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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.
The use of the term OPM has evolved over the years, shifting in focus from the ballad-heavy and lyrical music produced from the 1970s-1990s, to the present definition which refers practically to any song produced in the Philippines or by Filipinos. As an umbrella term, OPM arguably encompasses any kind of mainstream musical genre written in either Filipino or English.
