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MINSAN LANG KITANG IIBIGIN (Aaron Paul Del Rosario) by RAFFY LATA

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                    Please follow my Artist Profile (RAFFY LATA) on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube Music. READ ON... You've probably already seen the video preview I posted a couple of days ago, so this rendition should sound familiar already. I didn't plan to use my "Antonio Loriente Angela" guitar for this recording, but I just grabbed the guitar that was closest to me when I sat down to record this piece. I really like the sound of this spruce top guitar that has served me for the last 15 years, but I need to change the strings the next time I use it to record. This guitar arrangement is by Filipino virtuoso guitarist, Monching Carpio, and it was based on a 1993 song which was popularized by Filipino balladeer Ariel Rivera. Monching provides the tab for free here https://www.patreon.com/file?h=52204114&i=8375225 . There was a movie of the same title that was made a year later. In 2011, a TV series (again with the same title) was create

Paano Unang Natutong Tumugtog ng Gitara si RAFFY LATA?

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I'm starting a series of Q&A videos wherein I will cover my guitar journey from the beginning. In short, it's my way of telling my personal guitar story so that if anyone asks, they can just watch this video series. Here's the first of many and I hope people appreciate it. It is done in Tagalog because I've been criticized for delivery my tutorials in English...trying hard daw. Please follow me on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, iTunes, Pandora and look for my Artist Profile: RAFFY LATA. Salamat po sa inyong suporta. RAFFY LATA

KAHIT IKAY PANAGINIP LANG (Ryan Cayabyab) by RAFFY LATA

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KAHIT IKAY PANAGINIP LANG Ryan Cayabyab performer: RAFFY LATA SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/0GWGNVziAK3C5p1zketeuo ITUNES: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1657174659?ls=1&app=itunes APPLE MUSIC: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id/1657174659 If you've already guessed that this is another guitar arrangement by Monching Carpio, then you are absolutely correct. It's one of his simpler arrangements and yet it's full of harmony and life. It's a very short piece without any repeats, so I played the entire piece twice to align with the original song's sequence. The song from which this arrangement is based on was composed by Ryan Cayabyab. It was recorded and released by Basil Valdez in 1994 (I think). I've watched many singers cover this song, but the one that stands out is Regine Velasquez's version. There is not enough room in this video description to write Ryan Cayabyab's biography and list his achievements in music, so I’m not even going

KANLUNGAN (Rom Dongeto) by RAFFY LATA

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  KANLUNGAN  Rom Dongeto \ performer: RAFFY LATA  SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/0GWGNVziAK3C5p1zketeuo  ITUNES: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1657174659?ls=1&app=itunes  APPLE MUSIC: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id/1657174659  Another masterful arrangement by Filipino virtuoso classical guitarist Monching Carpio. He offers the tab for free in this link https://www.patreon.com/file?h=38406769&i=5826009 . I was looking for my next piece and chanced upon this one which I had wanted to play for so long. It took me about three days to learn this, with some breaks in between due to a busy work schedule. This guitar only version is played a bit slower than the original song because of the intricacies of some passages that only works when executed at a slower tempo. I also need to change the strings before I record my next piece because the intonation on the current strings have drifted a little. The song from which this guitar arrangement was based on was popularized by N

No ID. No entry.

During our student days in the 80s at Pasig Catholic College (PCC), the school had a strict policy of not letting anyone in without their student ID. A security guard was posted at the main gate's entrance and he made sure each student entering was wearing his ID before being allowed inside. If we did not have our ID with us, we were made to stay outside the gate until after the bell rang and everyone had gone up to their classrooms. Once classes started, all students outside the gate were herded into the principal's office to face the consequences. In addition to missing our first period, we would clean the office, wax the floor or run messaging errands for the principal. After completing our slave duties, we would be issued a Tardy and a Temporary ID slip then sent off to our next class. After a number of such type of violations, our parents would be notified and/or we could be suspended. In the (g)olden days before printed PVC badges and smart card readers became commo

Live Performance

Every morning during our student days at Pasig Catholic College (PCC), we would recite the Panatang Makabayan or "Patriotic Oath" after the flag ceremony. When we reached high  school, each one of us was required to lead the oath for the entire school. I think the way they picked the student was by section/class and students' last names in alphabetical  order, but you wouldn't really know or care, so your teacher will just tell you right at that minute that it's your turn. If you were tapped on the shoulder, you would be directed to go to the  Principal's office because that's where the microphone was. The oath itself was typed on a piece of paper and taped on the wall so you literally just had to read it. The Vice  Principal would even point to the line while you are reading it so you wouldn't get lost. However, just imagine a high school kid who had never led anything before and would then suddenly  hear his loud voice over the PA system for the firs