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WorksheetsSoutheast Asian Folk Music
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
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
