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PINOY GROOVE EXPERIENCE (Philippine Popular Music Revisited):

Sharon Cuneta - “Kung Ako’y” from DJ’s PET (1978)

First PGE post in ages.

Not much to say.  From the Philippine’s “Megastar” on her first record, DJ’s PET in 1978.  She was 12.  

Recorded in the milieu of the Manila Sound era but still wrapped in the warmth of the hazy sun of Philippine 60’s and early 70’s folk pop.  Written by the Pinoy Folk Rock duo Verde and Clarino (Tass Verdeflor and Len Clarino).  Something comforting about this song.  It’s at the junction of Pinoy Folk and the Manila Sound.  The acoustic guitar and string arrangement is at one with the dreamy keyboards and persistent bassline.  Add Mega’s doe eyed cooing and it’s all funky and sweet.  Maybe there’s just an inherent sadness and blurry eyed longing when I hear anything Philippines circa 1978.  

streetphotography in Los Angeles by Joel Quizon on EyeEm

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Photos & Sound at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) by Joel Quizon on EyeEm

The amazing mobile photographer, io analoger posted this.   Thanks, io analoger.   Cheers. 

Eye’Em mobile photography app featured my mobile photos of Los Angeles on their blog.

Really honored.  They’re super cool folks based out of Berlin.  Special shout to Stephanie at Eye’Em for reaching out to me to do a feature on LA. 

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From EyeEm:

What comes to mind when someone mentions Los Angeles? Hollywood? Glitz and glam? That’s only a small part of this city. There are also many other smaller enclaves and areas that make the city special, which Joel Quizon helps us discover! The LA-based film maker is currently working on a series of short films about people and places in LA (A Different LA and Traces) and thus travels a lot through the city. Hop on board with Joel and see his version of The City of Angels!

Dolphy & Panchito in the mail! #records #vinyl #vinylrecordslabel #filipinovinyl (Taken with instagram)

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Featured on EyeEm’s This Week On EyeEm blog. 

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Discarded toy babies in a dumpster. 

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RAKENROL AFTER PARTY - May 4, 2011 | LAAPFF 2011 | Live Mix by joel quiz

Here is my live (rough) mix from the recent after party for the Rakenrol screening at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival on .  Recorded by Un-G (Gary Gabisan).

Courtesy of http://superastig.com/

It’s a jumbled mix of Pinoy Rock, Punk, Soul and Disco.  All vinyl.

Set List:

• Please - Sing A Simple Song
• Mike Hanopol - Laki Sa Layaw
• Pepe Smith - Sa’ Yo
• Urban Bandits - Hoy
• Sampaguita - Easy Pare
• Haji - Stevie Wonder Medley
• Anthony Castelo - Kailangan Ba
• Celeste Legaspi - Pag-Ibig Na Lubus-Lubos
• Tribe - Siggy Siggy
• Barabas - Wild Safari
• Black Opinion - Bahay Yugyugan
• Soul Jugglers - Hanggang Magdamag
• Ella Del Rosario - Shake It Baby
• The Skyflakes - Meathead

photos by Gary Gabisan

PINOY GROOVE EXPERIENCE (Philippine Popular Music Revisited):

Barrabás  - “Sexy Lady” (1976) from Watch Out

Barrabás was a Spanish band formed by drummer Fernando Arbex in the early 70’s.  The band also featured Ignacio Egana on bass, Juan Vidal on keys, Tito Duarte on percussion and two Filipino brothers named Ricky and Miguel Morales on guitar and vocals.  They were originally more of the funkier Spanish version of Santana but eventually gained underground attention after Disco pioneer David Mancuso discovered their first LP at a record store in Amsterdam and began regularly playing “Wild Safari” and “Woman” at his legendary Loft parties during the embryonic stages of Disco in New York.

“Sexy Lady” is a track written and sung by, although not the main lead singer, Miguel Morales.  From their 1976 record Watch Out.  It’s a honey of a mid tempo groover with a relentless Herbie Hancock-esque hook and sweet falsetto vocals by Morales.

Don’t know much more about the Morales brothers, but it’s another example of Pinoys contributing to music scenes across the globe.  Even if they get stuck in the shadows (see pic below of the Morales brothers in the back row on the right)

Barrabás - Wild Safari (LP Back Cover) - 1972

PINOY GROOVE EXPERIENCE (Philippine Popular Music Revisited):

Boy Katindig - “Don’t Ask My Neighbors” (1981) from Midnight Lady

Just a quick PGE post for this Saturday (err Sunday morning) from Boy Katindig.  Part of a long lineage of great Pinoy jazz musicians, Boy’s 1981 Midnight Lady featured some nice fusion funk pieces (“Language of Love” and “Midnight Lady”) but right now I’m feeling his version of the Skip Yarborough penned track “Don’t Ask My Neighbors” made famous by The Emotions and recorded by countless others.

For those who need a little Rhodes in their life right now.  Beautiful work on the Rhodes and mini-Moog by Boy that conjures up some of the best work by Bob James on CTI.  He’s a keyboard master and one of the legends of Manila Latin Jazz.