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Ultimate New Wave Evolution (& closely related styles) part 31
One style of music that I really love, especially when I’m in a somber or romantic mood, is what many regard as Sophistipop–a portmanteau of ‘sophisticated’ and ‘pop.’ It is best characterized by its
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Pagkabíghanì sa mga Óbra ni Van Gogh
Diláw ang mga bit’wín sa asúl na lángit Último ang b’wan ay tanáw ang angkíng rikít Haláman at punò sa náyon ay luntían Makatà ay tahímik sa kan’yáng tahánan Kabukirán ng trígo ginintúang úhay
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Armed with Music, Loaded with Talent
The Filipino music scene in Winnipeg continues, albeit slowly, to develop and flourish since the first local Filipino Alternative Rock bands began to emerge in the 2000s–such as Studio 69, Magnet, FourSight, haLf man
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Ultimate New Wave Evolution (& closely related styles) part 30
The latter part of the 1980s was a great time for me as music enthusiast and collector. A university student at the time, I had a bigger school allowance, a good portion of which
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Ultimate New Wave Evolution (& closely related styles) part 29
As a music genre, New Wave has become a broad palette through the decades, from its humble and obscure beginning in 1967. Supported by many published books, Internet articles, film documentaries on the subject,
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Mga Interpretasyón nina Freud at Jung
Sa tuwíng ipípikit ang mga matá Bituín at bangúngot ang nakikíta Kung kayâ madalás na pagód at puyát Hangád kasí na matakásan ang lahát Anó ang kahulugán ng panagínip? Pagkagísing ang dibdíb ay nanínikip
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Focus on Filipino Music: Rakrákan sa Kánto sa Pebréro
On February 25, 2023, Waterfront Collective Creators presents Sound of Unity – a concert featuring three of Winnipeg’s currently active local Filipino-Canadian bands–Basement 315, The 12/21, and Armed & Loaded. It will be held
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Ultimate New Wave Evolution (& closely related styles) part 28
Most of the New Wave enthusiasts I know think that New Wave and ’80s music are one and the same. That’s understandable; New Wave, which was first coined in 1967 in a musical context,
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Sa Kináng at Kundíman ng Sarik’wágo
Anó iyóng namámahinga sa sangá Ng púnong hitík sa matiník na búnga? Matá’y bilugán balahíbo’y marikít Buntót ay makúlay at kaákit-ákit Dáhil may angkíng hiwága’t salamángka Nakabíbighanì at nakamámanghâ Sa báwat paghúni sa katahimíkan
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Mas Masunúrin Nga Ba ang mga Kababaíhan noóng Únang Panahón?
(On the Evolution of Women Empowerment) Bákit nga ba mas marámi raw ngayóng mga mag-aasáwa na naghíhiwalay kumpará noóng mga nakaraáng dekáda o síglo? Dáhil ba mas konserbatíbo silá noon o páwang takót lang
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