By Phoebe Dorothy Estelle
Bob Marley, perhaps, would be happy to know that reggae music is very much alive throughout Philippine archipelago and one of the culprits is the Brownman Revival. The group behind the revival of Eraserheads’ “Maling Akala” and the hit “Lintik” returns with a new album threatening to invade airwaves.
“Ayos Din” is the sophomore album of the band under Sony BMG. It has 14 tracks hodgepodge of Filipino’s attack to reggae, collaboration with 70’s musicians and revivals.
With their kind of music the nine men – Dennis (drums), Jao (bass), Onard (keyboards), Januarie (percussions), Alphy (guitars), Jayson (trombone), Jojo (sax), Ambet (trumpet) and Dino (vocals) urges new generation to love Filipino songs and enjoy reggae.
If in their debut album “Steady Lang” they dig the finest music of 70’s and 80’s such as “Binibini” and “Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin” now they not only revive songs they even summon the 70’s hot man Rico J Puno for the song “Sorry Na, Pwede Ba”, which serves as the carrier single of their album.
The wacky songster has special participation in the music video of the ditty, which makes it more interesting not only to listen but also to watch. Currently the video is being played in MYX.
Move back Carlo Santana, the Brownmen invites great Filipino guitarist Mr. Ramon “RJ” Jacinto. The legendary icon accords “Muli”, a song he popularized, to the band and plays guitar maneuver.
Another impressive track is “Reggae Fever.” Primitively it was the “Disco Fever” written by Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon way back in the 1980’s. An excerpt of River Maya’s “Hinahanap Kita” is also present in the song.
The cuts “Kapit”, “Walang Kasing Sarap”, “Paikot-Ikot”, “Bitin”, “Diskarte”, “Ikembot Mo”, “Paniwalaan” and “Lasapin” are pure product of Brownman Revival’s creative juices. Cool reggae songs soothing to various Filipino tastes.
Brownman Revival’s breakthrough year was in 2005 when they stepped up to mainstream. Their band started 1994 and ever since they are reggae aficionado hooks up with the contemporary reggae acts – Big Mountain and UB40. They combine the traditional roots sound of venerated reggae with an OPM touch delivering a festive but sensuous strain of Lovers’ Rock reggae.
“Masarap tumugtog ng reggae, danceable kasi,” Ambet quotes.
“Ayos Din” is now out in CDs nationwide at leading record stores under Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
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About Phoebe Dorothy Estelle: Phoebe Dorothy Estelle believes in the power of dreaming and it's smarter to be lucky than lucky to be smart. She's boyish and jolly outside but feminine inside. Has faith to the Divine Providence and an ambivert gal who loves performing arts, anime, interesting stories or people, music,films and ice cream. .
May 8th, 2007 at 5:47 am
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