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Sampung Mga Daliri
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About this Song
Folk music as a creative category is inextricable from the place it emerges from, tied to the land, the people, and the shared histories that shape how sound is crafted, shared, and passed between generations. For the Philippines, a nation made up of thousands of islands spread across the western Pacific, that tie between place and creative practice is especially pronounced, as the archipelago’s diverse array of communities have nurtured distinct yet overlapping folk traditions that reflect both shared regional experiences and the unique identities of each island’s inhabitants. Within this vast, evolving landscape of Philippine folk sound exists Sampung Mga Daliri, a work that carries forward the core ethos of the genre that frames all folk creation from the nation: a focus on connection, both to the lineage of creators that came before and to the audiences that engage with the sound long after its first iteration.
