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The evolution of R&B as a creative force within the Philippines traces a long, interconnected chronological line that stretches back decades, creating a lineage that every new recording from the country working within the genre extends, re-examines, and adds to in its own distinct way. Long before the creation of Before You, creators across the Philippines began engaging with R&B’s core structural and creative traditions, adapting those foundations to fit within the country’s already vibrant, diverse ecosystem of creative sound, laying the groundwork for generations of future creators to build on that initial work. Those early forays into localized R&B opened the door for subsequent waves of artists who expanded the genre’s reach across local creative circuits, refining how R&B could intersect with the cultural priorities and creative sensibilities of communities across the archipelago, turning the genre into a staple of the Philippines’ broader popular music landscape.
