This video from a collection of harana songs went viral—3.7 million views on Instagram and counting—mostly among younger viewers. I’ve often wondered why now, when the Harana documentary was filmed 15–18 years ago and remained in relative obscurity. Social media plays a role, for sure. But I have another theory: I think Filipinos—especially the younger generation—are beginning to embrace their own music and culture—a shift away from colonial mentality. Have we begun to turn the page? Ako'y Maghi

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Comedy act KAJ, which has soared out of obscurity to become the favourite in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, says it hopes its steamy-but-not-in-a-sexy-way sauna song will make people laugh. Kevin Holmstrom, Axel Ahman and Jakob Norrgard — whose first initials spell KAJ — met as children growing up in Vora, a small mostly Swedish-speaking town in western Finland. They formed KAJ back in 2009 and have since produced seven albums but readily admit that describing them as obscure until recently i