PHILIPPINE

POPULAR MUSIC
PHILIPPINE POPULAR MUSIC
• PHILIPPINE POP MUSIC
• PHILIPPINE JAZZ
• PHILIPPINE ALTERNATIVE FOLK
SONG
• PHILIPPINE ROCK
• PINOY RAP
• PINOY HIP HOP
Original Pinoy Music,Original
Philippine Music or OPM
Refers to Philippine Pop Songs,
particularly ballads, such as those
popular after the fading of its
predecessor, the Manila Sound in
the late 1970s
In the 1960s to 1970s, Nora Aunor, Eddie
Peregina, Victor Wood, Asin, APO Hiking
Society, and others were highly popular
OPM singers
In the 1970s to 1980s, the major
commercial Philippine pop music artists
were Claire dela Fuente, Didith Reyes, Rico
Puno, Ryan Caybyab, Basil Valdez, Celest
Legaspi, Haiji Alexandro, Rey Valera,
Freddie Aguilar, Imelda Papin, Eva Eugenio,
and Nonoy Zuñiga
 ORIGINAL FILIPINO
MUSIC (OPM)

The 1980s to 1990s are also

regarded as the golden era of
Philippine ballads.
Ryan Cayabyab

Kay Ganda ng
Ating Musika

Kahit Ika’y
Panaginip Lang
George Canseco

Kapantay ay Langit

Kastilyong Buhangin

Tubig at Langis
Willie Cruz

Sana’y Wala
Nang Wakas

Bituing Walang
Ningning
JOSe MARI CHAN

Beautiful Girl

Please Be careful
With My Heart

Constant Change
GARY VALENCIANO

Sana Maulit Muli

Most of these compositions
made use of Western-type
melody and harmony, while
expressing uniquely Filipino
emotions in movingly poetic
lyrics
These came to be known as OPM,
and were popularized by solo artists
like Pilita Corales, Nora Aunor, Basil
Val dez, Celeste Legaspi, Haiji
Alejandro, Leah Navarro, Kuh
Ledesma, Sharon Cuneta, Martin
Nievera, Gary Valenciano, Zsa Zsa
Padilla, Regine Velasquez and Ogie
Alcasid
At the start, OPM was centered in
Manila, where Tagalog and English
are the dominant languages.
However, other ethno-linguistic
groups such as the Visayan, Bikol,
Kapampangan, and Ilacano also
began to sing and record their songs
in their native dialects.
Between the 1980s and 1990s, OPM
was led by artists such as Martin
Nievera,Gary Valenciano, Lea
Salongga, Regine Velasquez, Sharon
Cuneta, Vina Morales, Raymond
Lauchengco, Pops Fernandez, Jose
Mari Chan, Dingdong Avanzado, Janno
Gibbs, Ogie Alcasid, Joey Albert, and
Manilyn Reynes
 REGINE VELASQUEZ

SHARON CUNETA
In the 1990s, famous OPM solo
artists include Jaya, Donna Cruz, Jessa
Zaragosa, Ariel Rivera, while among the
singing groups/bands were Smokey
Mountain, The Eraserheads,
Southborder, afterimage, Rivermaya,
and Parokya ni Edgar, Underground
bands also emerged and, along with
them, came their perceptions of
idealism and self-expression
More recently, OPM stars have
included yeng Constantino, Sarah
Geronimo, Aisa Seguerra, and
international singers Arnel Pineda
(of the American rock group
Journey) and Gerphil Flores
(Asia’s Got Talent, Singapore
 PHILIPPINE POP
MUSIC
• Started as an adaptation, if not complete
imitation, of Western hits.
• Started with Bobby Gonzales’ Hahabol-
habol (Hot Pursuit), local version of the rock
and roll songs of the 1950s.
• Rico J Puno’s Luneta, a local adaptation of
the The Way We Were.
• This immediately clicked with the youth
and eventually gained wide acceptance
even among the “burgis” (bourgeois or elite)
crowd.
 PHILIPPINE POP
MUSIC
•The start of the Manila Sound in
the mid-1970s gave rise to songs
using a colloquial language called
Taglish, a combination of Tagalog
and English.
• These Filipino lyrics sung to pop
melodies resulted in highly
singable songs with contemporary
appeal.
 PHILIPPINE POP
MUSIC
Among the proponents of the
Manila Sound were singing groups
and bands like Hotdog, Cinderella,
The Rainmakers, and the APO
Hiking Society. After waning briefly
in the 1990s, this sound regained
popularity in recent years with
remakes of the 1970s originals by
contemporary rock bands.
 Philippine jazz
• Philippine musicians have also been
inspired by jazz music.
• Among them are jazz pianist and
recording artist Boy Katindig, who
comes from a well-known clan of
musicians that includes jazz piano
legend Romy Katindig and saxophonist
Eddie Katindig.
• The Katindig family pioneered Latin
jazz in Manila.
 PHILIPPINE jazz
•Other notable Filipino jazz musicians
include Lito Molina, Angel Peña, Emil
Mijares, and internationally known jazz
pianist Bobby Enriquez.
 PHILIPPINE alternative folk music
• The Philippines also saw the rise of
alternative folk music which was different
from the traditional and popular form.
• This new form combined ethnic
instrumentation with electronic
accompaniment, while presenting themes or
issues of Philippine society and the
environment.
• Joey Ayala, Grace Nono, and Edru
Abraham of Kontrgapi.
 PHILIPPINE alternative folk music

• Among other Filipino composers

whose styles ranged from folk to
semi-ethnic were:
Freddie Aguilar – Anak
Yoyoy Villame – Magellan
Florante – Ako’y Isang Pinoy
Gary Granada – Ka Bayani
 PHILIPPINE ROCk
• The year 1973 saw the birth of Philippine
or “Pinoy” rock music with successfully
merged the rock beat with Filipino lyrics.
• This new sound was introduced by the
legendary Juan de la Cruz Band (with their
song Ang Himig Natin) which had for its
members: Joey “Pepe” Smith, Wally
Gonzales, and the originator of Jeproks,
Mike Hanopol, who later became a major
symbol of Pinoy rock.
 PHILIPPINE ROCk
• Other early exponents of
Pinoy rock included the band
Maria Cafra; female rocker,
Sampaguita; and folk-rock
singer Heber Bartolome and his
Banyuhay band, whose songs
expressed strong messages of
nationalism.
 PHILIPPINE ROCk
•Continuing this legacy of Pinoy
rock today are vocal groups and
bands that include Rivermaya, The
Dawn, True Faith, The
Eraserheads, Wolfgang, Bamboo,
Parokya ni Edgar, Hale, Sandwich,
Sugar Free, Sponge Cola, and
others.
 Pinoy rap
• Rap was also made popular by such
composers and performers as Francis
Magalona (Mga Kababayan Ko and
Watawat), Andrew E (Humanap Ka ng
Pangit), and Gloc 9 (Lando).
• Francis Magalona: October 4, 1964 –
March 6, 2009
• Also known as Francis M, “Master
Rapper”, and “The Man From Manila”.
 Pinoy rap
• He was a Filipino rapper, songwriter,
producer, actor, director, television host, and
photographer.
• Often hailed as the “King of Pinoy Rap”
and is considered a legend in the Philippine
music community.
• Magalona was the first Filipino rapper to
cross over to the mainstream and was
credited for having pioneered the merging of
rap with Pinoy rock.
 Pinoy hip hop
• Hiphop is becoming popular especially in
dance forms in the Philippines.
• Groups have joined the Hip Hop
International contests in the US which is
considered as “the olympics of hiphop”.
• Among the groups that won in this contest
are A TEAM (2014 Champion, Megacrew),
Legit Status, and Romancon.
• LSDC Street, Rockstars, Alliace and
Letran Pages.
 Filipino classical performers
• The Philippines is also home to
internationally acclaimed classical
artists, whose talents have been honed
at some of the most prestigious
institutions both here and abroad, and
who have performed all over the world.
• Alfonso Bolipata, Rachelle Gerodias-
Park, Antonio Maigue, Lemuel dela
Cruz, Gilopez Kabayao
 Filipino classical performers
• Sopranos – Fides Cuyugan-Asensio, Evelyn
Mandac, Irma Potenciano, Andion Fernandez,
Rachelle Gerodias-Park
• Tenors – Jonathan Velasco, Nolyn Cabahug,
Ramon Ma. Acoymo, Lemuel dela Cruz, Arthur
Espiritu
• Baritone – Andrew Fernando
• International Concert Pianists – Cecile Licad,
Rowena Arrieta, Raul Sunico, Rene Dalandan,
Reynaldo Reyes, Nena del Rosario Villanueva,
Ingrid Santamaria, Jovianney Emmanuel Cruz,
Rudolf Golez
 Filipino classical performers
• Conductors – Redentor Romero,
Oscar Yatco, Julian Quirit, Josefino
Toledo, Herminigildo Ranera
• Violinists – Gilopez Kabayao,
Alfonzo “Coke” Bolipata, Joseph
Esmilla
• Flutist – Antonio Maigue
• Cellist – Renato Lucas
• Guitarist – Michael Dadap
 Filipino classical performers
A number of classical musicians like
Redentor Romero, Ryan Cayabyab,
John Lesaca, Jonathan Badon, Lemuel
dela Cruz, Rachelle Gerodias-Park,
Lilac Caña, Jennifer Uy, and Raul
Sunico have successfully “crossed
over” by combining classical music
with popular pieces in both their
concert repertoire and in their
recordings.
 Filipino classical performers
Pop artists have been collaborating with
orchestras and classical artists in some of
their recordings and concerts. Singers such
as Martin Nievera, Gary Valenciano, Regine
Velasquez, Lea Salonga, and Sharon
Cuneta had collaborations with the
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, the
Metro Manila Concert Orchestra, ABS-CBN
Orchestra, and the Manila Philharmonic
Orchestra.
 Filipino classical performers
• Been held at traditionally “classical”
venues, such as the Cultural Center of
the Philippines (CCP) and the
Philippine International Convention
Center (PICC), Araneta Coliseum, SM
MOA (Mall of Asia), Philamlife
Auditorium, Meralco Theater, AFP
Theater, Insular Life Theater and Folk
Arts Theater.
 Filipino classical performers
• In turn, Filipino classical
musicians have also begun
to perform at commercial
malls and other public
venues to popularize
classical music.