Invitational event Monday focuses on ‘spirit songs’
Afro-Caribbean musician Fantuzzi, together with Kat Dancer, will be featured in a kirtan (Sanskrit for “call-and-response chanting”) in an invitational gathering in Makati City.
Afro-Caribbean musician Fantuzzi, together with Kat Dancer, will be featured in a kirtan (Sanskrit for “call-and-response chanting”) in an invitational gathering in Makati City.
With the enduring music of Sugarfree as its main driving force, the ongoing rock musical “Sa Wakas” has made theater—an art form occasionally perceived as elitist—more relatable and accessible, especially to the youth.
The return concert of rock band Journey, scheduled on March 21 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, has been canceled. A statement from Journey front man Arnel Pineda, which was posted on smtickets.com and confirmed by MOA Arena marketing head Nicole Mariz C. Deato, explained the reasons for the show’s cancelation.
Acclaimed pianist Ang Li will be featured in two shows at the Peta Theater Center on March 20. Ang Li, ranked among the world’s top 30 pianists during the 2009 Cliburn Competition, performs the music of Chopin and Liszt, as well as Chinese folk songs adapted for solo piano. “From China to Chopin, Ang Li [...]
Various blogs and fan sites have come out with spoilers on the current season of the reality talent search “American Idol.” One blogger (goseegeo.blogspot.com) identified the 40 final aspirants—which purportedly include three Filipino-Americans Bryant Tadeo, Adriana Latonio and Bridget “Jett” Hermano. Tadeo is from Hawaii. Latonio has been compared to last year’s runner-up Jessica Sanchez who’s of Filipino-Mexican descent. Hermano won Asian-American Idol in her home city of Seattle. Bayani San Diego Jr.
A rundown of international artists set to perform in Manila in the first quarter of this year.
British band The Zombies unwittingly played a role on the third day of the Edsa I People Power revolt in February 1986—when one of its hit songs, “She’s Not There,” was heard by the millions barricaded on the streets and those monitoring developments at home.
Some things remain etched in memory about the first time we watched the folk-rock band America in 1982 at the Big Dome: the thrill of hearing the upbeat single, “You Can Do Magic,” from the band’s then newly released album, “View From the Ground”; the witty humor of Florante, who opened the concert; the fear of being suffocated as the crowd, packed like sardines, walked down the exit from the upper box section.
The concert business is a risky endeavor, especially shows featuring foreign artists. That is why, when the stakes are very high, most promoters will rely on corporate sponsors to help bankroll the project.
The American acoustic band Act of Congress will have a series of performances on the following dates: tonight at 7 in Marilao, Bulacan; tomorrow, 6 p.m., the Podium, Ortigas Center; and September 16, 5 p.m., the Concert in the Park, Rizal Park, Manila.
If the saxophone oozes with sexuality, the trumpet evokes passion. One trumpet player who captures life’s mood swings with intensity and subtlety in equal parts is Chris Botti. The American musician has successfully bridged jazz and pop, even rock and the classics, through his records and live performances.
Living in the United States has taught Charice to be cautious about making professional decisions. Even with an international management team plotting out every career move, the 19-year-old Filipino pop star said she had to learn to speak up and express her own views. “Lumawak ang pananaw ko [I have expanded my point of view],” [...]
