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FOLK SONGS
SOURCES:
SERENATA, A Tresury of Kapampangan Songs, musical notations by Edwin Lumanug, Holy Angel University Press,
2009.
Atin Ku Pung Singsing:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-_pLp1LbE8, uploaded by alpc 2008, Jan. 26, 2012.
Aro, Katimyas Na:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP2r66Q28Cs, uploaded by Earl Policarpio, Jan. 12, 2014
Atsing Rosing:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOHelCZj08Q, uploded by Kapampangan Mekeni, Mar. 9, 2015
Dalumdum ning Bengi:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDViVI-KcSc, uploaded by Kapampangan Mekeni, Mar.
9, 2015
Eka Mamako:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptW62miPZS8, posted by Ernie Turla, May 1, 2007
Inyang Malati Ku:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjpB4-PnewY, uploaded by Benny Guinto, Nov. 23, 2011
O Kaka, o Kaka:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an1DEiaE7C0, uploaded by Juan Miguel Louise B. Soto, Aug.
30, 2017
Oyan na ing Papel:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA4DYBkyw88, uploaded by sisigman, Oct. 9, 2007
O Patag a Bunduk:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE4urAc8Kcc, uploaded by Je Manansala, Nov. 12, 2012
One Day, Misan a Aldo:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBFpGOedBz4, uploaded by robie317, Feb. 10, 2017
Piesta da reng Asan:
Sisingle, Sisingle:
Song genres like the basultu, kuraldal, harana, kundiman, juvenile songs and many others written and
composed by anonymous, often unlettered folks all bear witness to the immense richness of Kapampangn
culture. Here is a comprehensive list of popular, as well as less-known folk tunes from the Kapampangan
region:
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6. INYANG MALATI KU
This very popular ‘basultu’ has so many versions, lyrics-wise—from romantic to the comic (“Inyang malati ku,
linub kung kutseru, sira ya'ing kalesa, pile ya'ing kabayu”) . Even the beat is sung in varied ways—from slow and
wistful, to bouncy and upbeat. This version has a more nostalgic feel to it.
7. O KAKA, O KAKA
Another “basultu” which is perfect for dancing. Many grandmothers also sang this as a lullabye to put their ‘apos’
to sleep. The singer calls a friend’s (“kaka”) attention and then proceeds to sing his observations of him and of
things around him, in a light, playful and teasing manner.
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