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Liham At Lihim
Liham at Lihim () is the seventh album by the Filipino rapper Gloc-9. In an interview by Myx, Gloc-9 stated that he had a dream collaboration with a certain artist that happened on this album (though he did not reveal the name of that artist). The album has tracks featuring Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, Rico Blanco, Quest, Marc Abaya of Kjwan, Zia Quizon, Kamikazee, Eunice Jorge of Gracenote, Denise Barbacena and Sly Kane. The album is released in October 2013 with the song "Magda" featuring Rico Blanco as its first single. It has 12 tracks under the Universal Universal is the adjective for universe. Universal may also refer to: Companies * NBCUniversal, a media and entertainment company that is a subsidiary of Comcast ** Universal Animation Studios, an American Animation studio, and a subsidiary of N ... label. Track listing Certifications References {{Authority control Gloc-9 albums 2013 albums Universal Records (Philippines) albums ...
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Gloc-9
Aristotle Condenuevo Pollisco (born October 18, 1977), known professionally as Gloc-9, is a Filipino Rapping, rapper, singer, and songwriter. Regarded as one of the best Filipino rappers of all time, his fast-flowing Chopper (rap), chopper vocal style has made him one of the best-selling and most successful Hip hop music, hip-hop artists in the Philippines. He was described by fellow Filipino rapper Francis Magalona as "a blacksmith of words and letters, and a true Filipino poet." He is referred to as a trailblazer and the long-standing giant of the Pinoy hip hop, Pinoy Hip-Hop scene. In a career spanning 25 years, Gloc-9 has won over 60 awards including the prestigious 'Sudi National Music Award' by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, National Commission of Culture and Art. He is also a recipient of 2 FAMAS Awards, 21 Awit Awards, 18 Myx Music Awards and 9 PMPC Star Awards for Movies, PMPC Star Awards. His albums Liham at Lihim (Platinum) and MKNM: Mga Kwento N ...
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Kamikazee
Kamikazee (or sometimes stylized as KMKZ) is a Filipino rock band formed in 2000. The band, originally known all throughout its career as a quintet, is currently composed of Jay Contreras (lead vocals), Jomal Linao (lead guitar and vocals), Led Tuyay (guitar), Puto Astete (bass), Bords Burdeos (drums), Jian Lubiano (guitar), and Mikki Jill (keyboards & vocals). Fans and critics have described the band's music as a mix of pop punk and hardcore punk. In August 2015, the band had temporarily reunited after a brief hiatus announced earlier in January 2015. By the beginning of 2016, the band officially entered an indefinite hiatus. They played their farewell concert on December 10, 2015, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Around 2017, the band had a reunion gig and has been touring since. History Formation and early years The band is composed of five members who met at the College of Fine Arts of the University of the Philippines, Diliman. Kamikazee's early gigs were mostly on-campu ...
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Gloc-9 Albums
Aristotle Condenuevo Pollisco (born October 18, 1977), known professionally as Gloc-9, is a Filipino rapper, singer, and songwriter. Regarded as one of the best Filipino rappers of all time, his fast-flowing chopper vocal style has made him one of the best-selling and most successful hip-hop artists in the Philippines. He was described by fellow Filipino rapper Francis Magalona as "a blacksmith of words and letters, and a true Filipino poet." He is referred to as a trailblazer and the long-standing giant of the Pinoy Hip-Hop scene. In a career spanning 25 years, Gloc-9 has won over 60 awards including the prestigious 'Sudi National Music Award' by the National Commission of Culture and Art. He is also a recipient of 2 FAMAS Awards, 21 Awit Awards, 18 Myx Music Awards and 9 PMPC Star Awards. His albums Liham at Lihim (Platinum) and MKNM: Mga Kwento Ng Makata (Gold), both earned sales certifications by the PARI. In 2019, he was inducted at the Calle Con Hall of Fame. ...
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Philippine Association Of The Record Industry
The Philippine Association of the Record Industry ( Filipino: ''Kapisanan ng Industriya ng Plaka ng Pilipinas'', abbreviated as PARI) is a non-profit and private trade organization, that represents the recording industry distributors in the Philippines. The PARI was formed on February 10, 1972, and today is composed of 14 corporate members and 13 associate members. Since then, the association had worked with the Congress on drafting music copyright laws and had helped conduct raids on music pirates with the National Bureau of Investigation, Philippine National Police, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and Optical Media Board. It is also responsible for awarding music recording certifications in the Philippines. Annually, PARI organizes different music events such as the Awit Awards. History In the early 1950s, music piracy started to grow in the Philippines. So, in 1952, major recording companies organized the first recording industry association in the country ...
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Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in Island groups of the Philippines, three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 110 million, it is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, twelfth-most-populous country. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. It has Ethnic groups in the Philippines, diverse ethnicities and Culture o ...
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Wolfgang (band)
Wolfgang is a Filipino rock band formed in January 1992 in Manila. The group is notable for being the only Filipino rock band to release albums in both Japan and the United States and for realizing Platinum record sales in their home country. After ten years, the original lineup split in 2002. Wolfgang reformed in 2007 with a new drummer. History Vocalist Basti Artadi (born Sebastian Artadi) and drummer Wolf Gemora (born Leslie Gemora) began their musical careers with other local bands, while guitarist Manuel Legarda returned to the Philippines from living in Spain. Gemora was inspired to form a band upon frequenting shows by the rock group Razorback. He invited Legarda to join him and eventually, the two found Basti Artadi singing with his band, Sin City. Upon Legarda's invitation, Artadi joined the duo. In their first few months, the group went through a number of bass players. They eventually met Mon Legaspi, who became their permanent bassist. They initially dubbed them ...
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Denise Barbacena
Denise Ysabel Barbacena-Velasco (born November 2, 1994) is a Filipino actress, singer, comedienne and popularly known as finalist of the first season of the reality show, '' Protégé: The Battle For The Big Break'', a reality search contest, created by GMA Network as an official protégé of Gloc-9. She is best known for her collaborations with Gloc-9, such as "Hari ng Tondo" and "Dapat Tama". As an actress, she appears in the gag show ''Bubble Gang'' as well as other television series such as ''A1 Ko Sa 'Yo'', '' Legally Blind'' and ''Little Nanay''. In film, she became part of the main cast of ''1st ko si 3rd''. Career In 2011, Barbacena became a contestant for the talent search show '' Protégé: The Battle For The Big Break'' of GMA Network where she represented Mega Manila. Barbacena was chosen by of Gloc 9 to be his protégé in the said television show. She made it to the finals after singing "Pag-ibig Ko'y Pansinin," which was originally recorded by Faith Cuneta. ...
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Quest (singer)
Jose Villanueva III (born January 12, 1982), better known as Quest, is a Filipino singer, rapper and songwriter, known for his song "Sige Lang" in 2012 which is the theme song for the basketball team Gilas Pilipinas. Quest is a hip-hop and R&B singer wherein he won 'Best Urban Music Video for 2010' at the MYX Awards Philippines for his first single "Back to Love". Early life Born Jose Villanueva III on January 12, 1982, in Quezon City, and he is the son of Joel Villanueva (father) and grandson of Jose Villanueva Sr. Sibling; Ana, Mary Adelene, Ana Cassandra, Michaela, and Nalina Sky. Mother: Diana Villanueva. Career Quest honed his craft as a lead vocalist and music ministry director at the Fort location of the Christian church Victory in Manila. He left in 2007 to pursue a full-time career in music. In 2009, Quest started recording Flip Music with Jumbo de Belen without abandoning his contemporary Christian music roots. He soon collaborated with Filipino actor and singer Sam ...
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Gracenote (band)
Gracenote is a Filipino pop rock band currently composed of Eunice Jorge (vocals, keyboards, guitars, violin), EJ Pichay (drums), Jazz Jorge (bass), and Tatsi Jamnague (guitars). They are known for their cover of Stevie B's "When I Dream About You". The single "Minsan Lang Naman" brought them success in the mainstream. They participated in ''Coke Studio'' Season 1 with Raymond "Abra" Abracosa, making the song "Stargazer" and covering Abracosa's "Ilusyon". History Members of Gracenote met at St. Scholastica's College, Manila. As with many bands, they started with small gigs. They entered a number of band competitions, and were named first runner-up at the Sing for Cancer Battle of the Bands 2008, finalist in Nescafe Soundskool 2008, and Grand Champion in DZUP: College Collision 2009. In 2009, the band's original bass player Rico Cristobal left and was replaced by lead vocalist Eunice Jorge's brother Jazz Jorge. In 2010, they performed at ABS-CBN's Music Uplate Live, and later ...
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Zia Quizon
Zia Denise Marie Padilla Quizon (born September 23, 1991), known by her stage name Zia Quizon, is a Filipino singer and songwriter. She began her career after being signed to PolyEast Records and releasing her self-titled debut album in 2011. Biography Zia Denise Marie Padilla Quizon was born on September 23, 1991. She is the daughter of actor and comedian Dolphy Quizon and actress and singer Zsa Zsa Padilla. She was raised with her older half-sister Karylle and younger sister, Nicole. She has seventeen half-siblings through her father's previous relationships. Career Quizon made her debut in October 2011 with an original song called "Ako Na Lang", which was written and produced by Jungee Marcelo. It was the first single from her self-titled debut album. The song was received well commercially and its music video peaked at No. 1 on Myx chart. She then released a second single called "Dear Lonely", written by Kiko Salazar. Her self-titled debut album, ''Zia'', consists of six ...
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Pinoy Hip Hop
Pinoy hip hop or Filipino hip-hop (also known as Pinoy rap) is a style of hip hop music performed by musicians of Filipino descent, especially Filipino-Americans. The Philippines is known for having the first hip hop music scene in Asia since the early 1980s, largely due to the country's historical connections with the United States where hip hop originated. Rap music released in the Philippines has appeared in different languages or dialects such as Tagalog, Bicolano, Chavacano, Cebuano, Ilocano and English. In the Philippines, Andrew E., Francis Magalona and Gloc-9 are considered among the most influential rappers in the country, being the first to release mainstream rap albums. Apl.de.ap of the Black Eyed Peas, Cassie Ventura, Chad Hugo of the Neptunes, N.E.R.D. and Ez Mil are among the contemporary Filipino-American hip-hop artists. History Origins The towns surrounding the numerous American military bases in the Philippines, such as Clark Air Base in Angeles C ...
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Kjwan
Kjwan is a Filipino hard rock band formed in 2003 by former Sandwich guitarist and lead vocalist Marc Abaya and Dicta License bassist Kelley Mangahas. History Long-time friends and former high school bandmates Marc Abaya (vocals) and Federico Kelley Mangahas (bass) got together with fellow Ateneans Jorel Corpus (guitar) and J-hoon Balbuena (drums) to form the band's initial lineup. In 2004, Roberto Miguel "Boogie" Romero (guitar), another high school friend and former bandmate of Marc and Kelley, joined the lineup. They released their self-titled debut album in 2004 with their carrier hit single “Daliri” which gained constant airplay on radio stations and television. Kjwan released their second album, '' 2StepMarv'' three years later under Barnyard Music. The band won Favorite Indie Artist in the local music channel MYX’s music awards night. Their video “Pintura” nabbed “Favorite Guest Appearance” with the help of a seasoned actress, Chin-Chin Gutierrez. They ...
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