Music of the Philippines include musical performance arts in the Philippines or by Filipinos composed in various genres and styles. The compositions are often a mixture of different Asian, Spanish, Latin American, American, and indigenous influences. Philippine folk music has a strong Spanish and Latino influence as the country was under the Spanish crown for over 300 years.
Pinoy rock, or Filipino rock, is the brand of rock music produced in the Philippines or by Filipinos. It has become as diverse as the rock music genre itself, and bands adopting this style are now further classified under more specific genres or combinations of genres like alternative rock, post-grunge, ethnic, new wave, pop rock, punk rock, funk, reggae, heavy metal, ska, and recently, indie. Because these genres are generally considered to fall under the broad rock music category, Pinoy rock may be more specifically defined as rock music with Filipino cultural sensibilities.
Radioactive Sago Project is a Filipino jazz rock band formed in 1999 in Quezon City, Philippines. The band's sound is a fusion of spoken-word poetry, bebop jazz, and punk. Subjects in their material range from politics, drugs, alcohol, random musings and current issues.
Session Road is an alternative rock band from the Philippines. Band members are Hannah Romawac-Olives, Coy Placido, Chavi Romawac, JV Romawac and Jimbo San Pedro (bass).
Rocksteddy is a Filipino rock band signed to 12 Stone Records.
Mayonnaise is a five-piece Filipino alternative rock band. The band is fronted by Monty Macalino and is famous for winning the "Red Horse Muziklaban" in 2004.
Anna Katrina Dumilon Nadal-Lopez is a Filipina singer-songwriter from Manila, Philippines, formerly the lead vocalist for the alternative rock band, Mojofly. Kitchie's popularity in the female OPM niche grew after she released a self-titled solo album featuring her chart-topping single, Huwag na Huwag Mong Sasabihin. Her debut self-titled album "Kitchie Nadal" debuted at number 4 on the Philippine Albums Chart, and after a year end the album climbed up at number 1 with growing sales the album was certified 7×Platinum by PARI with sales of 214,800 physical CD album copies in the Philippines. In support of the Millennium Campaign, Kitchie Nadal and 26 other Filipino artists contributed to the album entitled Tayo Tayo Rin Sa 2015 - Sing the Songs. Find your Voice. Change the World. It's your Choice, released by the United Nations.
6cyclemind is a Filipino rock band composed of Tito Fortunato "Tutti" Caringal II on vocals, Ryan "Rye" Sarmiento on rhythm guitars and backing vocals, Roberto "Bob" Cañamo on bass guitar and backing vocals, Herbert Hernandez on lead guitars and Vic Aquino on drums.
Manila sound is a musical genre in the Philippines that began in the mid-1970s in Manila. The genre flourished and peaked in the mid to late-1970s. It is often considered the "bright side" of the Philippine martial law era and has influenced most of the modern genres in the country by being the forerunner to OPM.
Viva Records is a Philippine record label owned by Viva Entertainment.
Kapatid was a Filipino rock supergroup fronted by Karl Roy, the brother of Kevin Roy of Razorback. He was also the vocalist of bands Advent Call and P.O.T.
VST & Company is a Filipino disco band from Manila, Philippines, founded by Vic Sotto, Spanky Rigor, and Tito Sotto. Hailed as one of the most successful Filipino bands of the late 1970s, the group is considered by many to be one of the original proponents of OPM. The band originally consisted of Spanky Rigor, Roger Rigor, Male Rigor, Celso Llarina, Monet Gaskell, Val Sotto and Jun Medina. Succeeding the Manila sound genre early in the decade as pioneered by the bands Hotdog and Cinderella, the group rose to fame with their first hit song, "Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko". The song ignited Philippine disco culture, and sparked “VST Mania”; a craze that swept across the country throughout the late 1970s. With five best-selling long playing albums which host a catalogue of hits such as "Rock Baby Rock", “Swing It Baby”, “Disco Fever”, "Magsayawan", “Kiss, Kiss”, “Magnifica”, and “Step No, Step Yes”; three critically acclaimed full-length films: Disco Fever (1978), Swing It… Baby (1979), and Rock Baby, Rock (1979), hallmark the band's cultural influence and historical contributions to contemporary Philippine pop music.
Florante de Leon, popularly known simply as Florante, is a Filipino singer-songwriter.
6UNDERGROUNDLive & Raw is a music venue in the Philippines established in 2004. Since 2006, the bar is located in the Ortigas Center on the premises of a rock bar called Kalye, which was active in the 1990s.
The Best of Manila Sound: Hopia Mani Popcorn 2 is compilation album of Manila sound songs that gained popularity in the Philippines during the 1970s. It is a follow-up to The Best of Manila Sound: Hopia Mani Popcorn album that was launched in 2006. The album is composed of 14 tracks, all in Tagalog, and performed by Giniling Festival, Imago, Juan Pablo Dream, Melany, Swissy, Session Road, Chilitees, Brownman Revival, Pedicab, Color It Red, Blue Ketchup, After Image and Cueshe. It was released under the Viva Records in 2007.
Ultraelectromagneticjam!: The Music of the Eraserheads is the first tribute album for the popular Filipino alternative band The Eraserheads. It was named after the band's first studio album UltraElectroMagneticPop!. The album was released under Musiko Records & Sony BMG Music Philippines, Inc. on November 29, 2005 and consists of 17 Eraserheads songs that were interpreted by Philippine bands and solo musical artists such as 6cyclemind, Imago, Barbie Almalbis, Spongecola, Kitchie Nadal and MYMP. The album contains the songs "Alapaap", "Magasin", "With a Smile", "Pare Ko", "Ang Huling El Bimbo" and "Maling Akala".
Pedicab is a Filipino electronic rock group based in Manila formed in 2004.
Kala is a Filipino band that blends funk, nu-disco, acid jazz, electronic and rock music. Its members are Brian Tanchanco, JP Tanchanco, Jade Justine, and Andrew Contreras.
"Rock Baby Rock" is a song by the Filipino disco group VST & Company written by Vic Sotto. It was one of the songs on the part of the album called "VST Concerto in A Minor". It was one of the group's biggest hits. Produced by the band themselves. Sotto said in an interview with PTV's Xiao Time segment that it was his most favorite VST song because he put a lot of effort on it.
