“Ī slow and memorable tune straight out of the Visayan song vault, it is as easy to remember as it is to fall in love with. This song brings back awkward but happy sepia-toned memories of high school students giggling in school halls while defiantly singing the titular curse word: “ giatay (damned). “Gugumang Giatay” is what many in my generation consider our entry song into the Bisrock genre. Here are 10 songs that are guaranteed to get you into the Vispop genre: Over the years, and through all my cravings for home, I’ve gathered a small collection of favorites from Visayan artists. Thus began my love affair with Visayan music, locally known as Vispop (Visayan pop music) and Bisrock (Bisaya rock music). I would later learn that this type of tongue-in-cheek humor is what epitomizes modern Visayan songs. One day, I clicked on a YouTube link, and it led me to the funniest hugot song I have ever heard. It wasn’t until I moved to Manila and began missing the sounds of home that I learned about an entire genre of music based on my native dialect. Visayan songs were filed away as “lola music” due to the likes of “Usahay” and other classic songs of a bygone era. The few OPM songs that were on my radar back then were from singers like Nina and King. My young ears only listened to the music of the Backstreet Boys, Shania Twain, and the Meteor Garden soundtrack. MANILA, Philippines – Growing up in Cebu, I never paid much attention to Visayan songs.
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