Looks like Los Angeles is getting a surfeit of concerts featuring great Filipino music this month. Last Saturday, Aug. 30, the songs of Jose Mari Chan were the stars of Celebration, which was held at The Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown LA.
Vicor Music’s newest artist Silas opined that “music genre is kind of dissolving” nowadays, although he labeled his sounds leaning towards “alternative as both the word and the genre itself.”
Martin Nievera, who is celebrating his 40th year in showbiz this year, has acknowledged that music fans continue to patronize and want to always hear his old hits despite efforts to reinvent himself. But it doesn’t stop him from writing new ones anyway.
Martin Nievera
Prime balladeer Martin Nievera couldn't be more grateful to his devoted fans, who have been there for 40 years. He has maintained a very good relationship with his fans and has seemed to be blissful for all of their support. Throughout his career, Martin remained down to earth, and
They were known as TVJ, Television Jokesters, as TV was usually the medium where they unleashed their wicked, inane, irreverent, takes on anything that could be sung. Think shows like Okay Lang, Iskul Bukol or variety shows like Student Canteen or later their very own Eat, Bulaga.