Kundiman songs were used in harana – a traditional form of courtship wherein men will sing kundiman songs, as part of their introduction towards women who wished to be their ‘partner’. The kundiman is usually romantic, smooth and gently rhythmic on its melody filled with dramatic intervals. Who’s not familiar with kundiman? In the Philippines, kundiman is a type of Filipino folk music, in which the lyrics were purely in Tagalog language. For this post, I’m going to discuss the comparison between Indonesian Music and Filipino Music and why they are so similar. Because nowadays, music becomes quantity and not quality. And the most important thing in music is the harmony and good quality. No matter which language do you want to listen to, music is still music. Even if people don’t understand the language that you’re singing in, they still know good music when they hear it. Music is the greatest communication in the world. In a perfect definition, according to Lou Rawls – an American musician, he said that: We listen to them when we feel happy, we danced no matter what happened and sometimes we felt broken while listening to them because the lyrics of the song relates us to the different situation we’ve encountered. It evolves and changes everything every time we listen. Through the years, music is like an evolution.

If Kpop is popular in the Philippines, then what about the music in our neighboring countries such as Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries? Since this month is December, I would consider this month as “Christmas month” or “Bulan Raya Natal”. not making new videos for my YouTube channel – NOYPI X INDO but don’t worry, I will make new videos as soon as possible.), finally, I made a new blog post for this month. After so many weeks of school responsibilities I’ve encountered to do soon and everyday house chores I’ve done (incl. Hope that all of you were in the better condition. Hai dan halo, semuanya! Hi and hello, everyone! This is Noypi X Indo again.

Indonesian gamelan instruments