Silay Philippine Folk Dance: Balitaw

Balitaw is a song that is usually a topical debate genre performed between a male and female. The original form is believed to be derived from pre-Hispanic courtship genres.

In the Visayas, Balitaw is both a song and dance that uses lyrics which are ideally humorous and performed spontaneously to a preconceived theme, similar in ways to Calypso singing on Trinidad. However, most balitaw nowadays are sung to with a memorized verse using a standard melody and chord progression.

Musically, the balitaw has evolved over time, incorporating melodic variants; even popular melodies can be substituted for traditional melodies in performance.

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