Southeast Asian Folk Music

It refers to a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. It has been transmitted orally, with unknown composers, and is associated with a people's folklore.

• Contemporary Music

• Folk Music

• Pop Music

• Ballads

This song is based on a popular folk song from the Philippines that depicts the Igorot tribes at work, pounding the rice using a huge mortar and heavily weighted posts to separate the rice grains.

• Chua-Ay

• Rasa Sayang

• Loi Loi Grathong

• Sua Ku Sua

It is a folk song originated from Indonesia, but is also popular in Malaysia and Singapore. Its name is translated as "lovely feeling

• Chua-Ay

• Rasa Sayang

• Loi Loi Grathong

• Sua Ku Sua

This song highlights the use of little floats or rafts during November, as part of their celebration or gathering that is similar to festival of lights.

• Chua-Ay

• Rasa Sayang

• Loi Loi Grathong

• Sua Ku Sua

What particular fruit or plant is highlighted in the song, "Sua Ku Sua"?

• Orange

• Lemon

• Pineapple

• Pomelo

It is a Tagalog love song depicting the sentiments of a loyal and faithful lover. Lyrics are all about romantic love, although love of country and sorrow over losing a loved one are also common themes.

• Folk Song

• Kumintang

• Kundiman

• Lament Song

The most common sub-genre of Folk Music, is passed from tradition to tradition with word of mouth, and with no definite composer and date of composition.

• Folk Song

• Kundiman

• Kumintang

• Lament Song

It is the oldest and most popular song among Christian Filipinos, originating from Balayan, Batangas. It was originally a war song which then turned into a love song.

• Folk Song

• Kundiman

• Kumintang

• Lament Song