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Imagine what it must have been like at the Clover Theater, the Savoy, Lux, or the Palace; jazz clubs and dance halls of a bygone era when Filipinos fell in love with jazz music the Americans brought over to the islands. Live jazz was the only form of entertainment aside…
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May 28, 2021 | 12:05 am
ALPAS (from left to right): Kitchie Nadal, Aia de Leon, Barbie Almalbis, Johnoy Danao, Ebe Dancel, and Bullet Dumas
THE ONGOING coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and quarantines have kept musicians cooped up in their homes, unable to perform for a live audience. While they have kept busy learning how to record, produce, and continue writing new music at home, the online community platform Kumu has made it possible for alternative/pop-rock/folk singers Ebe Dancel, Johnoy Danao, Bullet Dumas, Barbie Almalbis, Aia de Leon, and Kitchie Nadal to get together for a virtual concert.
To keep the live music scene alive while public life is on lockdown, GNN Entertainment and Kumu are presenting a digital concert called
Ebe Dancel, Johnoy Danao, Bullet Dumas, Barbie Almalbis, Aia de Leon, and
Kitchie Nadal are coming together for a virtual concert that offers an exciting music experience at the comforts of every music fan’s home.
Literally defined as “breaking free,”
ALPAS is a digital show produced by kumu, an online community platform for livestreamers, and GNN Entertainment, a Manila-based music events and PR agency. The event is a flagship effort between the two producers to keep the live music scene alive while public life is on lockdown.
With new security and health protocols in place, the virtual showcase will be shot in advance somewhere in a ‘familiar’ music venue that serves as second home to a lot of progressive-leaning acts and independent bands, and in Spain, where one of its artists, Kitchie Nadal is currently based. Expect the iconic singer-songwriters to perform their biggest hits and rarities in a stripped-down format, and collaborate for a special ‘medley’ numb