Michael Dadap is a popular Filipino guitarist, composer, and conductor, and an influential advocate of Filipino folk music. He was influential in the creation of a world-class rondalla ensemble in the United States is also the founding music director of the Iskwelahang Rondalla (Rondalla School) of Boston, Massachusetts， Dadap is a Queens, New York resident. He lives with his wife, Yeou-Cheng Ma, the eldest sister of Yo-Yo Ma