Published April 14, 2021, 7:45 PM
Rachel Alejandro
MISSING THE APPLAUSE: It’s a different feeling, says high-strung singer Jed Madela, ‘’when one performs in a virtual concert.’’
You sing your heart out, but there’s one thing, one important element that’s missing. It’s the bond between singer and audience that creates instant rapport.
Jed makes no bones about it. ‘’I miss the palakpakan.’’
The veteran singer may well be referring to the spontaneous, ecstatic outpouring of emotion, approval, of the joy that a song can bring to one’s audience.
Jed Madela
Jed recently mounted a Valentine concert, beamed online, last February. He’s just one of many singers who are trying to reach out to their followers, and make ends meet, in this time of pandemic.
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Contributed photo February 15, 2021 IF YOU open my heart now, these are some of the songs you will hear, says hit maker Anthony Castelo in a recent interview prior to the launch of his new album on February 16 at RJ Bravo Lounge at Dusit Hotel in Makati.
Known for his timeless love songs, the veteran singer says he s happy he s stepping out of the box, for a change, in a small, humble way, after a long, long while.
Musically, it s not a radical shift as the strains of the old love-song- and-ballad formula echo with an equal dose of passion and compassion, rhyme and reason, yet the sound that reverberates proudly from the veteran singer s new album speaks so much more of his desire to grow furthermore as an artist changing, growing with the times.