Muni-Muni Stories

In a pandemic, what does it mean to archive our musical heritage? This recap episode of Muni-Muni Stories answers that question by contemplating the nature of the OPM Archive: a living, advocacy-drive...

25 Mars 202150min

What are the roots of Philippine folk rock? OPM icon Heber Bartolome unearths them in classical and bandurria music as well as in the 1960s-70s rock scene. This recollection touches on the challenges ...

11 Mars 202134min

The choice output of Up Dharma Down (UDD) is hard to miss. Four songs, each from a separate album, are this episode’s core: Oo, Silid, Tadhana, and Crying Season. UDD shores up insights from shaping t...

25 Feb 202140min

In Episode 9 with Zsa Zsa Padilla, Zia Quizon, & Karylle, we discuss the role of TV and digital streaming in the consumption and enjoyment of music. Representing different genres and spaces for music,...

11 Feb 202158min

Episode 8 with Raymund Marasigan explores the role of places in music. Place-names abound in lyrics and album titles by his many bands Sandwich, Pedicab, Basement Lung, Cambio, and the Eraserheads. Th...

21 Jan 202137min

Muling Kagat, the topic of this episode, is a one-of-a-kind tribute album to the 1970s band Hotdog. The album produced by Paolo Garcia includes a new version of the band’s hit song "Manila" along with...

7 Jan 202131min

For our Christmas episode, we revisit the church songs familiar to many Catholic Filipinos such as “Hindi Kita Malilimutan” and “Humayo’t Ihayag.” Jesuit priest and composer, Manoling Francisco, refle...

17 Dec 202055min

Bayang Barrios, here in this episode, calls up memories that underpin two songs. Lodged in the featured song, “Malayo Man, Malapit Din” is the longing for a friend overseas. The heart's homeland doubl...

19 Nov 202045min