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Rooted in the long, dynamic lineage of rock and roll that has circulated across the Philippines for generations, the sound titled Salapi exists within a rich network of regional interpretations of the genre that have thrived across the archipelago for decades. Rock and roll as a global creative form has always adapted to the contexts it lands in, reshaping its core impulses to speak to the experiences of the communities that pick it up, and the Philippines’ own history with the genre stands as one of the most vibrant and sustained iterations of that adaptive power. What began as an imported sound in the mid-20th century quickly took root in local creative scenes, growing into a form that local creators used to explore their own realities, building a canon of work that exists simultaneously within the global umbrella of rock and roll and firmly within the cultural identity of the Philippines.
