musikang bayan
músikang báyan with stress marks
folk music
Usage Note
Musikang bayan combines musika and bayan to mean traditional Filipino folk music rooted in regional and indigenous musical traditions. It is distinguished from OPM pop and is performed at cultural festivals and taught in schools as part of preserving Filipino heritage.
Examples
" Gusto ko ng musikang bayan. "
Natural Translation
I like folk music.
Literal Translation
Like I of folk-music.
" Ang mga matatanda ay mahilig makinig ng musikang bayan tuwing hapon. "
Natural Translation
The elders like to listen to folk music every afternoon.
Literal Translation
The plural elder is fond to-listen of folk-music every afternoon.
" Tuwing pista, tumutugtog ang mga matatanda ng musikang bayan upang ipagpatuloy ang tradisyong minana nila sa kanilang mga ninuno. "
Natural Translation
During every fiesta, the elders play folk music to continue the tradition they inherited from their ancestors.
Literal Translation
Every fiesta, playing the plural elder of folk-music in-order-to continue the tradition inherited their from their plural ancestor.
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