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"Taps" is a bugle call—a signal, not a song. As such, there is no associated lyric. Many bugle calls had words associated with them as a mnemonic device but these are not lyrics. Horace Lorenzo Trim is often credited for a set of words intended to accompany the music: [14]
A funeral procession in the Philippines, 2009. During the Pre-Hispanic period the early Filipinos believed in a concept of life after death. [1] This belief, which stemmed from indigenous ancestral veneration and was strengthened by strong family and community relations within tribes, prompted the Filipinos to create burial customs to honor the dead through prayers and rituals.
It is a traditional form of courtship music in which a man woos a woman by singing underneath her window at night. It is widely practiced in many parts of the Philippines with a set of protocols, a code of conduct, and a specific style of music. Harana itself uses mainly Hispanic protocols in music, although its origins lie in the old pre ...
The final chorus of the song is a mixture of Hiligaynon, in the first two lines, and Cebuano, in the last two lines, translated from the Tagalog chorus of the song. "The Apl Song", meanwhile, tells about the hardships of Allan Pineda, member of the Black Eyed Peas, which the artist experienced during his childhood in Angeles City. He chose to ...
Kundiman was the traditional means of serenade in the Philippines. The kundiman emerged as an art song at the end of the 19th century and by the early 20th century, its musical structure was formalised by Filipino composers such as Francisco Santiago and Nicanor Abelardo; they sought poetry for their lyrics, blending verse and music in equal parts.
Tito Sotto. " Magkaisa " ( Tagalog for "unite") is a 1986 Filipino pop song performed by Virna Lisa (Virna Lisa Loberiza) and composed by Tito Sotto, [ 1][ 2] which is notable for being one of three iconic songs associated with the People Power Revolution of 1986 - the other two being "Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo" [ 3] and the traditional ...
Manila sound. Manila sound ( Filipino: Tunog ng Maynila) is a music genre in the Philippines that began in the mid-1970s [ 1] in Metro Manila. The genre flourished and peaked in the mid to late-1970s during the Philippine martial law era and has influenced most of the modern genres in the country by being the forerunner to OPM. [ 2][ 3]
Victor Nobleza Wood (February 1, 1946 – April 23, 2021) [ a] was a Filipino singer, actor and politician. His voice earned him various titles, including "Jukebox King" and "Plaka King". [ 1][ 4] Before becoming a singer, Wood starred in some productions of Sampaguita Pictures. He was a member of Iglesia ni Cristo.