical subgenre called Neotraditional which involved traditional Filipino instruments with modern rhythm and melody. • Rock emerged dominant in the Philippine music scene in the 80's. Among the bands from Visayas are Urbandub and Junior Kilat. Another subgenre also sprung a few years later called BisRock which is a portmanteau of Bisaya and rock.