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The Sound of the Filipino Diaspora: How Distance Is Making OPM Global — Filipino artists in Los Angeles, London, and Dubai are creating a new kind of music — rooted in the Philippines but shaped by everywhere else they've been.
Tokyo's Jazz Underground: The Hidden Clubs Keeping Bebop Alive — Beneath the neon-lit streets of Shinjuku and Shimokitazawa, a constellation of intimate jazz clubs preserves the spirit of bebop with a reverence you'll find nowhere else on earth.
Manila's Hidden Live Music Scene: The Venues Keeping Independent Music Alive — Behind the megamalls and concert arenas, a network of intimate venues is nurturing the next generation of Filipino musicians. We found them.
Beyond K-Pop: The Underground Music Scenes Defining Seoul's Sound — While the world watches K-pop, something altogether more interesting is happening in the basements of Hongdae, the jazz bars of Itaewon, and the practice rooms of a generation of m
10 OPM Artists You Need to Be Listening to Right Now — Original Pilipino Music is having a global moment. These ten acts are leading the charge and redefining what Filipino music sounds like to the world.