List of Philippine-based music groups explained

This is a list of notable Philippine-based choirs, orchestras and musical bands. Bands listed fall under any of these main Philippine music styles: Philippine folk, Manila sound, Pinoy reggae, Pinoy pop, Pinoy rock and Pinoy hip hop, as well as the jazz and ska music genres.

Choirs

• Adventist University of the Philippines Ambassadors
• Alicia Bamboo Ensemble
• Boscorale
• Bukas Palad Music Ministry
• Bukidnon State University Chorale
• Central Philippine University Bahandi Singers
• Chinese Friends of the Jesuit
• Chorus Paulinus
• Chorus Philippines
• De La Salle Zobel Chorale
• Hangad
• Imusicapella
• Las Piñas Boys Choir
• Mabuhay Singers
• Mapua Cardinal Singers
• PLM Rondalla
• Polytechnic University of the Philippines Laboratory High School Chorale
• San Miguel Master Chorale
• Saringhimig Singers
• The HiMiG Gospel Singers
• Tiples de Santo Domingo
• University of the East Chorale
• University of the Philippines Concert Chorus
• University of the Philippines Madrigal Singers
• University of the Philippines Manila Chorale
• University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors
• University of Santo Tomas Singers
• Vox Angeli Children's Choir

Folk

• Asin (folk rock)^[1]
• Humanfolk

Hip hop

See also: Pinoy hip hop.

• 1098 Gang
• 187 Mobstaz
• Crazy as Pinoy
• Death Threat
• Ex Battalion
• Q-York
• Repablikan
• Salbakuta^[2]
• Shockra
• VVS Collective

Jazz

• Johnny Alegre Affinity
• Radioactive Sago Project
• Richard Poon
• Sinosikat? (jazz funk)^[3]
• Sound

Manila sound

• APO Hiking Society
• Boyfriends
• Cinderella
• Hagibis
• Hotdog^[4]
• VST & Company
• Juan de la Cruz Band

Orchestras

• ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra
• De La Salle Zobel Symphony Orchestra
• FILharmoniKA
• Manila Philharmonic Orchestra
• Manila Symphony Orchestra
• Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
• San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts
• San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra

Parody

• BheBheBoyz
• Kamote Club
• Michael V.

Pop

• • 1:43
• 1st.One
• 3rd Avenue
• 4th Impact
• Six Part Invention
• Alamat
• April Boys
• Baby Blue
• BGYO
• BINI
• Ben&Ben
• Boyband PH
• Down to Mars
• Dv8
• Eurasia
• Freestyle
• G22
• Gimme 5
• Hori7on
• Introvoys
• Kitty Girls
• KAIA
• Krissy & Ericka
• La Diva
• Maasinhon Trio
• MNL48
• Mocha Girls
• MYMP
• Neocolours
• Nexxus
• Press Hit Play
• Pop Girls
• Reycard Duet
• SB19
• SexBomb Girls
• Side A
• Smokey Mountain
• South Border
• Sugarcane
• Sugarpop
• The Company
• Top One Project
• TNT Boys
• Viva Hot Babes
• XLR8
• YGIG

Reggae

See also: Pinoy reggae.

• Brownman Revival^[5]
• Chocolate Factory
• Grin Department
• Junior Kilat
• The Chongkeys
• Tropical Depression^[6]
• Blakdyak
• Nairud Sa Wabad

Rock

See also: Pinoy rock.

• 6cyclemind
• Aegis
  • AfterImage Alamid
• Ang Bandang Shirley
• Apartel
• Arcadia
• Autotelic
• Bamboo
• Barbie's Cradle
• Bethany
• Brisom
• Callalily
• Cambio
• Cheats
• Chicosci
• Cover Me Quick!
• Cueshé
• Curbside
• Dead Ends
• Death By Stereo
• December Avenue
• Dominion
• Dicta License
• Dilaw
• Eevee
• Eraserheads
• Firefly
• Franco
• General Luna
• Greyhoundz
• Hale
• Hastang
• Hey Moonshine
• Hilera
• Hungry Young Poets
• I Belong to the Zoo
• Imago
• Introvoys
• Itchyworms
• IV of Spades
• Jensen and The Flips
• Juan Karlos
• Juan de la Cruz Band
• Join the Club
• Kala
• Kapatid
• Kamikazee
• Kampon
• Kjwan
• Lola Amour
• Lokomotiv
• Mayonnaise
• MilesExperience
• Missing Filemon
• Mojofly
• Moonstar88
• Narda
• Neocolours
• Nuklus
• Oh, Flamingo!
• Orange and Lemons
• Paramita
• Parokya ni Edgar
• Pedicab
• Philippine Violators
• Piranha (Pinoy Rock Band)
• Plethora
• P.O.T.
• Prettier Than Pink
• Pupil
  • • Radioactive Sago Project Razorback Rivermaya
• Rizal Underground
• Rocksteddy
• Sandwich
• Save Me Hollywood
  • Session Road Shampoo Ni Lola
• Shamrock
• She's Only Sixteen
• Siakol
• Silent Sanctuary
• Slapshock
• Sponge Cola
• Stonefree
• SUD
• Sugarfree
• Suitcase101
• SunKissed Lola
• Taken by Cars
• Tanya Markova
• Teeth
• The Bloomfields
• The Camerawalls
• The Dawn
• The Drone
• The Hi-Jacks
• The Jerks
• The Juans
• The Oktaves
• The Pin-Ups
• The Ransom Collective
• The Vowels They Orbit
  • The Youth This Band
• Throw
• TOI
• Tom's Story
• Top Junk
• True Faith
• Turbo Goth
• Typecast
• Unica
• Up Dharma Down^[7]
• Urbandub
• Voice of Tranquility
• Wolfgang^[8]
• Yano
• Zelle
• Zoo

Ska

See also: ska.

• Put3ska^[9]

See also

• Pinoy pop
• Pinoy hip hop
• Pinoy reggae
• Ska
• Manila sound
• Music in the Philippines

Notes and References

1. News: Basco . Karl Cedrick . 'Nothing changed': Noy Pillora explains why Asin songs remain popular in PH . 19 January 2022 . ABS CBN News . 9 November 2021.
2. News: WATCH: Is Andrew E's 90s hit 'Humanap Ka Ng Panget' a rip-off of another hip hop song? . 19 January 2022 . InqPOP! . 4 July 2018 . en.
3. News: Arceo-Dumlao . Tina . Sinosikat believes in Pinoys . 19 January 2022 . INQUIRER.net . 11 March 2013 . en.
4. News: Caruncho . Eric S. . All Meat, no filler . 7 February 2022 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 11 November 2001 . en.
5. News: Garcia . Leony . Brownman Revival: They—and reggae—are here to stay Leony Garcia . 19 January 2022 . BusinessMirror . 4 March 2018.
6. News: Torres-Tupas . Tetch . Killer of Papadom's wife gets 40 years . 19 January 2022 . INQUIRER.net . 19 September 2019 . en.
7. News: Armi Millare leaves Up Dharma Down . 19 January 2022 . RAPPLER . 26 December 2021.
8. News: Godinez . Bong . Christian Bautista, The Company lead today's performers at the Metropolitan Theater . 7 February 2022 . www.gmanetwork.com . 23 June 2021 . en.
9. Book: Broughton . Simon . Ellingham . Mark . Trillo . Richard . Duane . Orla . McConnachie . James . World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific . 1999 . Rough Guides . 978-1-85828-636-5 . 21 . 23 January 2022 . en.