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Seems as if music is the one field in which Filipinos can't help but succeed. We send a singer to an international competition and he or she will almost certainly come home with a prize, if not the top prize. Let a homegrown show band play at a cruise ship or the bar of a chain hotel and it's sure to give guests a good time. Still, winning international singing competitions or entertaining hotel guests doesn't begin to speak of how much music means to Filipinos. To be Filipino is to have a soundtrack album built into your life—there's music for every occasion or emotion. Nothing is too mundane to be unworthy of music.
Because music is valuable, our cultural heritage has become rich, colourful, and vibrant—just like the people who create it. But few of us can truly claim to having a fine understanding and appreciation of our cultural heritage. Felipe de Leon Jr., professor of art studies at the University of the Philippines Diliman, says that being unaware of the beauty of our culture is a liability. The lack of cultural awareness muddles our sense of identity.
