Name: Marching Empire: Military Music in the Philippines Under Japanese Rule
Start: 2025-03-15T14:00:00+08:00
End: 2025-03-15T16:00:00+08:00
Location: Ayala Museum

Marching Empire: Military Music in the Philippines Under Japanese Rule

❓ #DidYouKnow that during WWII, some Japanese officers brought phonographs and played gunka in garrisons, treating them like early versions of karaoke to boost morale?
𝐆𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐚 (軍歌) or Japanese military songs found their way into Filipino musical traditions during World War II—blending with local compositions, influencing musical styles, and leaving traces in our soundscape. Musicologist 𝐃𝐫. 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝 A. 𝐏𝐫𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞 unpacks how these songs evolved beyond the battlefield, shaping both collective memory and artistic expression.
Join us as the 𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 returns with 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞: 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞 with 𝐃𝐫. 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝 A. 𝐏𝐫𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞 at Ayala Museum on Saturday, March 15 at 2:00pm.
📅 March 15, 2025 (Saturday)
⏰ 2:00 - 4:00 PM
📍 Ayala Museum
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰: 👉 bit.ly/fhl-rodhall2025-1
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The 𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 on WWII in the Philippines is available for research at the Filipinas Heritage Library: bit.ly/fhl-rodhall
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