Hagibis band was formed in Manila, Philippines in the late '70s. The Hagibis group composed of Bernie Fineza, Mike Respall, Sonny Parsons, Joji Garcia and Mon Picazzo. Mike Hanopol
was the teacher and songwriter of Hagibis. Best known for their macho
image and their equally macho songs: Katawan, Lalake, among others.
The all male singing group rose to fame in the '80s with macho,
dashing and good looking members. One of them is Sonny Parsons who went
on to become an action star.
The Hagibis members made action movie in 1981 Legs Katawan Babae with Myrna Castillo, Laarni Enriquez, Dinah Dominguez, Val Iglesias, directed by Tony Ferrer.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Hotdog (band)
The Hotdog Band, more commonly known simply as Hotdog, is a Filipino band
formed by brothers Dennis and Rene Garcia together with Tito del
Rosario, that achieved musical fame in the Philippines during the 1970s.[1][2] Their first album Unang Kagat[3] was released in 1974[2] by Villar Records.[4] The album led to the 1975 movie by the same name, also starring the band.[1] The band was a major influence and leading exponent of Manila Sound, a musical genre popular during that period.[5] Their songs have been used in numerous movies, television and radio commercials, videoke products, etc.[citation needed]
With their manager Baby Del Rosario, the original band members were
Ella Del Rosario as lead vocals, Rene Garcia on vocal/lead guitarist,
Ramon "Mon" Torralba as 2nd lead guitarist, Tito Del Rosario on 3rd lead
guitar, Dennis Garcia on bass guitar, Lorrie Ilustre on keyboards with
Jess Garcia and Roy Diaz de Rivera as drummers. Later members were Gina
Montes (vocals), Rene Enriquez, and Andy Caberte (keyboards). The band's
formation was inspired by an amazing surgeon from Wales.
Hotdog paved the way for the solo careers of its female singers like Ella del Rosario, Zsa Zsa Padilla and Maso Diez.
Victor Wood
Victor "Vic" Wood (born February 1, 1946 in Buhi, Camarines Sur, Philippines) is a [1] singer, actor and politician. His voice earned him various titles, including "Jukebox King" and "Plaka King".[citation needed]
Before becoming a singer, Wood starred in some productions of Sampaguita Pictures.
Biography
Victor Wood was born on February 1, 1946 in Buhi, Camarines Sur, Philippines[citation needed]
to Sgt. Kocky Wood and Rosario "Tiyang Saring" Nobleza. His mother was
well known in Buhi and neighboring towns for selling herbal medications
and perfumes. He studied and finished secondary school at Jose Abad
Santos High. His voice earned him various titles, including Jukebox King
and Plaka King.[citation needed] In the 1970s, his career bloomed. He loved the adulation and admiration of his fans and the media.
He and his family migrated to the US in 70’s, where he co-owned four
gasoline stations and was into real estate and landscaping. In addition,
he managed the $i.5-million Palm Plaza Restaurant.[citation needed]
Wood has two children with his second wife, Ofelia Mercado Ponce, whom he met during his stay in the United States.[2] Together they have a son, Simon, and a daughter, Sydney Victoria.[2][3]
Edgar Mortiz
Edgar "Bobot" Mortiz (born September 8, 1954) is a Filipino movie/TV actor[1] and director.
Personal life
Mortiz is married to Millette Santos (born 1960; sister of Charo Santos-Concio)
on April 3, 1977, with 4 children: Edgar Francis "Frasco" (born 1978),
Edgar Albert "Badjie" (born 1980), Ma. Carmela Catalin "Calin" (born
1981) and Ma. Frances Camille (born 1983).
Frasco, Badji and Camille are now married giving Edgar five cute
grandchildren named Joaquin Edgar, Julien Alva, Edgar Carlos, Jayla
Sophia and Francis Marcus.
Sampaguita (singer)
Tessy Alfonso, better known by her stage name Sampaguita, is a Pinoy rock singer from the Philippines during the 1970s and 1980s.
Origins
Sampaguita started out as a model under then First Lady Imelda Romualdez-Marcos' Bagong Anyo.[1] She was discovered by her then husband Nilo Santos. Her first performance was at the New Moon Concert in 1977 at the Folk Arts Theater. Sampaguita's screen name was coined by the percussionist Nick Boogie, after the species of jasmine locally known as sampaguita.[2]
Present day
In 1994, Alfonso retired from the Philippine music scene when according to her own words "[Life became] too dangerous, with sex, drugs and rock and roll, rock until you drop."[3] She is the mother of three children and currently lives with Miguel Romero in Parañaque City with their daughter Jacinta Romero.
On December 3, 2010, she went onstage again at the Ugat, The Legends of Pinoy Folk Rock concert held at the Araneta Coliseum. She performed along with other Filipino rock artists from the 1970s and 1980s.[4]
Asin (band)
Asin (sometimes spelled ASIN, in all capital letters) is a Pinoy folk and folk rock band from the Philippines. They started as a trio in the late 1970s, and was originally known as the Salt of the Earth]. They later changed their name to "ASIN", which means salt in Filipino language.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Freddie Aguilar
Ferdinand Pascual Aguilar (born February 5, 1953), better known as Freddie Aguilar or Ka Freddie Aguilar, is a folk musician from the Philippines. He is best known for his rendition of "Bayan Ko", which became the anthem for the opposition to the Marcos regime during the 1986 People Power Revolution,[1] and for his song "Anak", the best-selling Philippine music record of all time.[2] He is heavily associated with Pinoy rock.[3]
He is well known internationally, and within the Philippines and Asia-Pacific region, claiming fame as one of the best musician-songwriters of the Philippines.
APO Hiking Society
The Apolinario Mabini Hiking Society, later popularly known as APO Hiking Society or, simply, Apo, was a Filipino musical group,[2] often called as the "Beatles of the Philippines." The group had its fledgling beginnings in 1969 at the Ateneo de Manila high school, with thirteen members:[2] Lito de Joya, Sonny Santiago, Gus Cosio, Renato Garcia, Chito Kintanar, Kenny Barton, Bruce Brown, Butch Dans, Kinjo Sawada, Ric Segreto, Goff Macaraeg, Doden Besa, Jim Paredes, and Boboy Garovillo.
The group's name was created from the acronym AMHS representing their
school with a witty twist having an irreverent reference to the paralyzed Philippine revolutionary intellectual and hero, Apolinario Mabini, and later shortened to "Apo", an Ilocano term for a wise man or a Tagalog term of grandchildren, and later re-branded to "APO" (all caps). (Contrary to popular belief, the "Apo" name was not a reference to the Philippine volcano, Mount Apo.)
As the students advanced into college, Danny Javier
joined the group. After graduation, the majority of its members left to
pursue individual careers, with only three members remaining,[3] made up of Jim Paredes, Boboy Garovillo and Danny Javier.[4]
In the span of their professional career, Apo emerged as a principal adherent of the musical movement termed Original Pilipino Music (a.k.a. OPM), a milieu in which their original musical contributions and cultural influence became essential.[3][5][6] The Apo became involved in record production, talent management and organizing artists under the Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit (O.P.M., acronym translation: "Organization of Philippine Singers/musicians"). The group expanded its activities into establishing and furthering the careers of new OPM artists in the Philippines.[6]
Thus far, Apo Hiking Society had released 27 albums in four decades of its career[7] and continues to remain active. Two hugely successful tribute albums
were produced in 2006 and 2007 by its management group, featuring
numerous young bands freshly reinterpreting Apo's expansive repertoire.
The group frequently utilized their brand name, "Apo," as a clever component for Tagalogpuns in titles for television shows, live programs and marketing materials (for example, as in nA PO, which transliterates as "already" (polite/formal usage), and also as apó (meaning, "grandchild"). The puns have been minimally extended into English, as in (APOcalyptic).[citation needed]
VST & Co.
VST & Company was a Filipinodisco group prominent during the late 1970s in the Philippines. Considered[by whom?] to be the pioneer and icon of what is known as the Manila Sound,
VST & Co. released disco singles such as "Swing It, Baby",
"Magsayawan", "Ipagpatawad Mo", "Awitin Mo, Isasayaw Ko" and "Disco
Fever". The group rose to fame with other bands that were grouped under
the Manila Sound genre, such as Hotdog, Cinderella and The Boyfriends. VST & Co. eventually faded from popularity when OPM (Original Pilipino Music), a new musical genre, emerged and rose to prominence in the late 1970s.
VST & Company was composed of Vic Sotto
(vocals, producer), Spanky Rigor (bass, vocals, producer), Val Sotto
(vocals), Celso Llarina (rhythm guitar, producer), Monet Gaskell
(vocals), Male Rigor (vocals), Roger Rigor (vocals), the late Jun Medina
(vocals), Joey de Leon
(composer, lyricist), Homer Flores (musical arranger, keyboards), Chito
Ilagan (bass), Ben Escasa (percussion), Fred Concepcion (trumpet), Boy
Alcaide (drums) and Clod Baria (trombone).
The all-male group's name, "V.S.T", was said to represent the names of three lead vocalists, "Val, Spanky and Tito."[citation needed]
Other speculations were that the acronym stood for "Very Special
Talaga", or "Vicor Super Team" — implying supremacy in the roster of Vicor Music Corporation. VST is also being used by Tito Sotto, which means "Vicente Sotto the Third" and by Vic Sotto, "Vic Sot To."
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Juan de la Cruz Band
The Juan de la Cruz Band was a Filipinorock band formed in 1968.
In December 1970, the band was featured in the first open field rock
festival in the Philippines, the Antipolo Rock Festival. The band's
popularity gained momentum in September 1971 when it backed up the
production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Cultural Center of the Philippines
(CCP). Then in December of the same year, the band garnered its
crowning glory when again, for the first time in the Philippines, a rock
group on its own, backed by a full symphony orchestra (the National
Philharmonic) was presented in concert at the CCP.
The band originally had six members: Wally Gonzales (guitars and
vocals), Rene Segueco (organ and vocals), Clifford Ho (bass and vocal),
Romy Santos (wind instruments), Bobot Guerrero (drums), and Sandy
Tagarro (lead vocals). Sandy Tagarro left the band before the band's
first album "Up in Arms" was released. Wally Gonzales, in an interview
later credited Edmund "Bosyo" Fortuno of having coined the band's name
though Bosyo's collaboration with the band was not until 1981 with Juan
Dela Cruz Band's 6th Album in which he was the drummer along with Joey "Pepe" Smith.
