MUSIC

QUARTER 2 – MODULE 5
PREPARED BY: MARK JEFFERSON BALMOJA & MYLA SAGUIPED
GRADE 10- GOLD
 • Describes the historical and cultural
background of Afro-Latin American
and Popular music.

• Analyzes musical characteristics of

Afro-Latin American and Popular
music.

MELCs: • Explores ways of creating sounds on

a variety of sources suitable to
chosen vocal and instrumental
selections.

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 INTRODUCTION
The one word that comes to mind when we think of Contemporary
Philippine Music is the type commonly termed as Original Pinoy Music or
Original Philippine Music, or OPM for short. It was originally used to refer
only to Philippine pop songs, particularly ballads, such as those popular after
the collapse of its predecessor, the Manila Sound, in the late 1970s up until
the present.

In the 1960s to 1970s, Nora Aunor, Pilita Corrales, Eddie Peregrina,

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
Cayabyab, Basil Valdez, Celeste Legaspi, Hajji Alejandro, Rey Valera, Freddie
Aguilar, Imelda Papin, Eva Eugenio, Nonoy Zuñiga, and many others.

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O R I G I N A L P I L I P I N O M U S I C
( O P M )

The 1980s to 1990s are also regarded as the golden era of

Philippine ballads. 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. Among the classics that emerged
were those created by:

 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)

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 PHILIPPINE POP MUSIC
• Pop music in the Philippines started as an adaptation or translation, if not complete imitation, of Western
hits. It started with Bobby Gonzales’ Hahabol-habol (Hot Pursuit), a local version of the rock and roll
songs of the 1950s, and Rico Puno’s Luneta, a local adaptation of The Way We Were.
• This immediately clicked with the youth and eventually gained wide acceptance even among the
“burgis” (bourgeois or elite) crowd. 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.
Among the proponents of the Manila Sound were the Hotdog,Cinderella, The Rainmakers, and the Apo
Hiking Society. After waning briefly in the 1990’s, this sound regained popularity in recent years with
remakes of the 1970’s originals by contemporary rock bands.

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 Among them are jazz
pianist and recording artist Boy

PHILIPPINE Katindig, who comes from the

well-known clan of musicians
JAZZ that includes jazz piano legend
Romy Katindig and saxophonist
Eddie Katindig. The Katindig
PHILIPPINE family pioneered Latin jazz in
MUSICIANS Manila.
H AV E A L S O Other notable Filipino
BEEN jazz musicians include Lito
Molina, Angel Peña, Emil
INSPIRED BY Mijares, and internationally
JAZZ MUSIC. known jazz pianist Bobby
Enriquez.
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 This new form combined Ethnic Instrumentation with Electronic
Accompaniment, while presenting themes or issues of society and the environment.
Some of the Filipino composers who championed this style were Joey Ayala, Grace Nono,
and Edru Abraham of Kontragapi;
(“Kontemporaryong Gamelan Pilipino”)

Among other Filipino composers whose styles ranged from folk to semi-ethnic
were Freddie Aguilar, best known for his song Anak; Yoyoy Villame, composer of
Magellan; Florante, composer of Ako’y Isang Pinoy; and Gary Granada, composer of Ka
Bayani.

P H I L I P P I N E A LT E R N AT I V E
FOLK MUSIC
 THE PHILIPPINES ALSO SAW THE RISE OF ALTERNATIVE FOLK MUSIC WHICH WAS DIFFERENT
FROM THE TRADITIONAL AND POPULAR FORM.
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 PHILIPPINE ROCK
The year 1973 saw the birth of Philippine or “Pinoy” Rock Music which
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.

Other early exponents of Pinoy rock included the band Maria Cafra;
Sampaguita, the female rocker; and folk-rock singer Heber Bartolome and his
Banyuhay band, whose songs expressed strong messages of nationalism.
Continuing this legacy of Pinoy rock today are vocal groups and bands that include
River Maya, The Dawn, True Faith, The Eraserheads, Wolfgang, Bamboo,
Parokya ni Edgar, Hale, Sandwich, SugarFree, Sponge Cola, and others.
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 PINOY RAP
In the Philippines, rap was also made popular by such composers and
performers as Francis Magalona (Mga Kababayan Ko and Watawat) and
Andrew E (Humanap Ka ng Pangit).
Francis Magalona was born on October 4, 1964 and died on March 6,
2009. He is also known as FrancisM, “Master Rapper,” and “The Man From
Manila.” He was a Filipino rapper, songwriter, producer, actor, director,
television host, and photographer. He is often hailed as the “King of Pinoy Rap”
and is considered a legend in the Philippine music community.
With the success of his earliest albums, Magalona was the first
Filipino rapper to cross over to the mainstream. He is also credited for having
pioneered the merging of rap with Pinoy rock, becoming a significant influence
on artists in that genre as well. He was later awarded a posthumous Presidential
Medal of Merit “for his musical and artistic brilliance, his deep faith in the
Filipino, and his sense of national pride that continue to inspire us.”

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P O P M U S I C C O L L A B O R AT I O N S
PHILIPPINE POP ARTISTS HAVE ALSO COLLABORATED WITH CLASSICAL
ARTISTS AND ORCHESTRAS IN A NUMBER OF THEIR RECORDINGS AND
CONCERTS.

Some of the concerts of Martin Nievera, Gary Valenciano, Regine Velazquez, Lea
Salonga, and Sharon Cuneta have featured the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, the ABS-
CBN Orchestra, and the Manila Philharmonic Orchestra in performances at the Cultural
Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC),
both known venues for Classical Music, as well as at the Araneta Coliseum and Folk Arts
Theater (FAT). Classical musicians have also performed in malls and other commercial venues
to popularize Classical Music, Popular Music, and OPM.

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“IF MUSIC IS A PLACE — THEN JAZZ IS THE
C I T Y, F O L K I S T H E W I L D E R N E S S , R O C K I S
THE ROAD, CLASSICAL IS A TEMPLE.“
-Vera Nazarin 11
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