POSPORO(S)
Philippine-Spanish concerts in Metro Manila
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Posporo(s) Part 2.
Soleá Morente + Kalayo in concert:
roots & crossroads
Event: Posporo(s) – Soleá Morente with Kalayo
Date: October 22 at 9:00 P.M.
Venue: 70s Bistro, Anonas Street, Quezon City
Spanish flamenco and pop rock singer Soleá Morente and
local band Kalayo raise the curtain on the second month of
Posporo(s), a series of concerts launched in September by the
Embassy of Spain in the Philippines, the Instituto Cervantes
de Manila and the National Commission for Culture and the
Arts (NCCA) to promote indie music from both countries,
making it possible for Spanish and Filipino musicians to
meet on stage.
Born to a flamenco singer, as a teen-ager Soleá was raring to
devote herself to music but her father, an eminent name in
flamenco, Enrique Morente, told her that it was not yet the
time, that she should be studying in the university and get to
know the world first hand. And so she got a degree in Spanish
Philology.
Although as a young girl she would sing with her father
in his recordings, her career in music did not start until
2012, when she was invited to collaborate on an album as a
tribute to her father by Los Evangelistas, a band composed
of four members of Los Planetas and Lagartija Nick, both
fundamental points of reference in pop-rock music in Spain,
with whom Enrique Morente helped to bridge the gap
between flamenco and rock with some masterpieces such as
the revolutionary album “Omega”.
Hailing from a family immersed in the flamenco culture, it is no
wonder that the songs of Soleá Morente have been influenced
by that art form. But what is distinctly her style is that she
fuses flamenco with indie music or even acid or psychedelic
rock, something that that she sees as the most normal thing
to do as she believes that “one should not fear doing things
differently from how they have always been thought to be
done” (Tentaciones, June 18, 2016). This statement takes
shape in “Tendrá que haber un camino” (There Must Be a
Way), her first solo album.
Homegrown band Kalayo sets the tone for the performance of
Soleá Morente. The group formerly known as Pinikpikan is
sure to intoxicate the audience with its hybrid music, mixing
traditional Filipino music with international indigenous and
contemporary sounds. Ethnic musical instruments accompany
Kalayo´s songs such as the hegalong (two-stringed lute),
bamboo poles and sticks, Mindanaoan log drums, gansa
and agung (Philippine flat and embossed gongs) as well as
djembles (African drums).
Kalayo, which means fire in the Visayan dialect, is convinced
that its music is not just a lifestyle but a conviction upholding
peace, equality, sanctity of nature and respect for human
dignity and rights. “We believe music builds understanding
and harmony”.
A fitting end to the concert is a session with DJ Parallel Uno,
a.k.a. Pasta Groove a.k.a. Il Primitivo.
Posporo(s) is a musical project under the framework of
cultural cooperation between Spain and the Philippines. The
key players of Posporo(s) are the independent music scene
of both countries, represented by four Spanish bands and
the same number of Philippine bands, with different styles
and artistic approaches but are all an indication of what is
happening in the contemporary music scene in Spain and the
Philippines despite a 12,000 km-distance separating the two
countries. The main objective is to facilitate the exchange
and meeting between Spanish and Filipino musicians on
stage and promote alternative Spanish music and introduce
to Spanish media and audience some of the most intriguing
Philippine bands.
Posporo(s) is an initiative of the Embassy of Spain in the
Philippines and the Instituto Cervantes with the collaboration
of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts
(NCCA), the Spanish Agency for International Development
Cooperation (AECID), the Ministry of Education, Culture
and Sport of Spain, the Association of Singers and Performers
(AIE), the Etxepare Basque Institute, Unión Fonográfica
Independiente, Rustan’s, Turkish Airlines and the De La
Salle University-College of St. Benilde. Posporo(s) has
also the collaboration of the creative studio Team Manila,
responsible for designing a special edition T-shirt for this
series of concerts.
October
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Spanish-Philippine concerts in Metro Manila
Guest DJ: Parallel Uno
October 22, 2016. 9 pm
70s Bistro
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Soleá Morente
Spain
Her father, the flamenco star Enrique Morente, said that Soleá would slowly find her space because she has so much talent
and things should be done well. That is why she first got her degree in Spanish Language Studies and then made her way into
music and the artistic scene.
Her singing career started in 2012, when she collaborated in the preparation of an album as a tribute her father by Los
Evangelistas, a band composed of four members of Los Planetas and Lagartija Nick, both fundamental points of reference in
pop music in Granada as well as in Spain.
In 2015, she presented her first solo album “Tendrá que haber un camino” (There Must Be a Way) in which there are
references to the experimental indie music scene of Granada, the flamenco heritage from Sacramonte, the traditional gypsy
neighborhood in Granada, the paternal revolutionary beginnings of the album “Omega” as well as some sentimental pop
songs written for her by other Spanish musicians such as La Bien Querida and David Rodriguez.
This album is an electric translation from the tradition. In “Tendrá que haber un camino”, Soleá Morente reinterprets poems
by Spanish poets such as Antonio Machado and Federico García Lorca. She also covers two songs by Leonard Cohen which
in the end have not been included in her father´s album “Omega”. She likewise brings together the creativity of Spanish
musicians from the independent music scene and her flamenco background in order to create her own style, an open dialogue
where conformism is forbidden.
Albums: Encuentro, 2013. (With Los Evangelistas)
La Ciudad de los Gitanos, 2013. EP.
Tendrá que haber un camino, 2015.
Sangre y Alquitrán, 2016. Single.
Website: http://www.soleamorente.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SoleaMorenteVEVO
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoleaMorente
Record Label: http://www.elvolcanmusica.com/index2.php?com=artista&artista=Sole%E1%20Morente%20&id=44
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Kalayo
Philippines
Kalayo’s music is a powerful blend of Filipino -Asian traditional, western and other contemporary melodies, beats and languages.
Pioneers in the Philippine world music scene since the 1990s, Kalayo’s music has evolved from percussive roots music to otherworld-ecstatic. Grounded and connected, engaged and detached, all at the same time.
ROOTS AND CONTEMPORARY FUSION
Formerly known as Pinikpikan Band (1989 -2008), Kalayo concocts a hybrid music genre of Filipino traditional, world
indigenous and contemporary sounds.
INSTRUMENTS
We use voice as music instrument and music instrument as voice. We play guitar and hegalong (two-stringed lute), bamboo
poles and sticks, Mindanaoan log drums and African djembes, Philippine flat and embossed gongs (gangsa and agung) and even
aqua drums made from water containers.
NOT JUST A LIFESTYLE
Our music is our belief, our faith. We believe in peace, equality, sanctity of nature and respect for human dignity and rights. We
believe music builds understanding and harmony.
MEMBERS
Sammy Asuncion leads the pack, a veteran musician with 45 years of service to the Philippine and international music scene;
Carol Bello; Budeths Casinto; Jean Paul Zialcita; DJ Rodriguez; Reli De Vera; and, Kenway Barcelona. We sometimes play with
guest artists.
Album: Kalayo Malaya, 2011.
Albums as Pinikpìkan: Atas, 1999
Obra Encantada, 2001
Kaamulan, 2003
Website: https://kalayomusic.wordpress.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kalayomusic
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DJ Parallel UnoA
a.k.a. Pasta Groove. Il Primitivo
Philippines
Dj Paralell Uno is a music producer, beathead, vinyl junkie from Manila who is well versed in the music of Manila Sound. As
a practitioner of the art of sample-based music, ancient archetypes get broken down and reconstructed, giving these musical
pieces new life through modern technology in a way that is palatable to today’s youth.
Youtube: https://youtu.be/feplnY4MMcU
https://youtu.be/5dmXIyguiZo
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What’s coming up next?
NOVEMBER 19
Venue: XX XX, Makati City
Tarsius
Delorean
Philippines
Spain
Tarsius is composed of Diego Mapa on laptop and Jay Gapasin
on drums. Both individuals are active musicians in the local
scene and also form part of two other Manila-based bands:
Pedicab and The Radioactive Sago Project.
This alternative dance band from Zarautz, which started out in
2000 exploring electronic music, dream pop and many others,
has just released its new album “Muzik”, the quintessential of
its house music.
…and many more to come on December 10…
For further information:
Iñigo Cerdán Matesanz
Cultural Officer
Embassy of Spain in the Philippines
e-mail: [email protected]
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