First Filipino in Music and Dance

	Amapola Cabase	Profile
	1st Filipina-American artist to top the Hawaiian poll as the Most Famous Female Performer in the Hawaiian Islands	1972
	Andrew E	Profile
	1st Filipino rap artist to form the first independent rap label in the Philippines, Dongalo Wreckords Worldwide, Ltd.	1995
	Billy Crawford	Profile
	1st Filipino-American Best Male International Artist, NJR Music Awards in Cannes	2003
	Cecile Licad	Profile
	1st Filipina musician to receive the prestigious Leventritt Gold Medal	1981
	Charmaine Clamor	Profile
	1st Filipina-American Jazz Singer	2006
	Christian Mendoza	Profile
	1st Filipino to win "Denmark Idol"	2003
	Danongan Kalanduyan	Profile
	1st Filipino-American Master Artist of Maguindanao Kulintang music in the United States	1976
	Eleanor Academia	Profile
	1st Filipina-American musician to produce the 1st recording of Kulintang music in the world	1994
	Evelyn Mandac	Profile
	1st Filipina Soprano to sing at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., USA	1975
	Francis M	Profile
	1st Filipino recipient of the Pioneer Hall of Fame Award by Empire Entertainment at the 1st Annual Philippine Hip-Hop Music Awards	2005
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