Grace Nono, guitar greats stage ‘Gugma’

FILIPINA singer, ethnomusicologist and cultural worker Grace Nono, together with guitarists Arthur Erskine Basilio, Ryan “PePe” Ednave and bassist Glenn Reniel Bondoc will perform on stage today, 5 p.m., in a concert dubbed as Gugma at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino.

Gugma—which means “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 Nono’s recording Dalit: Songs of Love, Loss, and Finding Heart Again (Tao Music, 2009).