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Formerly called the Philippine International Jazz & Ethnic Arts Festival, the event is organized by the PIJazz Foundation and presents international jazz musicians along with prominent Philippine jazz and world artists. The first P.I. Jazzfest edition took place through January 20–23, 2006, which featured Eumir Deodato and Kevyn Lettau; and ...
Manila sound is styled as catchy and melodic, with smooth, lightly orchestrated, accessible folk/soft rock, sometimes fused with funk, light jazz and disco.However, broadly speaking, it includes quite a number of genres (e.g. pop, vocal music, soft rock, folk pop, disco, soul, Latin jazz, funk etc.), and should therefore be best regarded as a period in Philippine popular music rather than as a ...
Johnny Alegre Affinity. The Johnny Alegre AFFINITY is a jazz group originating from the Philippines. It is led by self-taught Philippine guitarist-composer Johnny Alegre, together with bassist Colby de la Calzada, drummer Koko Bermejo, pianist Elhmir Saison and saxophonist Tots Tolentino. The ensemble first gathered in May 2002 at Manila ’s ...
The song made its debut on Billboard Philippines charts two weeks after its release, placing 8th on Philippines Hot 100 and 5th on Top Philippine Songs. [21] [22] On July 27, Bini performed "Cherry on Top" at the 2024 KCON music festival in Los Angeles, which marked the first act by a Filipino pop group at the event. [23]
1953 Inspirasyon. Katy de la Cruz (born Catalina Mangahas de la Cruz; February 13, 1907 – November 10, 2004) was a leading Filipina singer who specialized in jazz vocals and torch songs in a long career that lasted eight decades. Hailed as "The Queen of Filipino Jazz " [ 2][ 3] and as "The Queen of Bodabil ", [ 4][ 5][ 6] she was, by the age ...
In May 2008 Clamor and eight jazz musicians and bands appeared at the 3rd Annual Miri International Jazz Festival at Parkcity Everly Hotel in Sarawak, Malaysia. In November 2008, Clamor released My Harana: A Filipino Serenade, touring America and the Philippines. In September 2009, Jazzipino was released with a tour in the Philippines.
Johnny Alegre is a member of FILSCAP and tenured with the Philippine International Jazz and Arts Festival as a consultant. He is an active Wikimedian advocate that includes WikiProject Jazz . As Juan Bautista H. Alegre, he is a Rotary Club past president (Makati Rockwell, [29] [30] Rotary International District 3830), [31] [32] [33] and was ...
Filipino dance styles like the kumintang, type of song and dance, and dances like the Pampangois, a dance distinguished for its lion-like actions and hand clapping, were pushed aside when Spanish colonist had come. However, they were later remade with influences from new Spanish dances such as the fandango, lanceros, curacha, and rigodon. [40]