Published July 25, 2021, 7:30 AM
IMAGE OF AN ARTIST Lea Salonga as Eponine in
Les Miserables, John Arcilla as Heneral Luna in the film of the same name, and Arjo Atayde in the series
Bagman
Every time I hear Lea Salonga sing, I hear the voice of every child reaching as high a note as she could as though all her dreams rested there, the girl who would join neighborhood competitions held on makeshift stages at basketball courts, as well as the boy, whose parents, buoyed by their son’s promise, would sign him up at a summer singing program with a voice coach.
Published February 23, 2021, 11:32 AM
Sixteen long years of making music together, Plethora (which means a large or excessive amount of) with members LJ Herrera (vocalist/bassist), Aldrin Isaguire (keyboardist), Jesser Pello (drummer), and Andrew Isaguire (lead guitarist) first formed their band in high school, as they were schoolmates and cousins.
They literally grew up together, and even as kids, they already shared the same interest in making good music.
The group’s main genre, alternative and rock, also flourished to reggae and mellow music proving their flexibility and versatility.
Plethora boasts of a long list of original songs, which are all results of team efforts. “We’re all open to suggestions. We set meetings and we collaborate. We always talk things out,” LJ said.