Lazy Sunday afternoon, 71°F , New York City Even when I was still full from lunch, I couldn’t help but salivate when I saw the...
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For a While
One of the most touching songs for those who have love and lost but never really moved on is ‘For a While’. Listen to the perfect combination of simple lyrics and soulful rendition of the great Nina Simone.
Listen to the song here. Nina Simone – For A While
Watch the video here.
Nina Simone was an Americansinger, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music.
Iloko ‘Bourne Legacy’
Inspired by the movie ‘Bourne Legacy ’ (2012) that has major scenes shot in Manila and Palawan, this amateur group creates a parody using Ilocano and English. It’s funny how twigs and stones become high-powered machine guns and grenades.
Originally shared by Robert Dalimara on Ilocano York’s Facebook wall.
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
As a young girl, I always heard my mom play this song. Although I wasn’t really paying attention to the lyrics, the rhythm and the sentiments of a woman unsure was never forgotten. Looking back, I place my mother in a different light now...
Kuratsa, a Waray Courtship Dance
One of the best things about New York is diversity. In this City, variety is the trend and in most cases, cultural differences are admired and celebrated with proud enthusiasm and vigor that may match its homegrown sentiment. A popular version of the Waray folk...
Multilingualism
“Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.” Whenever speaking in English, many times my closest friends would catch me mispronounce a lot of words. They would laugh heartily as they constantly ask me questions leading to...
Paalam, Sampaguita: Love Off-shored
A riveting Tagalog song about a man left behind in the country as lady love migrates to American shores. Man sings acceptance of the harsh reality, a migratory phenomenon that saw 11% of Filipinos living abroad. This is written, composed and performed by 1990s punk band Yano, a University of the Philippines-grown group known to sing about social and political issues that beset the country.
Dong Abay’s Paalam, Sampaguita
For Full Lyrics of Paalam sampaguita, click here.
Noel Cabangon, soulful and Pinoy
Here’s a great song from an Ilocano popular folk singer in the Philippines, NOEL CABANGON of Rosario, La Union.
Be touched and lulled to sleep. Great sleep companion as we keep our pillows close. *sigh*
ANG TANGI KONG PAG-IBIG
