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Philippine The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
-based choirs, orchestras and musical bands. Bands listed fall under any of these main Philippine music styles: Philippine folk, Manila sound, Pinoy reggae,
Pinoy pop Pinoy pop (also known as Philippine pop; an abbreviated form of "Pinoy popular music" or "Philippine popular music"; or P-Pop) refers to popular music in the Philippines originating from the Original Pilipino music, OPM genre. With its beginni ...
,
Pinoy rock Pinoy rock, or Filipino rock, is the brand of rock music produced in the Philippines or by Filipino people, Filipinos. It has become as diverse as the rock music genre itself, and bands adopting this style are now further classified under more s ...
and
Pinoy hip hop Pinoy hip hop or Filipino hip-hop (also known as Pinoy rap) is a style of hip hop music performed by musicians of Filipino descent, especially Filipino-Americans. The Philippines is known for having the first hip hop music scene in Asia sin ...
, as well as the
jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...
and
ska Ska (; , ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a w ...
music genres.


Choirs

* Adventist University of the Philippines Ambassadors * Alicia Bamboo Ensemble * Boscorale * Bukas Palad Music Ministry * Bukidnon State University Chorale * Central Philippine University Bahandi Singers * Chinese Friends of the Jesuit * Chorus Paulinus * Chorus Philippines * De La Salle Zobel Chorale * Hangad * Imusicapella *
Las Piñas Boys Choir The Las Piñas Boys Choir of Las Piñas, Philippines is a boys' choir made up of scholarship students at the St. Joseph's Academy, and performs regularly in the annual International Bamboo Organ Festival and at the Parish of St. Joseph. Histo ...
* Mabuhay Singers * Mapua Cardinal Singers * PLM Rondalla * Polytechnic University of the Philippines Laboratory High School Chorale * San Miguel Master Chorale * Saringhimig Singers * The HiMiG Gospel Singers * Tiples de Santo Domingo * University of the East Chorale * University of the Philippines Concert Chorus * University of the Philippines Madrigal Singers * University of the Philippines Manila Chorale *
University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors The University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors, also known as the UP Singing Ambassadors or UPSA, is one of the major performing musical groups based at the University of the Philippines Diliman (UP-Diliman) in Quezon City, Philippines. UP ...
* University of Santo Tomas Singers * Vox Angeli Children's Choir


Folk

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(folk rock) * Humanfolk


Hip hop

*1098 Gang *187 Mobstaz * Crazy as Pinoy *
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* Ex Battalion * Q-York *Repablikan * Salbakuta *Shockra *VVS Collective *Razzamanazz


Jazz

* Johnny Alegre Affinity * Radioactive Sago Project * Sinosikat? (jazz funk) *
Sound In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid. In human physiology and psychology, sound is the ''reception'' of such waves and their ''perception'' by the br ...


Manila sound

* APO Hiking Society * Boyfriends *
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* Hagibis *
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* VST & Company *
Juan de la Cruz Band The Juan de la Cruz Band was a Filipino rock group formed in 1970, that pioneered what became known as Pinoy rock. The Juan de la Cruz Band formed in early 1970. Founding band members Mike Hanopol and Wally Gonzalez credited fellow foundin ...


Orchestras

* ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra * De La Salle Zobel Symphony Orchestra * FILharmoniKA * Manila Philharmonic Orchestra * Manila Symphony Orchestra *
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) is the resident symphony orchestra of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). It is currently under the musical direction of its resident conductor and associate conductor, Dr. Herminigildo Raner ...
* San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts * San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra


Parody

*BheBheBoyz * Kamote Club


Pop

* 17:28 * 1:43 * 1st.One * 3rd Avenue * 4th Impact * Six Part Invention * Alamat * April Boys *
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* BGYO * Bini * Ben&Ben * Boyband PH *Calista * Down to Mars * Dv8 *
Eurasia Eurasia ( , ) is a continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. According to some geographers, Physical geography, physiographically, Eurasia is a single supercontinent. The concept of Europe and Asia as distinct continents d ...
* Freestyle * G22 * Gimme 5 * Hori7on * Introvoys * Kitty Girls * KAIA * Krissy & Ericka * La Diva * Maasinhon Trio * MNL48 * Mocha Girls * MYMP *
Neocolours Neocolours is a Filipino pop-rock band formed in February 1987, out of the remnants of a mid-1980s vocal group (WaterColors), in Manila, Philippines. Founding members are Ito Rapadas (vocals), Jimmy Antiporda (keyboards/vocals), Marvin Querido ( ...
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* Pix!e * PLUUS * Press Hit Play * Pop Girls * Raya * Reycard Duet *
SB19 SB19 is a Filipino boy band formed in 2018, consisting of Pablo, Josh, Stell, Ken, and Justin. They are noted for their contributions to the contemporary Pinoy pop scene and became the first Southeast Asian act to be nominated on the Billboa ...
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SexBomb Girls The SexBomb Girls (also known as SB Girls, SBG, SexBomb Dancers, and now SB NewGen) is a Filipino girl group formed by dance guru Joy Cancio in 1999. Known for their novelty music and stage performances, they are credited as one of the leadin ...
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Smokey Mountain Smokey Mountain was a large landfill once located in Tondo, Manila. History Smokey Mountain operated for at least 50 years, consisting of over two million metric tons of waste. The flammable substances in decomposing waste led to fires that r ...
* South Border *Sugarcane * Sugarpop * The Company * Top One Project * TNT Boys *
Viva Hot Babes The Viva Hot Babes are a Filipino Pop music, pop girl group composed of actresses and models, founded in Manila by producer Vic del Rosario, Vicente "Vic" del Rosario, Jr. in 2003. They were mainly spearheaded by actresses Maui Taylor, Katya S ...
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XLR8 XLR8 was a Filipino boy band under VIVA Records. The group composed of Arkin del Rosario, Carlo Lazerna, the identical twins MJ and MM Magno, Kiko Ramos, Caleb Santos, AJ Muhlach and Hideaki Torio. They are regularly seen on the Sunday noont ...
* YGIG


Reggae

* Brownman Revival *Chocolate Factory * Grin Department * Junior Kilat * The Chongkeys *
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* Nairud Sa Wabad


Rock

* 6cyclemind *
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* Alamid * Ang Bandang Shirley * Apartel * Arcadia *
Autotelic An autotelic is someone or something that has a purpose in, and not apart from, itself. Origin The word "autotelic" derives from the Greek ''αὐτοτελής'' (''autotelēs''), formed from ''αὐτός'' (''autos'', "self") and ''τέλ ...
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* Barbie's Cradle *
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* Brisom * Callalily * Cambio *
Cheats Cheating generally describes various actions designed to subvert or disobey rules in order to obtain unfair advantages without being noticed. This includes acts of bribery, cronyism and nepotism in any situation where individuals are given pr ...
* Chicosci * Cover Me Quick! *
Cueshé Cueshé is a Filipino pop rock band from Cebu, Philippines, currently based in Manila. The band was formed in 1998 and hit mainstream in 2005. Background Formed in 1998 in Cebu by Fritz Labrado, Jovan Mabini and Mike Manaloto, the word Cueshé i ...
* Curbside * Dead Ends *
Death By Stereo Death by Stereo (also referred to as D.B.S.) is an American hardcore punk band formed in Orange County, California circa 1998 by frontman Efrem Schulz. They are well known for their energetic performances and intricate guitar work. Their nam ...
* December Avenue *
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Dicta License Dicta License is a Filipino rock band formed in December 1999, whose music is a fusion of Rock music, rock, Rapping, rap, and grunge. The band consists of Pochoy Labog on vocals, Bryan Makasiar on drums, Kelley Mangahas on bass, and Boogie Romero ...
* Dilaw * Eevee * Eraserheads *
Firefly The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or glowworms for their conspicuous production ...
* Franco * General Luna * Greyhoundz * Hale * Hastang * Hey Moonshine * Hilera * Hungry Young Poets *
I Belong to the Zoo I Belong to the Zoo is a Filipino indie pop rock band which started as a solo folk project by Argee Guerrero. After the success of their debut studio album, Guerrero expanded the project into a band with Simon Clariza and Lee De Veyra on guitars, ...
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* Introvoys *
Itchyworms The Itchyworms is a Filipino rock band. The band is composed of Jazz Nicolas on lead vocals, drums and piano, Jugs Jugueta on co-lead vocals, keys and guitars, Kelvin Yu on bass guitars, Chino Singson on lead guitars, Weckl Mercado on guitars, an ...
* IV of Spades * Jensen and The Flips * Juan Karlos *
Juan de la Cruz Band The Juan de la Cruz Band was a Filipino rock group formed in 1970, that pioneered what became known as Pinoy rock. The Juan de la Cruz Band formed in early 1970. Founding band members Mike Hanopol and Wally Gonzalez credited fellow foundin ...
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Join the Club " Join the Club" is an episode of ''The Sopranos'' Join the Club may also refer to: * ''Join the Club'' (album), by Lucy Spraggan, or the title track * Join the Club (band), a Philippine rock band *"Join the Club", a 2013 song by Bring Me the Hori ...
* Kala * Kapatid * Kamikazee *
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* Kjwan *
Lola Amour Lola Amour is a Filipino rock band formed in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines in 2013. The band consists of Pio Dumayas on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, David Yuhico on background vocals and keyboards, Manu Dumayas (who had previously serve ...
* Lokomotiv *
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* MilesExperience *
Missing Filemon Missing Filemon is a Filipino rock band from Cebu. The band was founded in 2002. They won a FAMAS Award for Best Theme Song for the 2007 film ''Confessional (film), Confessional''. Discography Albums * ''Missing Filemon'' (2003) * ''Sine Sine'' ...
* Mojofly * Moonstar88 * Narda *
Neocolours Neocolours is a Filipino pop-rock band formed in February 1987, out of the remnants of a mid-1980s vocal group (WaterColors), in Manila, Philippines. Founding members are Ito Rapadas (vocals), Jimmy Antiporda (keyboards/vocals), Marvin Querido ( ...
* Nuklus * Oh, Flamingo! *
Orange and Lemons Orange and Lemons (usually typeset as Orange & Lemons and abbreviated as "O&L" or "ONL") is a Filipino pop rock band founded and formed in 1999 by lead vocalist and guitarist Clem Castro and former member Mcoy Fundales. Brothers Ace and JM de ...
* Paramita * Parokya ni Edgar *
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* Philippine Violators * Piranha (Pinoy Rock Band) *
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