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‘I Do Bidoo Bidoo’ opens in N.Y. Nov. 30
In the tradition of crowd-pleasing comedy musicals like “Mamma Mia” and “Rock of Ages” comes “I Do Bidoo Bidoo,” a blockbuster from the Philippines that celebrates young love, family values, and the hit songs of the Apo Hiking Society. “I Do Bidoo Bidoo” stars the singing superstars Gary Valenciano, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Ogie Alcasid and […]
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Meet New York’s a cappella ‘ambassador’
By Cristina DC Pastor A cappella music has come a long way. It’s no longer the boring, one-dimensional music played on our parents’ LP records. The 15th century choral music, which started in Europe, has adopted some elements of hip hop’s beatboxing and is enjoying a resurgence in campuses across America. It sounds like a […]
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Festival spotlights Filipino films
Film enthusiasts, students and the general public have until November 15th to catch the International Film Festival Manhattan at the Quad Cinemas on 13th Street. Among the selections for this year’s festival is a special spotlight on the Philippines featuring critically-acclaimed independent films. Five feature films will be shown: “Busong” Dir: Auraeus Solito starring Alessandra […]
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High drama and low humor in Ricky Lee’s new fiction about a cross-dressing ‘manananggal’
By Joel David The results of the recently concluded American presidential elections seemed guaranteed to make everyone happy – except for the Republican Party and its now less-than-majority supporters. American conservatives could have spared themselves their historic loss if they had taken the trouble to inspect the goings-on in a country their nation had once […]
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Bayanihan performance helped FilAms cope with aftermath of hurricane: Amb. Cuisia
The world-famous Bayanihan national folk dance company of the Philippines performed at the Jazz at the Lincoln Center on November 1, helping Filipinos cope with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The performance took place on the same night the lights reopened on Broadway, a sign that New York was slowly picking itself up from the […]
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TOFA’s iPhone moments
Point, click and send: Through these photos, we hope to transport our readers to October 27 at Carnegie Hall when the community honored this year’s batch of Filipino American achievers. Please see preceding article for the complete names of The Twelve Outstanding Filipino Americans in the New York Tri-State. Photos by Rolan Gutierrez and Francois […]
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TOFA-NY at 2: One ‘enchanting evening’
By Cristina DC Pastor Despite a ‘Frankenstorm’ threatening to pummel the New York area, TOFA-NY feted the Filipino American community’s best and the brightest at the historic Carnegie Hall in an “enchanting evening” of music, dance and laughter. With speeches ranging from political prisoners in the Philippines to the struggle for equality for same-sex Filipinos, […]
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‘Tangina,’ Eraserheads, what a concert!
By Kata Rojas The Jersey City Armory was Pinoy Party Central Saturday night on October 20 when the Eraserheads came to town. For almost two hours, hundreds rocked, danced, head-banged, jumped, waved, screamed and sang along as Ely Buendia, Raimund Marasigan, Marcus Adoro and Buddy Zabala performed their biggest hits. I’ve a confession: I was […]
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Gangnam: Not gangster rap but Korea’s Fifth Avenue
By Cathy Rose Garcia The FilAm Exclusive SEOUL, South Korea – By now, everyone knows “Gangnam Style,” the infectious beat and kooky invisible horse dance that took the world by storm. On my recent visit to Seoul, I saw just how big the Korean rapper Psy has become. Koreans are very proud of Psy’s success. […]