Phillipines

The traditional music of the Philippines, like the folk music of our countries, reflects the life of common, mostly rural Filipinos. Like its counterparts in Asia, a lot of traditional songs from the Philippines have a strong connection with nature. However, much of it employs the diatonic scale rather than the more "Asian" pentatonic scale. Traditional Philippine music is reflective of the country's history as a melting pot of different cultures. Among the dominant cultural strains noticeable today are Hispano-Mexican, American and to some extent Chinese, Indian and Islamic. It is thus difficult to strictly classify the whole corpus of Philippine music as either Western or Eastern.

Associated Cultural Styles Of Music: Vocal Music, Dance Music, Christianised Groups, Muslim Groups, Indigenous Groups

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipino_folk_music