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Title: Sylvia La Torre, Leopoldo Silos - Balitaw
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1960s, World, Filipino Folk Vocal, Manila, Philippines 8/26
Matrix #: N/A
Condition: VG+ (LM) | Members: Sylvia L (33' - 22'), Leopoldo S (N/A)
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: La Torre built her career while Filipino performers were often expected to balance local tradition with American-influenced entertainment markets.

2. Scene Ecology: Balitaw is tied to Filipino courtship-song tradition, where humor, flirtation, regional language, and folk melody carried social history.

3. Studio Lore: Leopoldo Silos was a key arranger-composer figure, helping preserve older Filipino forms inside record culture instead of leaving them only to live performance.