latino confession

latino confession

Posted by Nancy Janiola on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 in music: entertainment,

I got Yahoo.com set as my homepage when my browser starts. This is where I get my daily doze of both local and international news and buzzes about the things that's going on around.

Well, this morning Yahoo music blog has Latino pop icon Ricky Martin and the said dauntless confession he did to his official website about his real gender.

I'm no big fan of his but who would not notice the music he became so popular with while hitting the charts. I hear livin' la vida loca being played everywhere before. I've seen on videos how his fans cried out for him during his performances and I've seen most especially how he inspired young girls- that include some of our neighbors. So to me reading that news was still kind of surprising.

I admire how he came out in the open and valiantly wrote these lines:

"To keep living as I did up until today would be to indirectly diminish the glow that my kids where [sic] born with. Enough is enough. This has to change. This was not supposed to happen 5 or 10 years ago, it is supposed to happen now. Today is my day, this is my time, and this is my moment."

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the cebu dancing inmates

the cebu dancing inmates

Posted by Nancy Janiola on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 in music: entertainment,

I've watched this video three times already and now I'm finally sharing it here.

The Filipino dancing inmates from Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (a maximum security prison) sporting yet another awesome performance to the tune of This Is It by the late King of Pop, Michael J. Jackson. I don't need to tell you how great it is. Be one of the million viewers of this video and be stunned firsthand.

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Well, we really do not know the crimes these inmates committed, but we are not celebrating their crimes, we are celebrating the prison system's attempt to rehabilitate. Everybody deserves a second chance, not to say that some of these people have not already used up their second chances. I think the intention here is not to glorify the inmates themselves, but to show just how much Michael Jackson's music influenced the whole world.

well ben, they are not choreographed to entertain you. only the rest of the world who believes that life in prison is not the end, everybody deserves a chance to show what they have got and i guess those prisoners have paid what they have done wrong. this facility holds different criminals but what? you never heard of any illegal and violent events that happened inside this facility. These people will be instruments for change.

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MTV, Jeepney Music and DOT presents MTV Emerge

MTV, Jeepney Music and DOT presents MTV Emerge

Posted by Nancy Janiola on Sunday, November 15, 2009 in music: entertainment,

It's already about an hour after watching the live feed of Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao's fight and I am still in exaltation. What a sweet victory it was for the people's champ!

It is true enough that Filipinos are becoming competitive not only on sports events but to the music industry as well. The recently launched MTV Emerge - the search for Filipino talents is now the latest sensation on the television music scene.

The MTV, Jeepney Music, and Department of Tourism collaboration made this project possible. Through this platform unsigned music talent in the Philippines are given the chance to showcase their work. The contest is open for participants from all music genres such as indie, rock, hip-hop, R&B, metal, solo artists and DJs. Confirmed entries will go through public voting process and a total of seven (7) grand winners will be selected from the top entries on November 20, 2009. Founder of Jeepney Music and famous half Filipino, Multi-Platinum Grammy award winner and Black Eyes Peas member, Apl.de.Ap will be gracing the event and will be one of the selecting judges.

Grand prices at stake are a one-year recording contract with Jeepney Music and mentorship under Apl.de.Ap. It includes of artist management and promotion, digital distribution of 3-6 songs and strategic marketing plan for the signed artist to break into both the Philippines and international markets. Aren't that awesome?

I have personally voted for EyeScream band. They simply got what it takes to be at the top seven - voice quality and performance wise plus the urge to entertain the viewers.

Voting ends tonight. Let's support the Filipino talents. Have your votes be counted now!

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firefalldown inpires

firefalldown inpires

Posted by Nancy Janiola on Saturday, June 20, 2009 in music: entertainment,

World class! For me this is what best describe a Filipino talent... be it in sports or entertainment industry. After a very inspiring rich success of our very own Charice Pempengco who is now a renowned international song artist, here comes another Filipino pride rocking their way to the United Kingdom music scene.

Firefalldown... this is what these Filipino-British trio composed of Jon Blaylock (vocals/guitar), Joel Sablayan (bassist) and Andrew Hodgson (drummer) call themselves. At first glance, you would thought that they are just another typical rock group but mind you they're not.

Through the musical influence of UK indie rock, skate punk and Motown, the band had successfully come up with their own brand of music that is driven by passion to inspire and encourage people to make a difference by living out their God-given dreams.

I have listened to their debut single called "Commissioned" which has just been recently released by Sonic Juan Records. Lyrically, the song is meant to stir people out of their apathy towards important questions in life. For me this is a very timely discovery. The song made me realize that there is more to life than just living it the ordinary way. To see for yourself what I am talking about, you may as well download the song for free from iTunes or Amazon. And to get to know more about the band, you can visit them at www.firefalldown.com. Everyone is invited too to join the firefalldown promo, be inspired and win an iTouch!

Check out the rest of firefalldown music videos here.

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