Villar

Mareco, Inc. Bought original compositions from various Filipino artists and commercially produced recordings of numerous folk songs, Kundiman, balitaw and other traditional music from different regions of the Philippines, keeping indigenous music alive in the 1950s and 1960s in the face of American and British imports. It also produced ethnic sounds of the Ilocos, Cebu, Iloilo, Cordillera, Tausug and Maranao tribes. All these indigenous music recordings were marketed under the labels Mabuhay Records and Villar Records. The company was first to produce a recording of the Philippine National Anthem. It has released prolific amounts of recordings from certain of its artists, to the point where it was noted internationally in Billboard. Coloma released 50 albums by early 1971, all on Villar. Mareco, Inc. Is currently managed by Luis P. Villar from its offices in Tirad Pass, Sta. Mesa Heights, Quezon City, Philippines (the studios of radio station 105.1 Crossover — now as 105.1 Brigada News FM, which is owned by the Mareco Broadcasting Network, Inc. Is also located here). The company's extensive collection of music recordings is globally distributed through Villar Records International from offices in Manila, Philippines and Los Angeles, United States. • Illustration — Villar Records' Manuel P. Villar's ("Father of Philippine Recording") family mausoleum at La Loma Cemetery.

• Name — Villar Records • Founded — 1950 • Founder — Manuel P. Villar • Distributor — self-distributed • Genre — Various • Country — Philippines • Location — Manila • Url — Villar Music

• Sylvia La Torre • Ruben Tagalog • Diomedes Maturan • Bobby Gonzales • Ric Manrique Jr. • Leo Valdez • Pedro Concepcion • Juan Silos, Jr. • Pilita Corrales • Sampaguita • Nora Aunor • Nora Hermosa (Nora H. Pacres) • Carmen Camacho • Raye Lucero • Mabuhay Singers • Cely Bautista • Hotdog • Relly Coloma • Roland Valentino • Carmelita Alburo • Flor Ocampo