GUGMA

Featuring Grace Nono

with Erskine Basilio, Glenn Bondoc and Ryan
Ednave
PRESENTED BY:
Presented by the Cultural Center of the Philippines
in cooperation in cooperation with Grace Nono, Ph.D., with some sponsors,
organizational partners dedicated to arts and culture, peace, environment,
gender issues, and with the support of friends Alex Cruz, Noni Buencamino,
Patrick Pulumbarit, Ryan Murillo and many others.

DATE/TIME/ VENUE:
April 23, 2017 (Sunday) | 5:00pm
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)

DESCRIPTION:
GUGMA (love in the Visayan language) is a musical offering that features
Visayan love songs popularized by various singers in the 20th century.
Majority of these songs were also featured in Grace Nonos recording Dalit:
Songs of Love, Loss, and Finding Heart Again (Tao Music, 2009).

THE SONGS:
The songs featured in GUGMA are:

KALIBUTAN NAGDUMILI (Though the World Hinder) attributed to Fred Berame

ANUGON (O Such Waste) attributed to Leonora Pacres
KUNG IMO AKONG TALIKDAN (If You Turn Away From Me) attributed to Gibbs
Cabral
DAHONG LAYA (Wilted Leaf) attributed to Maning Villareal
SALA BA DIAY ANG GUGMA (Is to Love then a Sin?) source could not be
traced, so far
HIMAYANG NAHUNLAK (A Glory, Extinguished) attributed to Jess Saclo
KAMINGAW SA PAYAG (How Desolate This Hut) attributed to Minggoy Lopez
KUNG MAHIMO PA (If it Were still Possible) source could not be traced, so far
SAKSI NING KABULAKAN (All the Flowers Stand Witness) source could not be
traced, so far
PANAMILIT (Farewell) source could not be traced, so far
DANDANSOY (Dandansoy [a mans name]) source could not be traced, so far
MATUD NILA (So They Say) attributed to Ben Zubiri
AY, AY, KALISUD (Oh, How Grievous) source could not be traced, so far
POBRENG ALINDAHAW (Poor Showers) attributed to T. Villaflor
USAHAY (Sometimes) attributed to Gregorio Labja (previously, to Nitoy
Gonzalez until 2010)
Grace learned the performance of most of these songs from elderly singers
not in the Visayas but in Mindanao where Visayans have migrated for
centuries. Her mentors included the late Ralph Ruping Valle of Agusan who
was originally from Bohol; Lordina Undin Potenciano of Agusan-a Manobo
baylan who learned Visayan songs from Visayan migrants; the late Francisco
Awitin of Camiguin-a Camiguingnon (Manobo) mamuhat-buhat (babaylan),
and the late Prisca Abacajin of Camiguin-Graces mothers 2nd cousin and
Graces nanny. Grace also learned s few songs from recordings and
performances of other singers. The instrumental arrangements for the Dalit
recording and the Gugma concert were provided by Hiligaynon-Visayan
composer Bob Aves. The English translations of the Visayan lyrics were
provided by poet Gemino Abad who is of Cebuano-Visayan origin.

Before the GUGMA concert, Grace performed some of these songs twice: at
the RCBC Museum in 2009 to launch the Dalit recording, and at the National
Museum of Singapore in 2010. Between 2010 and 2017 Grace took a hiatus
from active performing to finish her doctorate in ethnomusicology from New
York University and to do postgraduate work at Harvard University. When she
came home in 2016 she began to reconnect with musicians. Butch Roxas,
guitarist and UST faculty, introduced her to Glenn Bondoc, Erskine Basilio
and Ryan Ednave. They have been practicing with Grace since late 2016.

TICKET INFORMATION:
Ticket Price : P300 , free seating
Discounts : 20% - Senior Citizen | 20% - Differently-abled
Call 832-3704 | 891-9999