Vocal coach Zebedee Zuniga twists his hand in the air, and the melody of a tender, haunting lullaby, Ili Ili Tulog Anay, begins.
“Little one, little one, sleep now/ Your mother is not here / She went to buy some bread,” sing the six members of Alamat, sitting in a circle. Then hip-hop beats kick in; the traditional Philippine lullaby, known as oyayi, is merged with more contemporary sounds.
It is a Monday afternoon at Viva records’ studios, and Alamat, one of the label’s rising acts, are rehearsing their next single. They are part of a new wave of bands, often
Our best Filipino queer shows of 2020
Written by CNN Philippines Life Staff
Updated Dec 30, 2020 6:15:49 PM
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endIndex: Here are the local queer shows that stood out in a year when heteronormative media seemed non-essential. Screencap from TICKET2ME/YOUTUBE
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines Life) What a year for the gays, huh?
There are days when I think about whether the 2020 Boys Love boom would have happened if it wasn’t for the community quarantine or for the shitshow that is 2020 in general. The Boys’ Love genre undeniably provided escape and fantasy; that we can pin our hopes and dreams to these actors who are much more good looking than we are to map out the queer experience of love.