For years, fans have clamored for vinyl releases of Sugarfree’s albums. Their contemporaries have been rolling out remastered editions of their catalogs, and Sugarfree surely deserves the same.
Decades after a TV commercial propelled it into the mainstream, the activist-born anthem ‘Kanlungan’ — popularized by the voice of Noel Cabangon — continues to transcend generations as a bittersweet classic, though few realize it was composed by Rom Dongeto
Younger listeners heard what censors missed. The anger was in the details: the polluted river, the troubles in Mindanao, the overlooked worker.
‘Gusto ko na makilala ako as someone na galing ng Pilipinas na magaling. Kahit papano, siguro mag-open din ‘yun ng door na mas makilala ‘yung ibang artist din na magagaling dito sa Pilipinas,’ says Carmelle, the country’s representative to Eurovision Asia
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James had spent much of his career feeling undeserving of all the recognition he was getting. But all along, there was really no need to strive to be anything more — and he would make that groundbreaking realization by fully diving into the music.
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Hansard had released a number of albums under his own name and as a part of duo The Swell Season with fellow Oscar winner and ‘Once’ co-star Marketa Irglova