Haran and Kundiman Music of Philippines
The Harana and Kundiman are two lyrical songs that are renowned in the Philippine Islands which was traced back from the Spanish era. Hara...
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Harana and Kundiman are two lyrical songs that are renowned in the Philippine
Islands which was traced back from the Spanish era. Harana are traditional
courtship songs in the Mexican-Spanish custom based on the habanera rhythm
while the Kundiman has pre-colonial roots from the Tagalog area, uses triple
tempo rhythm. Kundiman is also unique by a minor key at the starting and shifts
to a major key in the second half. Its lyrics portray a romantic theme,
normally portraying love, sadness or passion.
During
the 20s the Harana and Kundiman became more normal musical patterns led by
artists such as Atang de la Rama, Conching Rosal, Jovita Fuentes, Ruben Tagalog
and Sylvia La Torre.
