AURORA, ZAMBOSUR
MULTI-AWARDED singers Gary Granada and Bayang Barrios continued to stir hope among the people in Mindanao in their recent concert-lecture held in San Pablo and Aurora, this province.
In a show held Oct. 13 and 15 respectively, the two singers were among the lead performers of the ecological and peace concert sponsored by the said Catholic parishes.
Gary Granada started off by defining what “peace” was all about. “Ang peace o kalinaw usa ka konkretong konsepto. Sama kini sa pis o isda, makaon,” he said, referring to fish embroidered in the church clothing, which he said practically meant food.
“Ang pis, makaon. Kung walay pagkaon, walay kalinaw,” Gary summed up. He then related it to the state of our environment nowadays. For this point, he sang one of his classics: “Bahay.”
He added that because of some people’s drive for profits, they destroyed the environment in the pretext of delivering development programs to the affected communities.
His old song entitled “Dam” aptly explained the recent catastrophe that hit Luzon involving the irresponsible release of dam waters to downstream communities at the height of storms Ondoy and Pepeng.
Bayang Barrios, meanwhile, endeared the crowed when she sang the “Ugoy ng Duyan.” Her grace in ethnic dance also added color to the new compositions she had on environment and peace.
Accompanied by ethnic instruments, her songs especially “Biyaya” took cognizance of the “basic elements” of life (air, water, fire, land) which, according to Bayang, are often taken for granted and worse, destroyed by people.
Reverend Father Joy Suson, who is currently serving San Pablo Parish and who was also part of the cast, showed off his feats in songwriting and stage performing.
Suson’s original composition titled “Kultura” and “Paraiso” were attention-grabbing pieces especially that the audience was not used to hearing “alternative” music.
With the many tragedies Filipinos are facing nowadays, it’s consoling to have the said composers and singers around: Joy’s rocked the complacent, Gary’s dug the depths of reasons and Bayang’s soothed the weary.
REPORT BY MARS MARATA
MULTI-AWARDED singers Gary Granada and Bayang Barrios continued to stir hope among the people in Mindanao in their recent concert-lecture held in San Pablo and Aurora, this province.
In a show held Oct. 13 and 15 respectively, the two singers were among the lead performers of the ecological and peace concert sponsored by the said Catholic parishes.
Gary Granada started off by defining what “peace” was all about. “Ang peace o kalinaw usa ka konkretong konsepto. Sama kini sa pis o isda, makaon,” he said, referring to fish embroidered in the church clothing, which he said practically meant food.
“Ang pis, makaon. Kung walay pagkaon, walay kalinaw,” Gary summed up. He then related it to the state of our environment nowadays. For this point, he sang one of his classics: “Bahay.”
He added that because of some people’s drive for profits, they destroyed the environment in the pretext of delivering development programs to the affected communities.
His old song entitled “Dam” aptly explained the recent catastrophe that hit Luzon involving the irresponsible release of dam waters to downstream communities at the height of storms Ondoy and Pepeng.
Bayang Barrios, meanwhile, endeared the crowed when she sang the “Ugoy ng Duyan.” Her grace in ethnic dance also added color to the new compositions she had on environment and peace.
Accompanied by ethnic instruments, her songs especially “Biyaya” took cognizance of the “basic elements” of life (air, water, fire, land) which, according to Bayang, are often taken for granted and worse, destroyed by people.
Reverend Father Joy Suson, who is currently serving San Pablo Parish and who was also part of the cast, showed off his feats in songwriting and stage performing.
Suson’s original composition titled “Kultura” and “Paraiso” were attention-grabbing pieces especially that the audience was not used to hearing “alternative” music.
With the many tragedies Filipinos are facing nowadays, it’s consoling to have the said composers and singers around: Joy’s rocked the complacent, Gary’s dug the depths of reasons and Bayang’s soothed the weary.
REPORT BY MARS MARATA