THE AMERICAN COLONIAL AND CONTEMPORARY TRADITIONS ...

and his Kontra-Gapi (Kontemporaryong Gamelang Pilipino), a UP-based group,
experiment on new compositions by fusing various Philippine music traditions
(pre-Christian, rural folk music) and modern song styles. The UP Musika Asya
of Kristina Benitez and Felicidad Prudente created simplified and synthetic
versions of Philippine ethnic music. Joey Ayala and his group, Ang Bagong
Lumad, incorporate instrumental sounds from Mindanao highland cultures in their
music, which can be characterized as a spontaneous fusion of folk ballad style and
minimalist structural elements. • R.P. Santos
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