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Susan Fuentes (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈfwɛntɛs]; 1 November 1954 – 7 September 2013) was a Filipino singer known as the "Queen of Visayan Songs". [1] She recorded and popularized Visayan classics such as Matud Nila (They Say in English; Sabi Nila in Filipino), Gimingaw Ako (I Feel Lonesome), Usahay (Sometimes in English; Minsan in Filipino), Rosas Pandan and Miss Kita Kung Christmas.
Villame blended Filipino folk melodies, popular tunes and nursery rhymes for his music and then added witty, comedic lyrics that mixed Tagalog, Cebuano and English in a unique grammar he had devised. He also sang of Filipinos’ daily experiences such as traffic congestion in the song "Trapik". [ 6 ]
Pilita Corrales released numerous Cebuano songs in the 20th century, including "Matud Nila". Max Surban is known as the "the King of Visayan Song". Modern Cebuano music first took shape in the 20th century. Its production began to flourish in the early 1900s, owing to the rise of zarzuelas (Spanish-style musical plays) written in Cebuano.
Traditional Visayan folk music were known to many such as Dandansoy originally in Hiligaynon and is now commonly sang in other Bisayan languages. Another, although originally written in Tagalog , is Waray-Waray , which speaks of the common stereotypes and positive characteristics of the Waray people .
O Naraniag a Bulan (Ilocano folk song) Zamboanga Hermosa; Popular music. Batang-Bata Ka Pa; Daydream Cycle; DM-X Comvaleñoz; Gaano Ko Ikaw Kamahal (Celeste Legaspi song) Malinac Lay Labi (Pangasinan folk song) - note: regarded as a folk song but is actually composed in the 20th century by Julian Velasco (d. 1968, so song is the public domain ...
"Pobreng Alindahaw" is a Filipino folk-song, [1] [2] originating in the Visayan ethnic group. [3] It is sometimes sung during special occasions such as birthday parties. [4] [5] It was also featured in the title of a 1970s movie. [6]
Folk music musical instruments. The music of the Philippines' many Indigenous peoples are associated with the various occasions that shape life in indigenous communities, including day-to-day activities as well as major life-events, which typically include "birth, initiation and graduation ceremonies; courtship and marriage; death and funeral rites; hunting, fishing, planting and harvest ...
The folk song, “Waray Waray” came to international attention in the 1960s when the American entertainer, Eartha Kitt, performed and recorded her own version of the song. Kitt sings the song in a mix of Tagalog and Visayan with some English interludes.