Wednesday 18 March 2020

Sarung Banggi (A Song from Bicol) with Free Melody Music Sheet PDF Download

Sarung Banggi, which means "One Night/Evening", is a very popular song from the Bicol Region. The region of Bicol is located at the southern part of Luzon island. It also includes some small nearby islands.

This song brings me back to my very early childhood days as my mum and sometimes my aunt (they are Bicolanas) would sing it to me and my sister as a lullaby. We would drift off to sleep as we listened to them singing it over and over.

Often mistaken as a Filipino folk song, Sarung Banggi was in fact composed by Bicolano composer, Potenciano Gregorio. According to Bicol historian, Jose Barrameda, Gregorio was born towards the end of the Spanish colonial power in the Philippines, and he spent his young adulthood during the American imperialism. Barrameda states that there is enough reason to believe that Sarung Banggi is a metaphorical message that speaks of a longing for national liberation.


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Monday 23 December 2019

Dahil Sa Iyo Music Sheet (PDF Instant Download)

Now available in a crisp and clear PDF format.  Due to the many hours (and days) of work I have put in to produce this, it is for sale at a very minimal price of $1.99 via the PayPal button below. Proceeds will help keep this site going.









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Wednesday 18 December 2019

Ang Maya by Jose Estrella

Ang Maya (The "Maya" Bird)

In Philippines, we call the brown sparrow, "Maya". This beautiful song is about how the Maya can fly so quickly which makes it so hard to catch. 


This is one of my favourite Filipino kundimans, and I've decided to upload it today upon the request of a reader. Apologies for the photocopy quality from the ancient times...Nevertheless, it is still readable. Enjoy the song! Scroll to the bottom of this post to download the piece. 

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Download the piece here.