The banderia, a traditional Filipino instrument. (Source: famenyc.org) Traditional Filipino music is alive and well in Brooklyn, provided long-term care by a duo of Marine Park nurses working at Beth Israel Brooklyn Hospital [http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-07-20/news/32751201_1_musical-director-filipino-nurses-music-ensemble] at 3201 Kings Highway. Maria Bella Soriano-Locsin