Manila, Philippines- As Kumunizens, we believe that music has the undeniable potential to touch hearts and heal people. On January 22, in the spirit of camaraderie and oneness, kumu music will be throwing a virtual benefit concert to raise awareness and funds for the victims of the Super Typhoon Odette. The event was made possible…
Manila, Philippines– The future of local hip-hop is here. From Rap King Francis M.’s commercial hit success album Yo! in the early 90s, to more contemporary artists on Spotify tripling their streams and topping playlist charts, the hip-hop music scene in the Philippines has transformed from its modest roots into a full-blown cultural revolution. The…
No doubt, it takes a village to raise a Filipino recording artist. When we launched the kumu music department kumusika, we envisioned a platform that would set the virtual stage for emerging Filipino recording artists and independent labels. No music-loving soul will ever feel alone with our new platform that helps amplify the reach of…
The Electronic Sports and Gaming Summit (ESGS) returns for another online installment on November 19 to 21. The three-day event is jampacked with esports and gaming action – from tournaments, show matches, exciting gaming titles, webinars, competition, freebies and more! And now, for the first time, you can watch the highly anticipated gaming event on…
Social entertainment app kumu adds former Disney executive Anand Roy to its leadership team as the Senior Vice President for Strategy and International. Anand joins Kumu after spending 17 years at Disney in various positions, most recently, as the Regional Director of Music and Live Entertainment in Southeast Asia. “We've always looked up to Disney…
MANILA, Philippines, October 27, 2021– Filipino social entertainment platform Kumu has raised a Series C led by General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm with more than 40 years of experience scaling disruptive businesses internationally. Existing investors Openspace and SIG also participated. This transaction marks the largest equity financing to date for a Filipino…
A convention filled with authentic Filipino talent? Yes, please! On October 15-16, 2021, the first kumu USA mini con will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, with special Kumunity appearances by Ruby Ibarra, AJ Rafael, JayR, Mica Javier, Mike Swift, and the Filharmonic. This is the first kumu convention to date, and everyone’s excited for…
“I took the road less taken.”, says Eula Claire Ponte (@alueclaire), recalling that fateful decision she made to join kumu, a then unknown company barely past its first year of operation. She elaborates on the situation, one that we’re all too familiar with: It’s early 2019, and she’s about to graduate university—a Chemical Engineering student,…
Before the weekday ends, some Kumunizens will be walking away with a lot of money! kumu’s iconic gameshow Quiz Mo Ko (QMK) is about to play another 1 million peso prize pool, scheduled for this Friday, September 24, 2021, 9 PM PHT. You can feel the hype within the Kumunity, as weeks of clues, livestream…