The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), which had been gradually releasing music videos for Filipino lullabies on its Facebook page and YouTube account, has now finished uploading all eight of the MVs made by renowned directors like Sigrid Bernardo and Law Fajardo.
The directors' short films on the chosen lullabies from various parts of the Philippines are featured in the MVs. It is an initiative of the Audience Development Division of the CCP Arts Education Department.
The project aims to revive Philippine traditional lullabies for modern audiences and create nurturers who are knowledgeable about local tunes and heles.
The eight lullabies were composed based on ethnomusicologist Sol Trinidad's study, and musical director Krina Cayabyab created the arrangements.
The other directors include Alvin Yapan, Carla Ocampo, Teng Mangansakan, Milo Tolentino, Mes De Guzman, and Thop Nazareno in addition to Bernardo and Fajardo.
The idea's originator, CCP Board Trustee, and Vice Chair Michelle Nikki Junia emphasized how both adults and children can gain from listening to these lullabies.
Junia, a music educator for young children, observed the dearth of Filipino lullabies in her classes since the repertory is predominately composed of Western music.
You can see the videos for Himig Himbing: Mga Heleng Atin on the CCP Facebook page. Visit the CCP website or follow the organization on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for additional information.
The music videos are as follows:
- “Sa Ugoy ng Duyan” (a Tagalog lullaby composed by National Artist for Music Lucio San Pedro with lyrics by National Artist for Music and Literature Levi Celerio),
- “Katurog na, Nonoy” (a Bicolano lullaby sung by one whom a little boy looks for to put him to sleep),
- “Wiyawi” (a traditional Kalinga lullaby often sung by caretakers, usually Cordilleran fathers),
- “Aba-aba” (a lullaby indigenous to Southern Mindanao, particularly sung by the indigenous group Subanon),
- “Hele” (a lullaby from a 1986 field recording of Dr. Elena Mirano taken in San Mateo, Rizal),
- “Dungdungwen Kanto” (translated as I Will Love You, the first line of an Ilocano wedding song also often sung as a children’s lullaby),
- “Tingkatulog” (translated as ‘Sleeping Time’, a folk lullaby from the area of Bohol),
- “Ili, Ili, Tulog Anay” (translated as ‘Little One, Go to Sleep’, a Visayan lullaby sung by a caretaker to a child and mentions a mother who is out buying bread)
