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MetroVanIndependent.com
October 2015
entertainment
Vancouver fans reach for musician Ely Buendia.
Photos by Diones Lago
Ely Buendia “Greatest Hits”
Popular Filipino musician, singer/
songwriter Ely Buendia performed at the
Massey Theatre in New Westminster on
Sunday. The former founding member,
songwriter and lead vocals of Eraserheads,
performed to a massive Filipino Canadian
audience who got the biggest music treat
of their lives.
His top charting and critically acclaimed
compositions gained so much momentum
that his hit songs are now considered
classics on its own. Buendia and his band
performed most of their hit songs such as
“El Bimbo”, “Magasin”, “Pare Ko” to name
a few.
Vancouver celebrities Star Bernardo
and Papa Bear Jerry Legaspi hosted the
show.
Back in early 2007, Buendia reportedly
suffered a heart attack in the middle of
a performance and was rushed to an
intensive care unit. Eight years later, the 44
Buendia.
year old musician shows no sign of slowing
down and rocked his New Westminster
audience in Canada.
Ely Buendia at the Massey Theatre in New Westminster.