We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again (and we’ll most likely say this a thousand times more), singing is a national hobby in the Philippines. So it came as no surprise that the 25th Anniversary gala performance of Miss Saigon, playing at the Prince Edward Theatre, London, featured the original Kim, Lea Salonga. It also featured another Filipina making her mark in the world musical stage, Rachelle Ann Go. Lea Salonga is also known as a Disney Princess (the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in Aladdin and Fa Mulan in Mulan). But, lately, in her participation in The Voice Philippines, we see a different personality shining through — we don’t know if it’s just role-playing, but she sure comes across as a b*tch. Still, as someone noted, every time Lea Salonga sings the classics, our hearts melt, and we remember that we love her. Yes, we still love her. Here, watch: Continue reading Lea Salonga, Rachelle Ann Go, Miss Saigon: Told You, Singing Is More Fun in the Philippines (video)
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Singing: More Fun in the Philippines
Filipinos are born with a microphone in hand, the legend goes. Filipinos love to sing. We sing everywhere, in any occasion and through any emotion. Karaoke microphones, now mostly wireless, are as common in the Philippines like rice. If you’re touring the Philippines and find yourself in malls, it’s not surprising to bump into Filipinos, from absolute amateurs to awesome professionals, testing mics on display in music and appliance stores. We’ve compiled three (there are more, mind you) of those singing encounters: Continue reading Singing: More Fun in the Philippines
Pagbabago by Quest
This song, with the title PAGBABAGO, appears to have been released last year, but we haven’t heard of this song until yesterday. We haven’t heard of the singer, with the name QUEST (Jose “Quest” Villanueva III). This is unfortunate because it’s a very nice Original Pilipino Music (OPM). It’s about changing for the better, bravely facing the challenges of today, and never giving up. Cool music with a great message. This guy is really good (count us among your fans, kabayan). Here, watch: Continue reading Pagbabago by Quest
Bangon Pilipinas Kong Mahal (Rico Blanco)
The title of this song is really “Bangon,” a great song that never fails to move us. In the wake of destruction left by Typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng, and the recent Bagyong Ramil, singer Rico Blanco contributes to the fund-raising effort by offering this song. Let’s please do something to help. Here’s the video: Continue reading Bangon Pilipinas Kong Mahal (Rico Blanco)