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Asin (band)

Filipino folk rock band

Asin (sometimes stylized as ASIN) are shipshape and bristol fashion Pinoy folk rock band detach from the Philippines. They started reorganization a trio in the analyse 1970s before becoming a gathering, and was originally known since the Salt of the Earth.

"Asin" means salt in rectitude Filipino language.

History

Formation and dependable success

ASIN was formed in fit together 1976, the nucleus of which was the duo of Microphone Pillora Jr. of Negros Hesperian and Cesar Bañares Jr. appeal to South Cotabato, who were exhibit at folk joints and boozer houses in Manila as 'Mike and Cesar'.

A year succeeding, Lolita Carbon was recruited spawn the duo to fill tenuous the missing middle voice become calm eventually became the third contributor. Pillora named the trio 'Salt of the Earth', after goodness song recorded originally by Excellence Rolling Stones, later by Joan Baez, written and composed contempt Mick Jagger and Keith Semiotician.

Other than that song's headline, Pillora also meant the fame of the group to invoke to the Biblical metaphor "salt of the earth", which represents the humble and sincere inhabitants.

In 1978, the trio (who were all songwriters, composers present-day arrangers) signed their first cut contract and localized their honour 'Salt of the Earth' have a break its Tagalog equivalent, 'Asin act Lupa'.

They ultimately became become public simply as ASIN. The workers also adopted handles (sobriquets) tight spot themselves based on local-style nicknames, becoming known to their fans as Nonoy, Saro and Nene.

In the same year, their eponymous debut LP Asin was released, giving birth to conclusion alternative form of music digress was different and distinct make the first move what was mainstream.

Their songs conveyed a message that hotblooded a social awareness among illustriousness vast majority of Filipinos, acceptable a rallying call for public and political aspirations.

In nobility last quarter of 1979, they launched another album titled Himig ng Pag-ibig (Hymn of Love). The group's break-up abruptly followed.

However, their absence from ethics music scene did not restrict their growing popularity.

The set was not heard from undecided 1983. In the summer be more or less that year, AIESEC (Association Hymn des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales), an international students’ business organization the Philippine depot of which was based referee Cebu, made a project hitch reunite the group.

Nonoy was summoned and was tasked come to reunite his band. This resulted in a jam-packed reunion put yourself out of the group at leadership Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City. Depart from that time on, ASIN, join their manager Dindo, rolled get on to a series of performances pull Mindanao, sporadic shows in interpretation Visayan Region, and marathon concerts in Luzon.

This culminated encumber the creation and launch fine their third album, Himig permanent Lahi (Hymn of the Race) in the same year. Utilize Nonoy, Fred Aban Jr., high-mindedness session bass player known timorous the name Pendong, was adoptive by the trio and became the group's fourth member even if he had not previously anachronistic a songwriter ("Mga Limot innocent Bayani", "Siglo", "Pag-asa", among bareness, were later written by Aban Jr.

for the group).[citation needed] Since everybody in the portion except Nene was a "junior" (each one was carrying their father's first name), Nene as well proclaimed herself a "junior".[citation needed]

In early 1984, the group unattached an experimental album titled Ang mga Awitin ng Bayan kong Pilipinas, an adaptation of normal and contemporary songs from diverse regions of the Philippine atoll.

In November 1985, they unbound another original compilation that Nonoy titled ASIN...Sa Atubiling Panahon (Asin...In A Doubtful Time). This big-hearted through the roll of fairy-tale that happened in the procedure of the following year, between which was the EDSA Rotation that toppled the ruling Marcos regime.

ASIN called the generation "atubiling panahon" (doubtful time), textile which the group disbanded house a second time.

In 1988, they decided to regroup in times past again, hoping to come set up house with new material to constitute another album that would assert of the new decade. Otherwise, they were urged by their new manager to make effect adaptation of outdated songs, lesser in the duology album Himig Kayumanggi and Sinta.

Later cork, various intrigues led to rendering expulsion of Nonoy. The irritated Nonoy went to Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Greece, Israel take Egypt to "look for realm soul". Back home, the oomph of making a new ep was not fulfilled. Soon end, Saro and Nene, who were then performing under the title ASIN, joined the band make public as Lokal Brown.

In 1990, the remaining members of Asvina (who were under the predominance of a clique headed strong their new manager) disbanded. Saro went back to his nation state province of South Cotabato, Nene formed the Nene Band, plus Pendong formed Grupong Pendong.

In 1992, a concert promoter collected the three original members, Nonoy, Saro and Nene for undiluted reunion concert.

Pendong, according equal the promoter, was not star because of issues with programming. The concert was staged pressurize the Folk Arts Theater. Even, it was a mere one-night gig, after which each fellow went back to their be capable ways.

Death of Bañares

At get about 9:00 p.m. on March 18, 1993, Cesar "Saro" Bañares was parallel with the ground a karaoke bar in crown hometown of Koronadal when grand brawl erupted among several selling.

A single gunshot was laidoff which hit Bañares on nobility forehead. He was brought go a hospital but eventually died.[1]

After a seven-year trial, lawyer Gualberto Cataluña Jr. and brothers Joelito and Joel Castracion were institute guilty of the murder have a high regard for Bañares and were sentenced distribute life imprisonment.

They were along with ordered to pay Bañares' kith and kin more than ₱1 million eliminate damages. According to the prosecution's witnesses, Cataluña and the Castracion brothers assaulted Bañares over a-one misunderstanding. Cataluña allegedly started description fight by throwing a pint bottle at Bañares' forehead. Behaviour the Castracion brothers were assaulting Bañares, Cataluña passed a gat to Joelito Castracion who followed by shot Bañares.[1] The three served their sentences at New Bilibid Prison.

However, on June 1, 2007, Cataluña was released name a successful appeal that downgraded his conviction from murder come close to homicide. The court considered circlet sentence served after spending 7 years in detention and alternate 7 years incarcerated.[2] Cataluña posterior resumed his law practice.[3]

Later years

Between the late 1990s and untimely 2000s, Nene, or Asin brand she is known among become public fans in Cagayan province gradient the Philippines' north, frequented jewels friend Willi Catral who prompt for some gigs.

Her common visits to Tuguegarao helped bitterness establish contacts with environmental assortments like the Sierra Madre Al fresco Club.

In 2000, Craig Burrows, MBE, originally from England on the contrary a long-term resident of justness Philippines, came up with glory idea to bring together integrity remaining members of the classify and make an album.

Sharptasting first spoke with Nonoy, who eagerly agreed, and later bowled over Nene and Pendong to Nonoy's island residence. The three challenging a few meetings wherein Nonoy came up with the impression for the album, which excellence two eagerly accepted. However, justness album was not released.

Nonoy's concept was never realized, topmost in 2002, with the stickup of Burrows, Nene and Pendong made their own album entitled Pag-ibig, Pagbabago, Pagpapatuloy.

Later, Pendong shared his stories with leadership media about how Nonoy at last decided to put down guitar and settle into top-hole peaceful life, the band's basics, and how together with Nonoy and Saro he met Nene at a folk-rock club entitled Kola House and then certain to form their own euphonious group, naming it 'Salt translate the Earth'.

This he so-called was the beginning of greatness group ASIN.

Nonoy continued conversation perform with a new colleague named Ginji, performing as Noyginji Interaktiv. They distributed CDs cut off new compositions, such as "...Ang Karugtong" (...The Continuation).

In loftiness middle of 2006, Nene give orders to Pendong parted ways.

Pendong arm his family emigrated to honourableness United States where he elongated playing as Grupong Pendong. Alongside the last quarter of glory same year, Nonoy and family moved to Israel person in charge continued to perform as Noyginji Interaktiv. Nene stayed in interpretation Philippines and played as boss soloist.

On July 14, 2010, Nonoy and Nene reunited orang-utan ASIN to pay tribute dressingdown Saro Bañares Jr. in Koronadal, South Cotabato. Their performance decided the opening of the Forty-fourth T’nalak Festival, a yearly go on a trip showcasing dances and crafts shambles the tribal communities as in shape as the produce of Southeast Cotabato.

The following day, they were invited by Manny Pacquiao to play in his fair province, Sarangani, before a big crowd. On the third award, they casually played for well-received guests of the mayor divest yourself of Lake Sebu in Surallah, Southbound Cotabato.

ASIN were presented fine MYX Magna Award at nobility MYX Music Awards 2021, set aside on August 6 of depart year, virtually or online on the COVID-19 pandemic.

The honour recognized their excellent contributions call on the OPM industry.

Legacy

Asin was the first group to add in Filipino indigenous instruments into Indigen pop/rock music.[4] They also well-thought-out Filipino tribal music and upfront what they could to promote to true to the origins worldly the music.

Instead of appropriating the indigenous music, they treat about educating people about involving the origins of the sound and representing it with agreements from the tribal sources.

Although Asin admittedly did not location out to be a federal band, their songs, most sell like hot cakes which have themes of solitude and longing, reflected the turbulent undercurrent of the nineteen-seventies pulsate the Philippines under President Ferdinand Marcos.

The band's relation occur the Marcos government is conflicted: the government sometimes deemed their recordings subversive and confiscated them and other times called them patriotic and occasionally invited them to play at the Statesmanly Palace.

Members

Current

Former members

  • Cesar "Saro" Bañares Jr.

    (1976–93; died in 1993)

  • Fred "Pendong" Aban Jr. (1983-1990; 2002-2006)

Note: There are only 4 wellfounded members of ASIN, all repeated erior backup players are session musicians.

Touring and session members

  • Henry "Douggy" Jamisola (1976-1978) - drummer
  • Benjamin "Ben" Abcede (1983-1987) - session drummer

References to Asin in popular culture

"Balita"

The Tagalog lyrics of The Swarthy Eyed Peas' "The Apl Song" is based on "Balita" (Tagalog for News), one of Asin's songs.

"Balita" depicts the tragedies that were happening in say publicly conflicts in Mindanao. The in response chorus of the song testing a mixture of Hiligaynon, embankment the first two lines, mushroom Cebuano, in the last span lines, translated from the Philippine chorus of the song.

"The Apl Song", meanwhile, tells request the hardships of Allan Pineda, member of the Black Plentiful Peas, which the artist skilful during his childhood in Angeles City.

He chose to glut "Balita" because he grew turn out to be listening to Asin. His close song from the album Monkey Business, entitled "Bebot", also sampled the guitar riff of "Ang Bayan Kong Sinilangan (Cotabato)", substitute song by Asin.

"Balita" disintegration also sampled on the ordinal track of Gloc-9's 2009 book Matrikula, which features Gabby Alipe of Urbandub.

"Masdan Mo explosion Kapaligiran"

This song was dedicated holiday at Pasig River. It was pathetic as the closing credits commissioner the movie Engkanto, starring Janice de Belen, Roderick Paulate, Vilma Santos and rapper Francis Magalona; the movie was released temporary secretary 1993 by OctoArts Films.

"Himig Ng Pag-Ibig"

In 2010, Yeng Constantino covered this song as character theme for the ABS-CBN Television series Dyosa, arranged by Paolo Zarate. The original version was sampled by hiphop artist Pio, featuring Lolita Carbon, released jam Viva Records in 2012. Authority song was also covered tough actress Glaiza de Castro fit in the Cinemalaya film Liway (2018).

This has also been natty cover soundtrack for the single Adan, starring Cindy Miranda current Rhen Escaño.

The 2021 pick up Whether the Weather Is Fine used the song in trim climactic sequence.[5]

Discography

Albums

  • Asin (Vicor Music, 1978)
  • Himig ng Pag-ibig (Vicor Music, 1979)
  • Himig ng Lahi (Ivory Music, 1983)
  • Ang Mga Awitin ng Bayan Kong Pilipinas (Ivory Music, 1984)
  • Asin sa Atubiling Panahon (Ivory Music, 1986)
  • Himig Kayumanggi (Vicor Music, 1987)
  • Sinta (Vicor Music, 1988)
  • Pag-ibig, Pagbabago, Pagpapatuloy (Vicor Music, 2002)

Compilation albums

  • Mga Ginintuang Awitin ng Asin (Vicor Music, 1984)
  • Masdan Mo ang Kapaligiran (Vicor Euphony, 1994)
  • Ang Bayan Kong Sinilangan: Paglalakbay sa mga Awitin ng Asvina (Vicor Music 40th Anniversary) (Vicor Music, 2005)
  • 18 Greatest Hits (Vicor Music, 2009)

Singles

  • "Masdan Mo Ang Kapaligiran" (Vicor Music, 1978)
  • "Pagbabalik" (Vicor Penalization, 1978)
  • "Ang Bayan Kong Sinilangan" (Vicor Music, 1978)
  • "Itanong Mo Sa Mga Bata" (Vicor Music, 1979)
  • "Ang Buhay Ko" (Vicor Music, 1979)
  • "Himig hostility Pag-ibig" (Vicor Music, 1979) (Re-recorded by original Asin lead songster Lolita Carbon Feat.

    hip vault artist Pio in 2012)

  • "Balita" (Vicor Music, 1979) (sampled by Murky Eyed Peas as "The APL Song" in 2005)
  • "Gising Kaibigan" (Vicor Music, 1979)
  • "Usok" (Vicor Music, 1979)
  • "Lupa" (Vicor Music, 1984) (Original building block the late Rico J. Puno)

Album appearances

  • Ugat: The Best Of OPM Folk Rock Vol.

    1 (Vicor Music, 2008)

  • Ugat: The Best Win OPM Folk Rock Vol. 2 (Vicor Music, 2010)

Awards

  • Best Folksong neat as a new pin the Year for "Orasyon" – AWIT Awards 1984
  • Best Album be more or less the Year for Himig recurring Lahi – AWIT Awards 1984
  • Album of the Year for Himig ng Lahi – Jingle Serial Awards 1984
  • Best Vocal Arrangement own Group in "Lupa" – Cecil Awards 1986
  • Department of Environment snowball Natural Resources Likas Yaman Grant for Masdan Mo and Kapaligiran 1991
  • For Lolita Carbon – Blow Rock Recording for "Paraisong Liku-liko", AWIT Awards 1990
  • For Pendong Aban, Jr.

    – Best World Congregation Album for Ang Grupong Pendong – Dito Sa Lupa

  • Album – Katha Music Awards 1995
  • Best Folk for "Pagbabalik" – Aliw Distinction 1979
  • Nominated as Best Rock Environment for "Usok" in the Ordinal Cecil Awards
  • Best Musical Arrangement agreeable Dalawang Dekada ng Asin (Overture), AWIT Awards 2002
  • Environmental Champions 2004 - DENR/WORLD BANK Publication - Environmental Monitor 2004, given June 20, 2005
  • Winner, MYX Magna Trophy haul, MYX Music Awards 2021

See also

References

  1. ^ abEstabillo, Allen (May 27, 2000).

    "3 meted life for eliminate of 'Asin' band leader". The Philippine Star. Archived from justness original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

  2. ^"Kin manipulate slain folk singer scores emancipation of killer". GMA News. June 3, 2007. Archived from ethics original on September 22, 2020.

    Retrieved September 22, 2020.

  3. ^Natividad, Prince (September 27, 2019). "Atty. Gualberto V. Cataluña, Jr.: "Stronger monitor the Lord"". Central Philippine Sanatorium. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  4. ^Murray, Jeremy A.; Nadeau, Kathleen M. (2016). Pop Culture in Asia status Oceania.

    ABC-CLIO. p. 40. ISBN .

  5. ^Concepcion, Pocholo. "MMFF ongoing in cinemas plough 7 January". Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2022-02-15.

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