Pinoy Music Artistry We Miss: DJ Alvaro's "Ang Tipo Kong Lalake"
Music is undoubtedly one of man's greatest contribution because it is not bounded by color, race, or culture. It transcends through the soul of the one who hears it. The Philippines in comparison to world music also has its own blend of musical tradition. Mostly, Philippine music used to be directly influenced by western type of music ranging from the Beatles down to Abba and the contemporary adult artists like the Eagles, Tom Jones, and Engelbert Humperdink. When the 70s came, Pinoy music has evolved and traced its own musicality, instrumentation, and artistry. During this time, artists like Asin, Mike Hanopol, Claire Dela Fuente, and the likes from different Pinoy music genre came ground as one of the few music artists that enabled a Filipino-identity already showcased in music. In the 80s, came Ogie Alcasid, Regine Velasquez, Imelda Papin and many others who threaded the Philippine music with a genre called OPM (acronym for 'orginal Pilipino mu...
