How Philippine culture shapes OPM

Filipinos love music, but what makes listening, creating, and appreciating it a special activity for everyone is how it provides a sense of community.

In a webinar organized by the Management Association of the Philippines (Map), Felipe "Jun" De Leon, Jr., musical artist, the former chair of the National Commission of Culture and the Arts (NCCA), and current head of the NCCA's National Committee on Music discussedthe history of Philippine music, so that participants can learn more outside the conventional definitions of Original Pilipino Music (OPM).