The Philippines is a country known for its original and traditional music and world-famous musicians. Filipino music is known as OPM (Original Pinoy Music) that was originated in Manila in the early 70s. And grew more popular in the 80s and 90s when many new Filipino bands emerged and became popular worldwide. Later on, Filipinos developed a preference for Western Music too. Local musicians are now experimenting bravely with different genres along with OPM. Listed below are some of the most popular musicians of various genres in the Philippines from all over the years.
The Eraserheads
The Eraserheads is one of the most influential rock bands in OPM history. They are popularly referred to as ‘The Beatles of the Philippines’. The band was formed in the year 1989 and immediately rose to success. The entire nation fell in love with the witty lyrics and authentic sound. The band released several singles, albums, and EPs that took them to great achievement and brought them the Viewer’s Choice Award at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards in New York.
Brownman Revival
Brownman Revival is a famous reggae band founded in the year 1994. A famous author has described Brownman Revival as “reggae-inspired beats with traditional folk-pop rhythms and the basest of lyrical themes”. This band of eight musicians produced dynamic sound because they used basic band instruments as well as auxiliary percussion and wind instruments like the trumpet and saxophone. Their music represents a perfect blend of reggae, folk, and pop.
Silent Sanctuary
Silent Sanctuary was formed in 2001 with three founding members, Norman Dellosa, Paolo Legaspi and Allen Calixto. This Pinoy rock band became popular for their slow heartfelt ballads. Some of their best compositions include “Sa ‘Yo”, “Monochromatic”, “Angel Eyes” and many more.
Rivermaya
Rivermaya is a rock band founded in 1993. The band has evolved through standard rock, hard rock, pop, progressive and other genres. They are listed in the top twenty biggest-selling artists in the Philippines. The current members include Mark Escueta, Mike Elgar, Nathan Azarcon and Aiman Borres.
The list is endless and more artists will be revealed in the next month’s blog. Till then, listen to these and discover your instrument with Global Music, the best musical instrument supplier in the Philippines.
To be continued…..
