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About this Song
Across the hundreds of inhabited islands that make up the Philippines, folk sound serves as one of the most enduring threads tying local communities to shared customs, histories, and modes of storytelling that have been passed between generations for centuries. This category of creation, centering the lived experiences of the people who shape and carry it, holds works that reflect the vast diversity of cultural practices across the archipelago, from the northern mountainous regions to the southern coastal settlements, each with their own distinct approaches to the folk form that draw on unique local traditions, while contributing to the larger tapestry of Philippine folk expression that is recognized and celebrated across the country and far beyond its borders.
