Ang Kalatas Volume III September 2013 Issue | Page 17

THE MESSAGE. BRINGING INTO FOCUS FILIPINO PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA. September 2013 | Vol 3 No. 12 | Ang Kalatas Australia | www.kalatas.com.au | 17 arts & entertainment | 03 Kuh Ledesma : A Night Of Nostalgia JAMES R. TEKIKO Entertainment Journalist/Critic CONCERT REVIEW MY DEVOTION to Original Pilipino Music (OPM) started in my elementary school days back in Manila in the early ‘80s. It all began when I was mesmerized by the voice of Kuh Ledesma when she sang ‘Dito Ba?’ in GMA Supershow, the theme song of Miss X, a 1980 Vilma Santos ?lm shot in Amsterdam. Since then, I became a fan of this wonderful singer. The very ?rst concert I watched was ‘Ang Pinoy nga Naman’ in the late ‘80s at the Folk Arts Theater and I paid P40 for the ticket. It was a great show with Kuh and the APO Hiking Society. Fast forward 20 years later, here I am again waiting in anticipation for the start of Kuh Ledesma’s concert this time not in the Philippines but in Sydney at Rooty Hill RSL. Unbeknownst to me as a ?rst time watcher of Filipino concerts in Australia, there were front acts prior to the main show. I have to go through the gamut of listening to all this singers before I can see my idol. There were at least 12 singers who gave their all but some of them sound very amateurish if I may say so. To be fair, the duo of Prody and Shirley who sang ‘Umagang Kay Ganda’ were terri?c. Their voices were brillian ?? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????Q???A???????????????????????????????Q??????????????????????????????]????????A??????M??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????`????????`?????????????????????????????????????%???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????$???????????????????????????d??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????$???-??1???????M?????()?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????M?????????????????????]????????????????????????????????????????a$?Q?????'?e?????1???d???-??e?????????????????????????????????????????????M????????????????????????????????????????????????????M?????????????????????????????M??????????????????????????????????????=???????????????????-?????????????????????Q???????????????????????????????????aQ???]???]??]????d??a??????Q?????e?????d??????a]????$????????1???d??-???????????????????????????????????????e??????e??????????????????????????????????????????????mI?????????????????????????????t???)????H??Q??????????????????????????????????????QX????????????????????????????????????????????????????5???????!???????????????????????? ???????????????????????M?? ????????????????????????????5?????1???9??????????????Êe??!???????????QX??????5??!??????e?1??????????????????????A@??????????????????????????eL?5???????!???????????????????????????????????????-??????????????????????????????????????????()-??1?????????????????????????A!=Q=L? d?IIe0???e I%8?()???????????%?????) 1 -Q=]8???? ???????????????????????????????????????????????A???????????I????????A??????Q???????????? ??????? ???? ??????e????????????????????????????????????????????????????????]?????M???Q????????????????????????????????????()????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q??? ?????????? ?????e????????????????????????????????????????????????????I??????????M?????I???????U9?IM%9 d??Q????????I?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q?????????????????????????????((???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????MA ?IM%9 d??Q?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????d???????Q??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????? ???? ??????e???????d???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????]!