#alamat kasmala

[happymangospot]

Ladies and gentlemen, presenting ALAMAT.

This MV is rich in history not openly taught in history books regarding Filipino -American history.

#opm #alamat #ppop rise #ppop #alamat alas #alamat jao #alamat mo #alamat rji #alamat tomas #alamat taneo #alamat kasmala era #alamat kasmala #kasmala #screenshots not mine #i do not have twitter

[alamat-ph]

ALAMAT in their Mandirigma outfit by Victor Baguilat Jr. + head piece by Leeroy New --------- For the MANDIRIGMA set of #Alamat's teaser photos, we partnered with Ifugao fashion designer Victor Baguilat Jr. of Kandama Collective to create futuristic/cyberpunk Philippine warrior-themed outfits. Kandama is a social enterprise that aims to facilitate the empowerment of indigenous women through handloom weaving. It currently has weaving centers in Julongan village in Kiangan, Ifugao situated next to a UNESCO heritage site. Since its inception, Kandama has trained 29 weavers and, despite the pandemic, it currently has 14 active weavers. Know more about Victor/Kandama here --------- Caption from: Official Alamat Facebook Page

#Alamat #ppop #ppop rise #Indigenous Filipino fashion #cyberpunk fashion #fashion design #filipino music #filipino idols #filipino artists #Single: kasmala #Image #Teaser Image

[scl-ana]

this is a bit old, and i'm exposing myself as,, many things with this one but yes. stream pasulong <3

#alamat #kasmala #alamat jao #screenshot redraw #fanart #my art #digital art #opm #ppop #rlly dunno how to tag this one

[lokh]

Im gonna need your like, whole musical rec list, bc literally every song you have posted has not flopped once, give me your faves i need to eat them

OUGHHH YOUVE UNLOCKED THE BEAST ARGSHHFHJDF....

in the interest of making this both easily accessible but not stretching the dashboard, im embedding bandcamp links when i can, otherwise linking to youtube when unavailable

in no particular order, inclusion based mostly on what im still actively into LMAO but also just things you should give a go at least once:

list of artist recommendations

zeal and ardor: described as a mix of african-american spirituals and black metal. try devil is fine, you aint coming back, wake of a nation or church burns

bloodywood: indian folk metal, literally nobody is doing it like them. recently featured in monkey man (2024), try chakh le, yaad or dana dan

stromae: if youve never heard any of his songs WHAT ARE YOU DOING..... incredible lyricist, described as a blend of hip hop/electronic. papaoutai made the rounds on tumblr a while back, but you should also try santé and l'enfer

alamat: pinoy pop. a youtube commenter described them as sounding like 2nd gen kpop which probably also explains why i took a shine to them LMAO, notable for the amount of filipino culture on display and the diversity thereof (singing in different languages, themes). first heard them thru kasmala either here or on twitter lmao, try aswang or maharani

andy bull: alt-pop. a lot of poppy and upbeat songs with a melancholic undertone imo. an australian artist, try it's all connected or keep on running

cosmo sheldrake: electronic, wikipedia also lists him as folktronica and baroque pop. you may have heard the song come along on an apple ad - hes known for sampling sounds from nature. pliocene for example features sounds from endangered ecosystems.

if you like cosmo sheldrake, you might like hidden orchestra (electronica, ambient). also making use of field recordings, i really love the archipelago mixtape but its a hard sell at about an hour lmao. if you like the following song then i implore you to give it a go

son lux: experimental, you may have heard from them in the entire soundtrack for everything everywhere all at once (!!!!!). try dangerous, dream state (brighter night) or live another life.

ammar 808: electronic/world fusion, also behind bargou 08 (folk rock you should also listen to). i just cant get ain essouda out of my head, but i also love geeta duniki

miyavi: j-rock, used to be a visual kei artist. these days he might be known more for anime openings like flashback (kokkoku) or other side (id:invaded), or for work like snakes in arcane (or actually inspiring and voicing a character in it), but ive always been partial to his early work like sukkyanen myv or ashita, genki ni naare

songs/albums

'threads' album by now, now (indie rock).

'dream to make believe' or 'what to do when you are dead' by armor for sleep (rock, emo). here's the truth about heaven from the latter album

i already posted about it but denzel curry's 13lood 1n + 13lood out mixx (rap, trap) is extremely good

the guilty gear soundtracks and im so serious im not fucking joking. different kinds of rock and metal and all sorts of influences put in, a genuine labor of love. xrd and earlier games are mainly instrumental with some vocal tracks (try give me a break or big blast sonic), while strive pretty much always includes vocals (of course i need to rec rock parade, but also try requiem. its genuinely hard for me to pick and choose lmao)

not an album and not an artist

coke studio pakistan and coke studio bangla knocking it out of the fucking park, im particularly a fan of harkalay and kotha koiyo na. you could try the other coke studios too (tamil, india, etc)

triple j like a version is when the radio station triple j brings in artists and has them do a cover of a song (artists choice). i liked denzel curry's cover of bulls on parade and flume's shooting stars (video for this one is incredible, man had a vision you just have to stick it out), but you get a lot of interesting interpretations like the wombats' running up that hill, gordi's in the end or, infamously. the wiggles' elephant

ive DEFINITELY missed out some, but thats what my music tag is for LMAO i hope someone discovers something they like here!!!!

#ive tried to include a mix of songs that covers their range.. #includes the ones i like but ALSO is easiest on newcomers #particularly with the metal bands LMAO #eg church burns isnt really my favorite on the album but i remember it being the song i started with #specifically because someone in the reviews said it would be the easiest to start with. and they were right #also miyavi HAD to be here ive been a fan since GRADE SCHOOL #if ive recommended an album and not the artist its probably because im not a huge fan of their other stuff LMAO either cos #theyve moved away from what ive recommended stylistically (armor for sleep or now now) #or i havent gotten to a lot of the other stuff/its not my thing (denzel curry. sorry) #i liked the song ricky but a lot of the discography just isnt what i listen to rip #honestly it was so hard to choose AHSDUSDF i tried to choose artists that i really think others should listen to #but yeah obviously some are just there because. /i/ like them lol #wait not me reading the ask properly again and seeing that the focus was MY faves ASHDSDFSDHFBSDf #i got too excited at the prospect of recommending music #sonochinosodomy #ask #Bandcamp #music #obviously this couldnt be Everything... but ive done my best #to pare it down............. #long post

[apopcornkernel]

i dont know if there's even a ppop presence on tumblr but i do also want to promote ALAMAT, a 6-member idol boy group from the Philippines. Its members comprise of Taneo, Mo, Jao, Tomas, R-ji, and Alas. They debuted in 2021, and their creative direction centers on championing the Filipino identity and culture through their music.

sorry that ^ was a copypaste but it's a very useful and concise copypaste LOL but onto my own promo:

(note: also most of these videos have english subs!!)

(extra note bc this issue always pops up whenever locals encounter alamat: mo is always wearing black hairstyes bc he is blasian and not bc he is appropriating from black culture hdfjhdf)

KASMALA, the inverted Tagalog word for "strong" (malakas), is the MV that really did numbers on social media iirc. The video direction focused on the "human zoo" in the St. Louis' World Fair of 1904 (which included Filipinos specifically Igorots), and a general theme of anti-Filipino racism by white people (who are represented as ominous figures literally dressed in all white)

personal opinion: the music video is great but i personally think they have better songs, music-wise. and i'm going to give you an example of that by introducing you to my ALL-TIME FAVORITE ALAMAT SONG!!!

ILY ILY, a transliteration of "Ili-Ili Tulog Anay", incorporates the melody and lyrics of the Ilonggo lullaby it derives its title from. The MV and lyrics both work together to portray the experience of being an OFW/having an OFW parent. OFWs, or overseas Filipino workers, refer to Filipinos who go abroad in search of jobs that have better pay, so that they can remit money back to their families in the Philippines.

personal opinion: this is their best song THIS IS THEIR BEST SONG EVER OF ALL TIME and lyca gairanod is such a perfect singer for this. her ethereal crooning really gave me chills the first time i heard it UGH

DAYANG, the term for the wife of a Datu, is one of their most earworming songs ever. It's a gorgeous love song and what I would recommend to newbies if they want to get into alamat <3

personal opinion: The MV is kinda ass because it's just a super long extended ad for DITO PH (in terms of story and also bc they really missed out on doing a vid that drew more on culture esp bc dayang is a historical noble title and they used tausug words and designs for the graphics an the dance itself already incorporated pangasik dance which is also from the tausug people LIKEEE?? they've always promoted other cultures of the philippines i know they can do it but because of CAPITALISM--). But the song bangs so severely, as a pop enjoyer this is peak pop for me.

OH I ALMOST FORGOT DAGUNDONG

DAGUNDONG, a song basically recounting the colonial history of the Philippines from Spain to America, is just so fucking good you should watch/listen to it rn. There's EN subs don't worry you won't miss out on the context. This is colonial rage it's so satisfying I still remember where I was when they dropped this.

personal opinion: FOREVER OBSESSED WITH HOW THEY SAY "dahil puso mandirigma di papakutsa di papapugon" you guys have no idea how much i sing that line to myself sooo satisfying. Instant earworm this song i swear.

OK ONE LAST one last and i'm done. okay.

MAHARANI, a Sanskrit term for the wife of a Maharaja (translated as "great queen"), heavily features singkil, a Maranao dance which uses bamboo poles like tinikling does. The song also uses SEAsian instruments like kanun, gamelan, and gangsa. Also BINI's Jhoanna plays one of the main characters here!!!

personal opinion: this is their most pop-sounding song, which i think is slightly carried by the video i'm sorryyy. it's catchy though!! and i looove the part somewhere halfway where alas starts his verse, singing it in a more spoken-word way

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okay 5 songs is. probably enough. this post is already kinda long shdfjskdff but yeah. pls check them out if you can hehe <3

also ppop idols are just really funny. there's no concept of an idol image so they just tweet shit. alamat jao gave out his genshin UID after a fan tweeted about having co-oped with him in genshin, and then after that he started answering questions with the hashtag "#canceljao" making a lot of magiliws (alamat fans) confused, and then he posted a classic iphone notes apology like this 😭

i'll do a bini version after this my girls deserve more international hype. they occupy a more girlcrush pop genre but they're just as chaotic as alamat if not even more 😭 there are entire THREADS on twitter of them just being hilarious jdhfkshgf i love them so much

thanks for reading <3

#alamat #phposting #long post #ppop #Youtube

[reallyhardy]

It’s the very reason the group was launched in February 2021: while original P-pop music saw success in the late 1990s and early 2000s, support faced a steep decline once groups started modeling themselves after their Korean counterparts. The industry lacked diversity and by extension, a distinct identity: something Alamat has in spades. Today, they are ready to live up to their name (which means “legends” in English) as the first multiethnic, multilingual act in the Philippines.

Alamat came together from all over the country. Leader, main dancer, and sub-vocalist Taneo (22 years old) is from Tabuk, Kalinga, in the far North; co-leader Mo (20) is a half-Black American from Castillejos, Zambales; Jao (20) comes from Pampanga and the group’s center Tomás (24) from Tabaco City, Albay. Vocalist and visual R-Ji (23) is a Waray-Waray from Borongan, Eastern Samar, while rapper-producer Alas (21) is a Bisaya from Davao City. 

All were students with side jobs prior to joining the group, and while they all agree that this gig positively changed the trajectory of their lives, the journey was not without doubts. “Lately, it seems like Filipinos gravitate towards foreign influences more: our appreciation for our culture has slowly started to fade. So when we heard of the concept of this boy group, we couldn’t help but think it was risky,” Jao admits.

Alamat’s creative director Jason Paul Laxamana further outlines to Teen Vogue via email the complexities in P-pop and K-pop, and how they’ve affected Alamat’s reception in the country. “For Pinoy K-pop fans, they would judge Alamat based on their standards: glossy sets, Korean-style choreography, and even physical appearance like light skin and colored eyes,” Laxamana says. “Since Alamat doesn’t follow their formula 100%, many perceive them to be doing it wrong.”

But these risks seem to have paid off, as they’ve built an impressive portfolio of songs that illuminate the Philippines’ illustrious culture. “Kbye,” for instance, is their debut anthem about ghosting sung in seven of our local languages. “Kasmala” — which recently went viral for its “f*ck colonizers” concept — references the 1904 St. Louis World Fair, where Filipino natives were displayed like zoo animals before a foreign audience. Their latest EP Pasulong has the sensual and bass-heavy “Aswang” as the lead single, where all six members fall for the country’s most popular urban legend: a bloodsucker that only appears at night.

#ALAMAT #ppop #ppop rise #philippines #original pinoy music #anyway i'm linking the article after my last post #b/c its a really good read and i think #this group really deserves so much more appreciation

[primamchorus]

that thing i said would embarrass me if i uploaded it -- if only because i was so rusty getting back into editing when i touched this.

but i know a lot more tricks and other things to make things better both in-game and in my video editing software. so i may end up remaking this, but like...better.

anyway

song: kasmala by ALAMAT

#fuck it we ball #i've been embarrassing myself on the internet since i was in elementary school #who the fuck is going to stop me now? #me???? #HAHAHA #but you're not allowed to reblog #i only used my characters that were straight up filipino or filipino-coded #so that's -- from left to right: #oc: gloria pratum #oc: artemis dimasalang #oc: primam chorus #oc: jaydin byrd #oc: verta devonici

[antihibikase-archive]

Always going to try to get people to watch ALAMAT's Kasmala MV like. It isn't even just because I think the song is great and so are the symbolisms but like. Its a genuinely well-made piece

#antihibikase.txt #((I remembered it againnnn watching it for the first time and realizing OH. It's framed as a love song. But the mv. <333333333)) #((And seven languages <3))

[mhizzberry]

Funny number time. 4. 20. 69.

Funny number time!!!

#4:

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ALAMAT!! Maharani is still such a pretty song to me...

#4:

ALAMATSWEEP AGAIN kasmala is still iconic :)

#69:

To nobody's surprise. It's Waterparks again 😔

#the 69th song is ironic tho cos the chorus goes 'i'd un-fuck you if i could' NJKDSFNJK #sorry that most parx songs im into are horny. i just like the vibes #Mhizzy's Reply #antihibikase #Spotify Wrapped 2023

[decrescendo]

My latest fixation is ALAMAT’s (a Filipino boyband) latest EP, which is so musically, lyrically, and conceptually good????? Aswang is a very catchy sensual pop song (with an equally eyecatching  and sensual MV) about offering your body and wanting to be, uhh, sucked dry and devoured by a supernatural being (aswang, translated as "monster" as a catch-all word for all shapeshifting creatures of the night). It is a definitive bop, as I can't stop listening to it. And unlike kasmala—which had one of the best and more artistic MVs, a visually arresting middle finger to Western colonization—I can actually hear the vocal line clearly. (All the official MVs have Eng subs.)

#music #alamat #i still love ZXC my brain just can't chinese lately LOL

[joyfulpocketninja]

Tagged by @somanyguys

Thanks for tagging me! This is going to be hard to pick 5 songs because I hyper fixate on songs so much. Let’s see put 5 songs you actually listen to, publish, and then send this ask/tag 10 of your followers.

1. Kasmala - Alamat

2. Moon Girl Magic - Diamond White

3. T.M.I - Meet Me @ The Altar

4. Illuminated Marmaid (feat. KAITO) - Re:nG

5. Sugar Rush Ride - TOMORROW X TOGETHER

Love to add more music to my ever growing playlists, so if you want to let me know what you’re listening to! @arisaontheinternet, @whatdoiknowimjustanengineer, @stuffkimlikes , @mey-rin-is-fabulous, @seasaltmemories, @flyinginanimeheaven

#i think this is a nice sample of what i'm listening to

[alamat-ph]

ALAMAT - 'kasmala' teaser portraits

#Alamat #ppop #ppop rise #filipino music #filipino idols #filipino artists #Single: kasmala #Image #Teaser Image #Alamat Alas #Alamat R-Ji #Former Member: Gami #Alamat Mo #Former Member: Valfer #Alamat Tomas #Alamat Jao #Alamat Taneo

[scl-ana]

did this abt a month ago, kinda just got these photos off of pinterest. stream sana naman and sumpa <3

#valfer #valfer alo #fanart #my art #digital art #dont usually draw former members unless in a not-alamat context (idk how to explain it) #(like i have sumpa and sana naman valfer drawings but no kasmala drawings) #idk i feel like it respects the fact they left??? #ik this was an alamat photoshoot but like the fit ok #yes i rambled bc idk how to tag this

[lunawlw]

tagged by @femmesweetheart to list my recent five fav songs (thank you!! love you ;w; <3 !! )

them changes - thundercat

radio - arcade high, skyleaf

kasmala - alamat

u wanna dance? - magdalena bay

friday night - yakuza 0 ost

i tag: @pikaplur, @scaryelwes, @greggorylee, & anyone who wants to do this ! :3c

#personal♡ #THANK YOU TEEHEE #ive been in a dancing mood :3

[tmasckotoko]

#Spotify

[happymangospot]

ALAMAT on MYX Live! | Full Episode | 'kbye', 'kasmala', 'Say U Love Me',...

#alamat #ppop rise #opm #alamat mo #ppop #alamat taneo #alamat jao #alamat alas #alamat tomas #alamat rji #Youtube