Talk:Music of the Philippines

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[edit] External link to streaming music removed

I removed a link that points to streaming OPM music, as per this policy. The site in question does not have any information as to whether all music were used under terms of Fair Use, so as a precaution against contributory infringement I reverted the page to delete the link. --- Tito Pao 13:53, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Proposal to merge OPM here

I propose that OPM be merged here. The content at the current page is too little to merit its own article. --Bentong Isles 02:09, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Not a good idea, IMO. "OPM" (as it is commonly known in the Philippines) is technically a small part of Filipino music. For instance, would you apply the label OPM to classical Filipino music (by, say, Nicanor Abelardo and Jose Maceda)? Would you also apply the label OPM to ethnic and folkloric music? OPM is more applicable to 20th century pop music, notably from the 1970s onward (when the label "OPM" first surfaced in common usage) --- Tito Pao 10:30, 12 November 2006 (UTC)