Welcome to Streetprint Manila

Streetprint Manila is a research project that is part of a larger research endeavour called “Six Continents and Between”. Initiated by Prof. Gary Kelly of the University of Alberta, 6CAB seeks to investigate popular print culture across various geographical, sociocultural, and ethnolinguistic contexts. More specifically, it aims to look at reading patterns and preferences of the Filipino Everyman, or those whom we would largely consider members of the “masa” class.

What's Original about Pinoy Music?

When asked about what an “elevated” Filipino music scene would look like and whether it is possible to achieve this, Rez remains positive that it can be done. However, he is wary about “where the allowance of this ‘neo-culture’ or joint understanding will spring from nowadays”. Rez says, “if [we] want a more concrete solution, one thing I had in mind is to… consciously create a ‘genre’ that will be globally known as originating from the Philippines… like how samba is from Brazil, reggae from Jamaica, or J-pop [from] Japan”. (Image courtesy of updharmadown.com?