JAY-R (left) and Kris Lawrence
Every year, Inquirer Entertainment helps readers pick a show for that special day, by asking the concert artists to talk about their gigs … and romance.
‘Beginnings’
Zsa Zsa Padilla, Feb. 14, 8 p.m., Music Museum; 8919999, 7216726 or 7210635
‘Soul Brothers’
Jay-R and Kris Lawrence; Feb. 14, Eclipse Lounge, Solaire Resort and Casino; call 8888888
‘Ikaw Pa Rin’
Tito Mina with RJ Jacinto; Feb. 14, 8:30 p.m., RJ Bistro, Dusit Thani; call 2183326 or 0921-6491447
TITO Mina photo:arnold almacen
Which of your love songs do fans best connect with, and why?
Zsa Zsa Padilla: That would be “Kahit Na,” because the message is timeless. Also “Ikaw Lamang,” which I often hear sung in weddings because the words sound like nuptial vows; and “Hiram,” for its haunting melody and lyrics.
Jay-R: “Bakit Pa Ba,” the song that introduced me to the Philippine music industry.
Tito Mina: I would say “Ikaw Pa Rin,” although my other compositions in English, “Both in Love,” “Got to Let You Know ” and “Honey” come very close seconds. The listeners who connect with them are romantically inclined themselves.
What’s the most important thing to remember when doing a Valentine show?
ZP: Be in your most romantic mood! When you feel love onstage, it radiates. People love good, positive energy.
Jay-R: Include as many love songs as possible in the repertoire.
MARK Mabasa photo:arnold almacen
TM: Go with the vibe and spirit of the moment.
What’s the sweetest thing a fan has done for you? Has anyone dared to ask you out?
ZP: Fans are the sweetest—they sent me letters, messages, trinkets, angel figurines … I especially love picture frames because I have a big collection of framed photos.
Jay-R: Loyalty is the nicest thing a fan can give me. I have fans who are now my friends.
TM: I have never been asked out by a fan. But once, I was really touched when one fan, having heard I was [doing] an impromptu gig, came from afar with a copy of a record of mine just to ask me to [autograph] it.
What can we look forward to in your concert?
ZP: Fun and music! Aside from Piolo Pascual and Ogie Alcasid, I will have a cellist, a percussionist, two guitarists and a horn section.
We have beautiful new arrangements of songs by female singer-songwriters from the ’70s, a Bacharach medley, a beautiful acoustic medley of songs by Bread and Sergio Mendes, Top 40 tunes and an OPM suite featuring my original songs and covers.
Jay-R: We will take all the lovers out there on a musical, soulful adventure that they will never forget.
TM: I will perform my original songs live, which should be a rarity here because I live mostly in Europe. I will also play the guitar—many of my fans … don’t know [that I do]!
‘The Music of the Heart’
Kuh Ledesma reunites with Music & Magic and special guest Jack Salud on Feb. 14, 8:30 p.m. at The Theatre in Solaire Resort and Casino.
“The Music of the Heart, The Magic of Love” revisits the peak of the local show band known for covers of 1960s, ’70s and ’80s hits. Call 8919999 for tickets.
Platters & Friends
THE PLATTERS
Feb. 14, 7 p.m. at Raffles Fairmont Makati, Media Sync Productions presents The Platters, with world-class Filipino talents JV Decena, Lilibeth Garcia, Lucky Robles and Mark Mabasa. Call 8919999.
Boyce Avenue
Also on Feb. 14, Ovation Productions presents “Boyce Avenue Live in Manila 2015!” at Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City—the group’s fourth performance here in six years.
On Feb. 15, Boyce Avenue (YouTube sensation, online superstars) performs at SMX Convention Center in Davao City.
With reportedly over 1 billion YouTube views and over 5,500,500 subscribers to its YouTube channel (making it one of the top online artists worldwide), Boyce Avenue has a strong,
BOYCE Avenue
solid digital fan base—500,000 Twitter followers and 2,500,000 Facebook subscribers.
Over the past three years, it has played for over 350,000 people in 20 countries on five continents.
Louis Tomlinson of One Direction, a confessed fan, invited Boyce Avenue to open for the boy band during its debut “Up All Night Tour” in the United Kingdom and Ireland in 2012.
Ticket prices for the Big Dome concert are from P795 to P5,280 (Call 9115555). For the Feb. 15 show, call 0932-6376185 or 0932-3494499.