1. Cinderella
A pop band made up of eight members, Cecile Colayco and the late Yolly Samson in vocals, Snaffu Rigor in drums/vocals, Violy Estrellado for back-up vocals, Sunny Ilacad in keyboards, Bob Guzman in lead guitar/vocals, Celso Llarina for rhythm guitar/vocals, and Gig Ilacad in bass guitar. They are known for their soft romantic ballads like Ang Boyfriend kong Baduy, Bato sa Buhangin and most prominently for T.L Ako Sayo. They’re also known to have written songs in taglish, as an example in T.L Ako Sayo in which T.L stands for “True Love”.
Other songs to listen to: Superstar ng Buhay Ko, Tulak Ng Bibig, Kabig Ng Dibdib, Love of my Life.
2. Sharon Cuneta
Popularly known as a multi-award winning actress, Ms. Sharon has her roots in music. Dubbed as the Jukebox Princess, she was discovered by Tito Sotto after singing Bato sa Buhangin by Cinderella in one of the parties that she and her family attended. After that, she was pushed into the spotlight with the hit Mr. DJ, penned by Rey Valera. She was just 12 years old back then.
Other songs to listen to: High School Life, Tawag ng Pag-ibig, I-Swing mo ako.
Read more in Padayon's first issue.
The Original Pinoy Music: Manila Sound
By Nick Oliver C. Valera
Are you familiar with songs such as Bongga ka Day, Katawan, No Touch and Rock Baby Rock? These are just some of the songs that encompass what we call Manila Sound era that bloomed during the 70s. Characterized by catchy and melodic tunes, it is also comprised by a variety of genres such as pop, folk, rock, disco and funk, with heavy influences from American music. Manila Sound was viewed as the “bright side” of the martial law period, dealing with different themes such as love, juvenile years, sexuality, along with novelty and satirical undertones. Here is a list of the top acts of the epoch that one should listen to:
