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Music Video – Death of Isagani (Pagkamatay ni Isagani)
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Excerpt from Aswang the Concert, featuring Kyle de Ocera and the Fandangueros. Enjoy!
PAGKAMATAY NI ISAGANI (Death of Isagani)
This is the story of Isagani, a fisherman-by-day and spy-by-night during the time of the Philippine Revolution. The song finds him being pursued by the Spanish soldiers through the jungles of Cavite province after a failed mission.
Isagani was racing to escape to the ocean and rendezvous with his love Candida but he was shot just before reaching the cliff. He falls to his death into the waters.
Legend has it that he was revived by ‘syokoys’ - humanoid sea creatures whom Isagani once saved when they were trapped by fishing nets. As he became one of them, the memory of Candida and his former life fades.
Always best experience on headphones!
For high res: vimeo.com/263701311
The world premier of Aswang the Concert is in 7 days!
See it for as little as $12! Group rates available for 5 or more.
Early Bird ticket prices are:
Senior/Student $12
General Admission $20/ Group rate $15
VIP Individual $30 / VIP Group rate $24
(VIP includes a Free Florante Aguilar CD to be picked up at the door)
Get your tickets today at
aswangconcert.brownpapertickets.com/
Tickets at the door
General Admission $35, Seniors and Students $15
Aswang the Concert is featured in the Napa Valley Register!
“I would say that the music is the result of my admiration of Stephen Sondheim and Led Zeppelin, plus traditional Filipino music with a dash of flamenco." says Florante C. Aguilar of his world premiere of ASWANG starting 01.28.18 at Napa Valley College Performing Arts. [theaterNapaValley.org]
napavalleyregister.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/aswang-brings-the-myths-and-monsters-of-the...
'Aswang' brings the myths and monsters of the Philippines to the Napa stage
napavalleyregister.com
Ghost stories are a tradition in many cultures, and Florante Aguilar recalls that power outages throughout his childhood in the Philippines were common.How to write song when you're in a rut. Or how I wrote Ang Tumao for the Aswang Song Cycle.
Listen to the full song here:
soundcloud.com/florantea/12-ang-tumao-090617
Tickets to Aswang the Concert this January 28, at the Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center:
aswangconcert.brownpapertickets.com
I'm so excited to present Aswang the Concertin Napa this January 28, 2018. I hope you can join us in this re-telling of the stories about scary creatures from Philippine mythology and how they came to be. In song form no less!
Purchase your tickets at
aswangconcert.brownpapertickets.com/
More info at www.aswangstories.com
“ASWANG is inspired by Philippine ghosts stories that we enjoyed telling each other when we were growing up in the province. I wanted those creatures to come alive and tell their own stories from their point of view.”
- Florante Aguilar, Composer & Lyricist
Featuring original music and lyrics by Florante Aguilar, ASWANG is performed in Tagalog with English supertitles.
Cast
Charmaine Clamor as Manananggal
Leon Palad as Tikbalang
Kyle de Ocera as Isagani/Syokoy
Giovanni Ortega as The Host
Kristine Sinajon as Candida/Lady in White
Music performed by the Fandangueros
Florante Aguilar, Guitar
Chus Alonso, Flute and Laud
Sage Baggott, Percussion
Greg Kehret, Double Bass
Lighting Design by Kevin Myrick
Sound Engineer Chris Bell
Costume Design by Lara G. Waters
Make-up by Mindy Sugino
Produced by Fides Enriquez and Florante Aguilar
Co-Produced by Esperanza Catubig
Story by Florante Aguilar and Fides Enriquez
Directed by Fides Enriquez
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