Manila sound

Manila sound
Manila sound
Stylistic origins	Rock and roll; kundiman; jazz; disco; funk; Philippine folk rock;
Cultural origins	Mid-1970s, Metro Manila, Philippines
Typical instruments	Vocals; acoustic guitar; bass guitar; drums; piano;
Derivative forms	Pinoy rock
Other topics
	Worldbeat; Pinoy pop; OPM;

Manila sound (Filipino: Tunog ng Maynila) is a music genre in the Philippines that began in the mid-1970s in Metro Manila. The genre flourished and peaked in the mid to late-1970s during the Philippine martial law era and has influenced most of the modern genres in the country by being the forerunner to OPM.

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