Villar Records is a Filipino record label owned by Mareco, Inc. which also owns the Mabuhay Records label. It was launched in 1950[1] by the late Manuel P. Villar who was known as the "Father of Philippine Recording" for pioneering the recording of original Pilipino music or OPM. He was also the first president of the Record Industry Association of the Philippines (RIAP).[2]
Mareco, Inc. bought original compositions from various Filipino artists and commercially produced recordings of numerous folk songs, Kundiman, balitaw and other traditional music from different regions of the Philippines, keeping indigenous music alive in the 1950s and 1960s in the face of American and British imports.[3] It also produced ethnic sounds of the Ilocos, Cebu, Iloilo, Cordillera, Tausug and Maranao tribes. All these indigenous music recordings were marketed under the labels Mabuhay Records and Villar Records. The company was first to produce a recording of the Philippine National Anthem.
It has released prolific amounts of recordings from certain of its artists, to the point where it was noted internationally in Billboard. Villar released 18 albums of organ music in a single year from artist Relly Coloma, who surpassed the record held by the Mabuhay Singers.[4] Coloma released 50 albums by early 1971, all on Villar.[5]
Mareco, Inc. is currently managed by Luis P. Villar from its offices in Tirad Pass, Sta. Mesa Heights, Quezon City, Philippines (the studios of radio station 105.1 Crossover — now as 105.1 Brigada News FM, which is owned by the Mareco Broadcasting Network, Inc. is also located here). The company's extensive collection of music recordings is globally distributed through Villar Records International from offices in Manila, Philippines and Los Angeles, United States.
^Letts, Richard (2003). The Effects of Globalisation on Music in Five Contrasting Countries: Australia, Germany, Nigeria, the Philippines and Uruguay (PDF) (Report). Music Council of Australia. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
^Yson, Danny. "The Recording Industry at a Glance". PARI.com.ph. Accessed August 8, 2016. Contains excerpts from the book The Recording of Pilipino Music.
^Salazar, Oskar."18th Album for Coloma". Billboard Magazine. June 6, 1970. Retrieved from Google Books. p. 77.
^"Villar Prepares Strong Push on Coloma Album". Billboard Magazine. January 16, 1971. Retrieved from Google Books. p. 78.
External linksedit
Official website
April 05, 2024
villar, records, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Villar Records news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Villar Records is a Filipino record label owned by Mareco Inc which also owns the Mabuhay Records label It was launched in 1950 1 by the late Manuel P Villar who was known as the Father of Philippine Recording for pioneering the recording of original Pilipino music or OPM He was also the first president of the Record Industry Association of the Philippines RIAP 2 Villar RecordsFounded1950FounderManuel P VillarDistributor s self distributedGenreVariousCountry of originPhilippinesLocationManilaOfficial websiteVillar MusicMareco Inc bought original compositions from various Filipino artists and commercially produced recordings of numerous folk songs Kundiman balitaw and other traditional music from different regions of the Philippines keeping indigenous music alive in the 1950s and 1960s in the face of American and British imports 3 It also produced ethnic sounds of the Ilocos Cebu Iloilo Cordillera Tausug and Maranao tribes All these indigenous music recordings were marketed under the labels Mabuhay Records and Villar Records The company was first to produce a recording of the Philippine National Anthem It has released prolific amounts of recordings from certain of its artists to the point where it was noted internationally in Billboard Villar released 18 albums of organ music in a single year from artist Relly Coloma who surpassed the record held by the Mabuhay Singers 4 Coloma released 50 albums by early 1971 all on Villar 5 Mareco Inc is currently managed by Luis P Villar from its offices in Tirad Pass Sta Mesa Heights Quezon City Philippines the studios of radio station 105 1 Crossover now as 105 1 Brigada News FM which is owned by the Mareco Broadcasting Network Inc is also located here The company s extensive collection of music recordings is globally distributed through Villar Records International from offices in Manila Philippines and Los Angeles United States Artists editSylvia La Torre Ruben Tagalog Diomedes Maturan Bobby Gonzales Ric Manrique Jr Leo Valdez Pedro Concepcion Pilita Corrales Sampaguita Nora Aunor Mabuhay Singers Hotdog Relly Coloma Roland Valentino Carmelita Alburo Flor OcampoReferences edit Letts Richard 2003 The Effects of Globalisation on Music in Five Contrasting Countries Australia Germany Nigeria the Philippines and Uruguay PDF Report Music Council of Australia Retrieved October 24 2010 Yson Danny The Recording Industry at a Glance PARI com ph Accessed August 8 2016 Contains excerpts from the book The Recording of Pilipino Music Rodell Paul A 2002 Culture and customs of the Philippines Greenwood Publishing Group pp 184 185 ISBN 978 0 313 30415 6 Salazar Oskar 18th Album for Coloma Billboard Magazine June 6 1970 Retrieved from Google Books p 77 Villar Prepares Strong Push on Coloma Album Billboard Magazine January 16 1971 Retrieved from Google Books p 78 External links editOfficial website Affiliates of Villar Records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Villar Records amp oldid 1168539657, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
