Abstract
Military brass bands communicate ideas and sentiments about the nations they represent. A worldwide brass band movement burst forth during the 19th century and became iconic of the modern nation. This chapter uncovers how American colonizers neither introduced the brass band tradition to Filipinos nor radically altered it; they simply redirected the meaning of its performance in the Philippines to portray an elaborate logic of benevolent rule, colonial tutelage, and assimilation. Black soldier-musicians were integral to the popularity of American music in the Philippines, thus understanding their unique racial and social position during war provides context to the exceptional rise to fame of Lt. Walter Howard Loving, his rapport with Filipinos, and the role of military bands in alleviating racial tensions between Whites and Blacks and also between Americans and Filipinos in the colonial Philippines.
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