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The archipelagic Philippines, made up of more than 7,600 islands separated by stretches of sea that once made regular travel between distant communities a rare and arduous undertaking, nurtured a sprawling, endlessly diverse body of folk music that adapted to the specific needs, stories, and rhythms of each locality while remaining tied to core throughlines that connect Filipino cultural expression across every region of the country. Folk music as a category in the Philippines has never been a monolith, but a living, evolving collection of practices passed between generations, reworked for new contexts while retaining the core purpose of centering the identities, histories, and interpersonal bonds that tie communities to each other and to the land and waters they call home.
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