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  • Bio
  • Works
    • GUITAR ALBUMS
      • Introducing the Harana Kings (2012)
      • Manila Galleon Guitar Music (2010)
      • Tipanan (2006)
      • The Art of Harana (2003)
    • THEATER
      • Aswang Ghost Stories (2013/2018)
      • Lalawigan – A Tagalog Song Cycle (2009)
    • FILM
      • Harana the Movie (2012)
      • Aswang (2018) in Production
    • COMMISSIONED WORKS
      • Utom (2019)
      • The Music of Bae Makiling (2016)
      • The Music of She Who Can See (2015)
      • The Music of Maség (2014)
    • COLLABORATIONS
      • Paraiso (2007)
      • The Barbary Coast Guitar Duo (2005)
      • Buffalo Guitar Quartet (1990)
  • Fandangueros
  • Blog
  • Contact
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Paraiso (2007)

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While at all times retaining a respect for tradition, guitarist Florante Aguilar and singer Lori Abucayan have successfully reinterpreted traditional folk music from their homeland and made it accessible for a whole new global audience.

Their debut album entitled Paraiso captures Florante and Lori’s fresh style and successfully illustrates their dynamic musical perspectives.

The appeal of this record crosses generational and national boundaries. Although the songs are recognisable to those already familiar with the warm Filipino sound, Florante’s contemporary arrangements and Lori’s soulful vocals make this album universally inviting.


Musicians

Lori Abucayan, vocals
Florante Aguilar, acoustic guitar
MIngo Lewis, percussion
Boyet Aguilar, acoustic bass guitar
Mike Walsh, 2nd guitar on track 5

All music arranged by
Florante Aguilar

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This is one of the multimedia footage presented on the big screen accompanying the Utom concert last June at the San Francisco International Arts Festival.

Featuring Isa Manon Musni as Boi Henwu - She of Royal Blood, the First T’boli Woman.

Music written and performed by yours truly.
Video by Fides Enriquez & S.L. Weiss
Editing by S.L. Weiss
A New Art Media Production

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Thank you Lisa Suguitan Melnick and Positively Filipino for this article about Utom! ... See MoreSee Less

Utom Unfolds T’boli Myths Through Music

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Florante Aguilar’s “Utom” is “really a Filipino American composition in the sense that it is derived or influenced by traditional T’boli music but is our own musical creation as Filipino Ame...
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Thank you so much to all who came and joined me at the Utom premier at SFIAF. The second concert is this June 9th at Brava Theater - Kularts Presents Florante Aguilar and the Utom Ensemble
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Behind the scenes of Utom. The multi-talented Caroline Julia Cabading talks about music making and the "unique expression of the Filipino American tribe".

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Use the discount code: UTOM30
Sale ends at 11:59PM on Thursday, May 30

UTOM (World Premiere) San Francisco International Arts Festival is this June 1st. Second show on June 9th at Brava Theater - Kularts Presents Florante Aguilar and the Utom Ensemble

Big thanks to Eddie Wong and the folks at Eastwindezine.com

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Florante Aguilar & the Utom Ensemble - Behind the Scenes

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This video shows Florante Aguilar and the Utom Ensemble in rehearsal for their June 1 and June 9 concerts in San Francisco. Caroline Cabading comments on the joy…

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The Michael Dadap & Florante Aguilar Duo album of Filipino songs coming soon this year! This track is Maestro Dadap’s composition based on the Filipino folksong Lulay. https://t.co/y1x4Qj3G4g
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Guitarrero | Compositor
Napa, CA
Instagram post 2158378931672997616_763743949 Frida’s piano teacher confirmed what I’ve always suspected - Frida has perfect pitch! She’d always sing songs she heard in the past in their original key. She even emulated the sound of a conch player in Hawaii a few days after she heard it - in the correct pitch! Some say it’s a curse and has no real meaning when it comes to musicality. But whatever, it’s still amazing to me. Happy 7th Birthday to my Frida Pida!
Instagram post 2105487994852877928_763743949 The Michael Dadap & Florante Aguilar Duo album of Filipino songs coming soon this year! This track is Maestro Dadap’s composition based on the Filipino folksong Lulay.
Instagram post 2098822734561669359_763743949 Always such a joy playing with my mentor maestro Michael Dadap.
Instagram post 2065113658631759716_763743949 On June 12, 1898, in my home town of Kawit Cavite, General Emilio Aguinaldo and his government defiantly declared independence from Spain. This balcony is literally half a mile away from the house I grew up in. I’d often pass by it on my bike “sa makababa ng tulay” (near the bottom of the bridge) towards Poblacion where some of my classmates lived. It is now a national shrine and a park. Although there are many controversies about Aguinaldo and the deaths associated with his ascent to power, I am still kind of in awe that so many other revolutionaries aside from Aguinaldo, hailed from my home town - the likes of Macario Sakay and Andres Bonifacio. I am still and will always remain a proud Caviteño.
Instagram post 2047454282009874441_763743949 Concert set-up. June 1st @sfiaf2019 and June 9 @bravatheater in San Francisco. See you there!
Instagram post 2024376097184993604_763743949 A love triangle between a demigod, a princess and a mortal? Guess who wins the struggle among the legends of the T’Boli land. We’ve added multimedia to the #Utom concert this June.
Instagram post 2022092735795701638_763743949 Ready for #gameofthrones. I was roped into this but might as well make the best of it ;)
Instagram post 2009002897690688935_763743949 Special project. UTOM is a commissioned work inspired by the music of the Tboli. Premeires this June. Last week for Early Bird tickets available @sfiaf2019 and @kulartspresents websites. See you there! #tboli #contemporary #hegelung #kubing #sludoy #tnonggong #philippines #lakesebu
Instagram post 2005519205308113688_763743949 New work! World Premiere on June 1st @sfiaf2019 and June 9th @bravatheater. Get early bird tickets at @sfiaf2019 and @Kularts websites. See you! #utom #hegelung #kulintang #hangdrum #contemporarymusic #tboli
Instagram post 1991627044929492919_763743949 From the music of the colonized to that of the colonizer. I’m so conflicted. Still love me a Rodrigo, though. #concertodearanjuez #joaquinrodrigo
Instagram post 1978505908314871947_763743949 Introducing Florante Aguilar & the Utom Ensemble. Debuts this June in San Francisco. Featuring original compositions inspired by T’boli music.
Instagram post 1964808699386391296_763743949 Footage from Aswang the Concert last January. Can’t believe it’s been a year. We still have designs on full-production film - a continuing work-in-progress! #aswang #workinprogress #manananggal #tikbalang #tumao #ladyinwhite #syokoy #napamusicscene #livetheater #monsters #myths #mythology #filipinomusic #napa #napaarts #originalcomposition #napaliveshows #napatheaterscene #napavalley #napavalleyperformingartscenter #napavalleyperformingarts
Instagram post 1961301118873259654_763743949 First rehearsal of new work Utom (oo-tawm) to premiere this June. #hangdrum #kulintang #hegelung #agung #sludoy #bamboozither #tnonggong #oceandrum #bungkaka
Instagram post 1959774209865771824_763743949 My setup for tomorrow’s rehearsal. #newcomposition #utom #hangdrum #cajon #hegelung #eameschair #pageflip #ipadpro #applepencil #forscore #tibetanrugs #composer @aura_handpan
Instagram post 1951077658557439298_763743949 Wrote a piece for the #hangdrum (new toy!) as part of the new work #Utom. Will premiere this June 2019. This Instrument, invented in Switzerland in 2000, works surprisingly well with #kulintang and other Philippine indigenous instruments IMHO. Listen to complete track at www.soundcloud.com/florantea/utom-lake-sebu
Instagram post 1946973765825437330_763743949 New Year’s eve #cheeseboard. Bye 2018, it was good year, yeah! Hello 2019, what you got?
Instagram post 1943302813103057020_763743949 Yes you can take a selfie during #backstroke. Just make sure your phone is waterproof or in a waterproof case. #swimming #swimmingislife #steadyheadbackstroke
Instagram post 1939537860197994947_763743949 Working on a new piece for #Utom concert 2019. This piece conjures how the demigod #Lemugot seduces the mortal princess #BoiHenwu in the T’boli mythology. Lemugot is represented by the #hegelung which dances around the static #hangdrum which portrays the princess.
Instagram post 1923759327114884101_763743949 #earlydusk walk at the #napariver with Ella the dog #napavalley .
Instagram post 1920737528542278695_763743949 Honestly, I don’t even know the title of this #xmas song. But it has got the be the darkest xmas melody I know. Also has a hint of of #minimalism with its incessant motif repetition. Happy Holidays! :) Fun with #jammanlooper #looperpedal #looping
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