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@rr , We should appreciate the arts of our neighbors. There is some cross-over. For example, Mothra's origin likely originates somewhere in the South Pacific. The twin miniature fairy ladies that accompany Mothra sing in Malay. Godzilla and Monster Island (where many other large monsters live) are in some tropical island most likely in the Pacific.
Also, there is a type of Muay Thai and Silat wuxia with Tony Jaa and Iko Uwais respectively.
Some of the animation studios are in the Philippines.
What does Godzilla have to do with mainstream culture of a certain people?
Austronesians have our culture copied by other groups but dues are never given to us because we don't make a fuss about it.
True, and partly because many Austronesians are unaware of their culture. One example of this would probably be the food item sago pearls. Sago pearls were the original tapioca pearls, but tapioca pearls became more popular. But without sago and the process of making it into sago pearls, there probably would not have been tapioca pearls. I think in the long run the credits due will be given.
Most Austronesians are aware that knife fighting and surfing originated from Austronesians and Polynesians.
It's just, our culture are mainstream to the rest of humanity just like basketball.
Would I trade knife fighting and surfing for basketball as an accomplishment? Nah, basketball is great, but knife fighting and surfing are better.
basketball is great for the body & it's accessible.
Basketball is a great sport. Fun to play, highly sociable, and keeps you loose. It's also a sport that requires a variety of skill sets.
Basketball is only number 2 to soccer in the world in term of participation. Although sports like badminton are pretty popular also in terms of participation. But as an industry, basketball world wide is probably number 2, again second to soccer. American Football is number 1 in the U.S., although I happen to think that since there are 82 games in regular season of basketball, plus 4 or 5 rounds of playoffs (with each round being best of 7 games), basketball definitely has a more longer effect on the U.S. populace (and around the world since the NBA is watched world wide) compared to football, and might be just as large as an industry or even bigger.
If you add the growing sport of 3 x 3 basketball, basketball as a whole will definitely challenge soccer in the future in terms of participation and industry. I'm not in favor of basketball over soccer, as soccer is a great sport.
Posted : 02/11/2021 3:57 am
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Also there is the problem of halfie looking Filipinos like black latino looking Bruno Mars or white latina looking Olivia Rodrigo getting an upper hand in terms of marketability in a still somewhat prejudiced American demographic.
There are so many amazing pure looking Filipino singers out there that will probably have a harder time getting a Hot 100 hit than those two I mentioned above since they don't look black, white, or latino. I think Charice Pempenco could have gotten a Hot 100 chart topper back in the early 2010's if this wasn't the case.
I would like to see the Philippines develop their own style of music, a brand of music that we can export around the world and have a monopoly in. Kpop is an example. Kpop's music is similar to American pop, but what separates Kpop from other pop music around the world (in my amateur opinion since I'm not too familiar with Kpop) is their music videos and their dance choreography. If we look at Reggaeton, it's seeping into mainstream American music. Reggaeton's main weakness (with regards to the U.S., Canadian, English, and etc. market) is that the music is sung in Spanish, and language for most people is still going to be a "hit or miss" regardless of how good the music is. But because Reggaeton (and Latin music in general) have grown as an industry over the past several decades, that the U.S. has now a large Spanish speaking population or a population from Spanish speaking countries, a general familiarization of Latin culture, the popularity of Zumba which in turn popularized Reggaeton and other Latin music, and the fact the U.S. music scene has somewhat matured or peaked, has allowed for Reggaeton and other Latin music to make inroads into the American music scene.
Posted : 02/11/2021 4:13 am
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@j-r-c , what would take for that to happen? Wouldn't the Philippine, American, and Canadian recording companies all benefit if they were all connected?
To say that many more Filipino artists are better than Bruno Mars is a pretty big and surprising statement, not that there aren't some Filipinos that are more talented, but Bruno Mars is a great talent and has proven himself.
I was referring to the singing talent not the style of music. Bruno Mars is RnB with similarities to Michael Jackson. If more upcoming Filipino talents were raised in a RnB environment then more are likely to follow his footsteps.
When I hear Native Filipino songs, I hear the same music my parents listens to. The most popular music are usually club music, So I it would be wise to make music that the audience demands.
Posted : 09/11/2021 2:59 am
Kpop is not going to last in 10 years
Or it can evolve to something else.
Posted : 09/11/2021 3:00 am