Music of the Philippines: Fiesta Filipina -- traditional music from various regions of the Philippines: ritual and ceremonial dances of the tribes and mountain dwellers of Luzon and the remote Mindanao hinterland with hand-held gongs, bamboo flutes, clappers and drums; Spanish-influenced music with a small mandolin, guitars and bass; and music of the Filipino Muslims with their markedly different musical tradition. Includes three minutes of the Tinikling Ha Bayo.
Folk Dance Music from the Philippines -- folk dances performed by the Bayanihan Dance Company such as the singkil, tinikling, pandanggo sa ilaw, jota moncadena, Bontoc war dance, itik itik, Magtanim Ay Di Biro, Aking Bituin, Leron Leron Sinta, bakya dance, gayong gayong, Bagobo & Ifugao festival dances, binasuan, polka sala, Kalinga wedding dance, mazurka Boholana, subli, cariñosa, lubi lubi, sakuting, sagayan, pukol, asik, maglalatik, tahing baila, Bangibang funeral dance...
Philippine Treasures -- classic Filipino love songs: Sampaguita, Saan Ka Man Naroroon, Doon Po Sa Amin, Maalaala Mo Kaya, Ang Tangi Kong Pag-ibig, Buhat, Lagi Kitang Naaalala, and Mutya Ng Pasig.
The picture on the cover depicts a harana, a traditional Philippine serenade.
A 30-second excerpt of Saan Ka Man Naroroon from this CD.
Traditional Music from the Philippines -- performed by the Fiesta Filipina troupe, a leading folk arts ensemble dedicated to promoting international goodwill by the preservation and sharing of Philippine culture and traditions through music, song and dance. Hear them perform the andaluz, jota, pandango, rondalla, palayan, tinikling, jota la moreña...
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Kulintang: Ancient Gong and Drum Music of the Southern Phillippines.
Utom: Summoning The Spirit - Music In The T'boli Heartland.
The T’boli are a group of people living around Lake Sebu on the Philippine island of Mindanao. This CD is a collection of field recordings made in 1995 featuring lute, bamboo zither, flute, fiddle, gong, mouth harp, percussion and voice.
Philippines: Lute Music of Tboli -- Maria Fe and Luming of the village of Dekolon, the main T’boli community around Lake Sebu in South Cotabato, play the hegelung, a thin wooden lute, in interpretations of dances and love songs.
Greetings from the Philippines -- "pop" love songs that are oldies but goodies: Bigong Pagmamahal, Ikaw Lang Ang Aking Pag-Ibig, Pusong Walang Ligaya, Nag-Iisa, May Araw Pa Rin, Ang Mahal Ko'y Ikaw Pa Rin, Kahit Salawahan Ka, Nasaan Na, Nasaan Ang Ligaya, Ang Ating Sumpaan...
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