An ode to those missing the Philippine sun, mangga’t bagoong, halo-halo, lechon, and everything else that spells home:
Listen to this over at SariSari Shots.
PAG-UWI
(Grand prize winner, 2001 Metropop Song Festival)
Composed by Louie Ocampo and Joey Ayala
Interpreted by Martin Nievera
Kay tagal …

Singer-actor Sam Milby poses with a young fan during the two-day Pinoy Musik Festival held last week at Secaucus, New Jersey. The event was sponsored by Myx, Asian Journal, Western Union, Special Edition Press, Mama Sita’s, and our good friends at Aryty, among many others.
Other performers include MYMP, Kris Lawrence, Divo Bayer, the PorkChop Duo, and Ray Kilay of Poca New Jersey.

Enchanted Teens Musical” performers: Kevin Concepcion, Jackie dos Santos, Cheska Ortega, Sam Concepcion, Athena Tibi, PJ Valerio and Janeena Chan
Summer sizzles further at Enchanted Kingdom(EK) with the high-energy performances of today’s hot teen idols Sam Concepcion, Cheska Ortega and PJ Valerio in “Enchanting Teens Musical,” which goes on stage on May 17 and 24 at the Spaceport Zone.
What’s more, park guests get the chance to take home a Sony PSP with the Pepsi Everyday Magic Promo at Enchanted Kingdom until June 8.

The timelessness of the world’s most beloved standards comes back to life with the soulful rendition of one of today’s most respected vocal talents, Bituin Escalante.
Join her at the Captain’s Bar, Mandarin Oriental Hotel on May 17 and 24, 9 p.m., in …
Filipinos abroad can now purchase rare recordings of Joey Ayala’s albums from his official site.
Available for download in MP3 format are Panganay ng Umaga, which contains songs Ayala wrote in the mid-’70s; Magkabilaan, an album from “a contradictory time”; …

The CompanY teaches “Star Power” this summer
Twenty-three years in the music business has taught Moy Ortiz, Annie Quintos, Sweet Plantado, Cecile Bautista and Jay Marquez—collectively known as the CompanY—a lot of things, which they are eager to pass on to the next generation of performers this summer through Trumpets Musicademy’s “Star Power” workshop.
Mabuhay ka, Pilipino!













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