The best times of the year are when I get to go to my friend’s house and sing karaoke till my throat hurts and stuff my face with bam-i and egg rolls. Yeah, she’s Filipina (and Thai). In between the English songs, I’ve been able to listen to some beautiful songs in Tagalog that could rival the likes of Adele. Fil-Ams have dominated the U.S. and global charts with Bruno Mars and are doing it again with Olivia Rodrigo and H.E.R. Filipinos are incredible singers and musicians and it’s time that we give them the respect and recognition they deserve. All the following artists are either full or partially Filipino. Check out this playlist of Pinoy artists on Spotify and prepare to gush tears or be surprised by who’s on the list.
1. Beabadoobee - “The Moon Song”
2. H.E.R. - “Could’ve Been”
3. Lea Salonga - “Reflection”
4. Enrique Iglesias - “Bailando”
5. Saweetie - “Best Friend Remix”
6. Bruno Mars - “That’s What I Like”
7. Eraserheads - “With A Smile”
8. Sugarfree - “Burnout”
9. Jose Mari Chan - “Beautiful Girl”
10. Hotdog - “Manila”
11. Jessa Zaragoza - “Bakit Pa?”
12. Dominic Fike - “3 Nights”
13. Yeek - “Feels Like I’m Flying”
14. Nadine Lustre, Ruby Ibarra - “No 3 2”
15. RINI - “My Favorite Clothes”
16. SOSUPERSAM - “Drip”
17. Jay Som - “Anok Ko”
18. Olivia Rodrigo - “brutal”
19. Ta-ku - “Make You Wanna”
20. AJ Rafael - “Waking up Sucks (Sometimes)”
Save the playlist right here! Happy Filipino-American History Month!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4b1dcnJCp4JrxuhzYvcdcG?si=ape-xY_jRz2f8_e8_AcW7A
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