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The Filipino girl group Bini has recorded materials for two studio albums and one extended play (EP). Although most of their songs are written by songwriters, the group members are sometimes involved in the songwriting process, with Bini member Colet writing the song "8", which was originally a graduation song she wrote during her high school years.
Kumintang (love song; also a pantomimic "dance song" – Dr. F. Santiago) Cundiman (love song; used especially in serenading) The Spanish scholar V.M. Avella described the kundiman in his 1874 work Manual de la Conversación Familiar Español-Tagalog as the "canción indígena" (native song) of the Tagalogs and characterized its melody as ...
The song is known in the United States because of the Filipino-English lyrics by Tom Spinosa (original lyrics by Dominador Santiago) and Mike Velarde Jr. It was recorded by Cora and Santos Beloy, and released in 1964 by Tri-World Records. [21] This rendition of the song has a 1964 copyright owned by Dexter Music Co.
Filipino pop songs mainly referred to songs popularized since the 1960s, usually sentimental ballads and movie themes.Major 1960s Filipino pop acts include Pilita Corrales and Nora Aunor. 1960s-styled ballads maintained their popularity into the 1970s, led by female balladeers dubbed "jukebox queens" such as Claire dela Fuente, Imelda Papin and Eva Eugenio, and male artists such as Anthony ...
The lyrics were written in Filipino that tackles about a romantic love but given a modern twist. In the song, the word "Kundiman" was described in two different meanings—"Kundiman", as a genre of traditional Filipino love songs and "Kundiman", as a contraction of the Tagalog phrase "kung hindi man" (transl. if it is not so). [4]
It contained covers of Filipino songs written by George Canseco, Louie Ocampo, April Boy Regino, Vehnee Saturno, and Nyoy Volante. Quinto returned as a song interpreter at the 2014 Himig Handog P-Pop Love Songs, and featured in Jose Joel Mendoza's composition entitled "Hanggang Kailan". [8]
Levi Celerio is credited for writing more than 4,000 songs, many of which are dedicated to his wife and children. [1] He wrote Filipino folk, Christmas, and love songs and some of his songs were used in feature films. [6] Among Original Pilipino Music (OPM) songs he composed are "Ikaw", "Kahit Konting Pagtingin", "Saan Ka Man Naroroon? (1968)".
In the late 1950s, native performers adapted Tagalog lyrics for North American rock & roll music, resulting in the seminal origins of Philippine rock. The most notable achievement in Philippine rock of the 1960s was the hit song "Killer Joe", which propelled the group Rocky Fellers, reaching number 16 on the American radio charts.