Harana (serenade)

The harana (Spanish: Jarana) is a serenade tradition in rural areas of the Philippines in which young men may formally meet single lady visitors.

[1] Traditionally, the suitor or manliligaw will visit the house of the girl he is trying to woo, and sing by her window until she comes out to either accept or deny him.

The suitor may or may not be accompanied, but usually his companions will be playing a guitar or provide back up vocals as he sings.

It is a traditional form of courtship music in which a man woos a woman by singing underneath her window at night.

It is widely practiced in many parts of the Philippines with a set of protocols, a code of conduct, and a specific style of music.