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Cecile Azarcon wows NYC audience
By Marivr R. Montebon New York – There is nothing like singing an old tune with the composer-singer of songs you grew up with. Last Sunday, April 27, Filipinos at the East Coast did just that in a concert An Evening of Original Philippine Music with Cecile Azarcon and the Sounds of Manila, produced by […]
Timeless Theme of a Woman’s Sacrifice
The Bridges of Madison County on Broadway A Review by Marivir Montebon New York — Beyond the magnificent voices and acting of Kelli O’Hara (as Francesca) and Steven Pasquale (as Robert), the story of the Bridges of Madison County on Broadway (on Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 236 West 45th Street, NYC) rests on the stereotypical […]
Check Bucket List: Lani Misalucha Concert
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City I ecstatically checked one item in my bucket list on October 27, an otherwise chilly autumn day in New York: Watch a Lani Misalucha Concert. Yes, I was in a giggly mode on the NJ Transit bound towards Linden in New Jersey to watch the most seasoned, spectacular […]
NOLI ME TANGERE, the Opera: A Resounding Hit
By Marivir R. Montebon New York — It was the finest treat Filipinos in the East Coast could ever have for this year, the staging of the novel Noli Me Tangere by Dr. Jose Rizal, into an opera of three acts (Felipe de Leon) in the Big Apple. Deep, moving, and definitely awesome in the […]
Gail Banawis: The Stunner is Seventeen
On the runway, Gail Banawis at 17 looks stunning and every inch a full-grown woman. Standing at 5’7′ tall, this flawless morena is a head turner in anything she models for, since not too long ago in 2010. She glamorized the fashion collections of Edgar Madamba, Leonard Co, Renee Salud, Dita Sandico, and a host […]
The Philippine Elite Dancers of New York Conquers at the Multinational Cultural Fest
By Virgil Rafael Long Island, New York The top dancers of the Philippine Elite Dancers of New York represented the Philippines at the 2013 Multinational Cultural Festival. The festival was sponsored by the Asian-American Cultural Circle of Unity whose mission is to foster awareness and appreciation of the many different groups represented here in the […]
MHC Tinikling Tickles at Half time of Washington Wizards vs. NY Knicks
The roaring crowd of the Washington Wizards and New York Knicks was breathtakingly entertained during the half time break by the Philippine folk dance Tinikling courtesy no less than the Fil-Am Heritage Dance Ensemble of the Migrant Heritage Commission (MHC) at the Verizon Center in downtown Washington, DC, Friday, March 1. Earlier at the opening […]
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