Philippine Music Filipinos are known to be great musicians worldwide.

This
is due to their dedication and intense love for music. Even from its pre-
Hispanic life, Filipinos expressed themselves through their ethnic musical
instruments. These early settlers in fact played variety of musical instruments
including flutes, nose flutes, and guitars to play appropriate songs in
celebration of courtship, marriage, harvest and offerings. The music of the
Philippines is a mixture of Indigenous, Asian, European and American
Influences.

Spanish and Mexican colonizers left their musical mark on the Philippines,
introducing another rich culture, Christianity and its attendant religious
music. The guitar and other instruments, as well as zarzuela (a form of
operetta) were popular and soon became an important part of the customs
and traditional elements of the culture of the Philippines. Awit and Kurido or
Corrido (The earliest foreign-influenced Filipino entertainment) - a musical
show of dances and songs replacing the ancient epics during the conversion
of early Filipinos to Christianity. Local talents adapted and performed this
musical form into several dialects such as Pampango, Ilokano, Ilongo,
Tagalog and Bicol. Sarswela (Zarzuela), a pleasing show of combined acting
and singing introduced by the Spanish in the late 19th century along with the
arrival of American productions. That time, Zarzuelas were performed as a
means of political protest and criticism against the colonizing Americans.
Today, Zarzuelas are common festival shows taking part in commemorating
the country's rich traditions.

are lyrical songs popular in the Philippine Islands dating back to the Spanish
period. Harana are traditional courtship songs in the Mexican-Spanish
tradition based on the habanera rhythm while the Kundiman, which has pre-
colonial origins from the Tagalog region, uses triple meter rhythm. Its lyrics
depict a romantic theme, usually portraying love, passion, or sadness.
Harana And Kundiman Phlippine culture and traditions is presented not only
in music but also in dance, literature, architechture and fine arts. These are
some examples of Philippine folksongs popularized according to the
country's ethno-linguistic groups: