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After making hits in all digital
platforms, OPM indie folk band Ben & Ben (formerly The Benjamins) finally
release their debut album in the market in titled “Limawasa Street”, inspired
by the street name that one of their members holds dear with memories of personal comforts. Limawasa is derived
from Butuanon word “Masawa” that means light.
"We wanted the album to represent a
place of light by singing about hopeful perspectives in troubled
situations," lead singer and guitarist Paolo Guico said.
This 9-piece act are behind the songs “Kathang
Isip”, “Maybe The Night” and “Ride Home” and was watched and stream via Spotify
and Youtube, they headline major concerts here and abroad and consider now as
one the most popular band in the country today.
Limasawa Street, the debut album has 13
tracks including collaboration with Sugarfree Vocalist Ebe Dencel and Johnoy Danoy,
they also acknowledge U2 and Dave Matthews for this album.
“The reason we are doing Ben & Ben, the
reason in everything we do, I know it may become a showbiz answer, na we don’t
want to be popular, but what we do in Ben & Ben is really for a purpose, of
spreading messages that will put people maybe in a darker place, and bring them
somewhere ng mas maliwanag ng kunti, magbigay ng kunting kaliwanagan in
whatever way, that’s our goal in Ben & Ben, to bring lights to the lives of
people, and hopefully can be reflected in our first album Limasawa Street.” Miguel
Guico, vocals and guitar.
During its launch last May 10 at the Ayala Museum in Makati City, the band
also announce that they just sign a recording contract with Sony Records, the
debut album took them almost 3 months to finish due to busy and hectic
schedules, the said album will be available via online selling site Shopee beginning
May 31.
“Gusto namin magpasalamat kay God, whatever
you believe in, no matter what religion you are, we thank God, our belief in
God, Our belief in high power is actually where we get everything, because we
believe we are a vessels of a message, our art, our songs don’t come from us,
they come from God, they come from a higher being, naniniwala kami, lahat ng
artists, kami ay vessels na dumadaloy sa amin yung mensahe na yun.” Miguel
added.
The album will be available starting May
17, 2019. You can get a copy via their upcoming tour in partnership with Ayala
Malls, schedules are May 17 at Marquee Mall, May 19 at Harbor Point, June 9 at
Centrio Mall, June 15 at Ayala Malls Capitol Central, June 22 at Ayala Malls
Legazpi, June 23 at The District Imus, June 29 at Ayala Center Cebu, July 13 at
Alabang Town Center, June 20 at Ayala Malls Circuit, June 27 at Ayala Malls
Solenad, August 9 at TriNoma and August 17 at Abreeza. Albums will also be
available at booths near the concierge from May 10 to 12 at the following Ayala
Malls: Abreeza, Alabang Town Center, Ayala Center Cebu, Ayala Malls Legaspi,
MarQuee Mall, Solenad, and Trinoma.
Some of Ben & Ben songs were used into
films such as Goyo, Exes Baggage, Siargao, Nakalimutan Ko Nang Kalimutan Ka,
and the upcoming Pista ng Pelikulang Pinoy entry, LSS. Their debut album, Limasawa
Street, is a widely anticipated release, with pre-orders having sold out within
one week.
Ben & Ben are complete members are the following, Miguel Benjamin Guico - vocals & guitars. Paolo Benjamin Guico - vocals & guitars, Poch Barretto - electric guitars, Jam Villanueva - drums Agnes Reoma - bass, Patricia Lasaten - keyboards, Toni Muñoz - percussion, Andrew de Pano - percussion, backing vocals and Keifer Cabugao - violin.
Spoliarium, an opera with libretto by Soprano Fides Cuyugan-Asensio and with music by Ryan Cayabyab was the first production I saw pertaining to the life of Juan Luna. Originally staged at the CCP in 2003 starring Robert Seña at the titular role, the opera was staged in Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York thirteen years later. Philippine Stagers Foundation (PSF) current production of "Obra Ni Juan " was my follow-up. This original Filipino musical entertainment was written by Atty. Vince Tañada, PSF President and Artistic Director and with music by Peter Paul "Pipo" Cifra, president of UST Conservatory of Music Alumni Association Incorporated, marked as my first production I saw from PSF. Established in 2002, PSF is a professional theater company with an objective of helping the poor, elderly, sick and even the forgotten, has been consistently conducting free theater workshop in schools nationwide and continuously organizing outreach programs to va
JOIN the Pinoy Readers Toastmasters Club in the online book discussion of Ani 41: Lakbay on June 5, 3pm, via Zoom. A speech club and a book club in one, Pinoy Readers Toastmasters Club was chartered as a club by Toastmasters International on March 29, 2021. Aside from their desire to improve their communication and leadership skills, the 28 members of the club are all passionate lovers of literary works, especially those written by Filipino authors. The Ani 41 book discussion will be moderated by Beverly Siy, club treasurer and head of the CCP Intertextual Division. Edited by award-winning writer and editor Herminio S. Beltran, Jr., with Mia P. Tijam as the special section editor, the latest edition of Ani, the official literary journal of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), features multilingual Philippine literary works on travel. It contains 146 literary works in various literary genres, selected from over thousands of submissions from different parts of the coun
Princess Laura, Prince Florante, Prince Aladin and Princess Flerida. Amidst innovations and new techniques in presenting play, the Gantimpala Theater Foundation, Inc stand in delivering the Filipino classic story “Florante At Laura” in a traditional way as they open 38 th Season. They use the Komedya complete with majestic marches and grand batalia for the entire run of Florante and Laura. Theater thespian Roeder Camanag told us that they have preliminary talks and briefing with schools on how the classic way of theater production on stage. Camanag direct this year’s Florante at Laura with Paul Jake Paule playing Florante and Ellrica Laguardia as Laura. Ace Urieta is Adolfo, Jeffrey Carpio is Aladin, and Sharlene Rivera and Ira Ruzz is alternating for Flerida. Florante At Laura as well know is written by Francisco Balagtas, it’s one of the most epic and enduring Filipino literary masterpieces. Boni Ilagan write the script for the staging that Camanag claim a very
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