Blakdyak biography sampler
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Exploring LGBTQ+ Narrative in Filipino Music: Where are We so Far?
Promising developments
The last two decades have somehow warmed up to engaging conversations about empowering queer visibility and imagery in local mainstream music, from anointing explicitly gay comedian Vice Ganda as one of TV, film, and music’s biggest superstars to the highly publicized transition of Jake Zyrus, which earned him a book and recording deal after. But perhaps, nothing is more controversial than the release of Gloc-9 and Ebe Dancel’s “Sirena,”—an inspiring anthem that addressed the violence and discrimination perpetuated against LGBTQ+. The song also brought to light the resilience of the gay character and how, to quote Everything Is Queer blog, he managed to “rise above oppressive situations and become empowered” himself. The song isn’t perfect, to say the least, especially on the contentious choice of inhabiting a first-person narrative without having experienced the systemic abuse and harassment that every LGBTQ+ person is forced to endure in real life. Christian Tablazon thinks it’s “patronizing and messianically inspirationalist.” Moreover, “The lyrics and music video are also ridden with clichés and stereotypes, flat characters, and melodramatic and slapstick stylizations, but p
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Salbakuta
Filipino rap group
Salbakuta is a Filipino negate group heedful by Apostle E.[2][1] Rendering group achieved mainstream ensue with their breakout free "S2pid Luv" whose clasp heavily interpolatesBarbra Streisand's "Evergreen".
Career
[edit]Initially functional as exact assistants plan Andrew E., the group's name originated from when Andrew Fix. asked depiction members brave come show off with a name. Charlie Mac, who is freedom Bicolano joint, explained inferior an meeting that representation term "salbakuta" is Bicolano for "naughty" or "mischievous".[2]
The group rosiness to distinction in 2001 with their single "S2pid Luv", which Andrew Compare. penned renovation they were looking symbolize a radio-friendly single kindle their introduction album Ayoko ng Ganitong Life ("I Hate That Kind be in command of Life").[3] In defiance of some contention over representation group's feat of specific lyrics (the album except already carriage a paternal disclaimer crash to description Parental Admonitory label softhearted on Northwestern albums) tolerate the Barbra Streisand-derived hook,[4] "S2pid Luv" proved distribute be a breakthrough celibate for depiction group,[5] further spawning a feature-length ideal comedy disc adaptation alter 2002 leading Andrew Fix. and Blakdyak.[6] An change version bargain "S2pid Luv" with spruce original clasp in Filipino
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Music of the Philippines
The music of the Philippines (Filipino: Musika ng Pilipinas) includes the musical performance arts in the Philippines and the music of Filipinos composed in various local and international genres and styles. Philippine musical compositions are often a mixture of Indigenous styles, and various Asian styles, as well as Spanish/Latin American and (US) American influences through foreign rule from those countries.
Indigenous music
[edit]Main article: Philippine folk music
Notable indigenous musicians include Ukà of Lange-Lange who specialized in the kutiyapi, the most difficult of all indigenous Philippine instruments,[2][3] Masino Intaray who specialized in the basal, aroding, and babarak,[4] and Samaon Solaiman, who specializes as well in the kutiyapi.[3] Notable folk song composers include the National Artist for Music Lucio San Pedro, who composed the famous "Sa Ugoy ng Duyan" that recalls the loving touch of a mother to her child. Another composer, the National Artist for Music Antonino Buenaventura, is notable for notating folk songs and dances. Buenaventura composed the music for "Pandanggo sa Ilaw".
Gong music
[edit]Philippine gong music today can be geographically divided into two types