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Monday, February 19, 2007 |
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Take pride in the
bamboo organ |
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By Johanna M.
Sampan
While many
Filipino musicians can skillfully play the flute, trombone,
saxophone, trumpet, oboe, horn, clarinet and even the harmonica,
these proponents of wind instruments should also take time to learn
about the Philippines’ homegrown, and highly unique contribution
to this class: the bamboo organ.
The only one
in the world, it took years to build this unique instrument. History
has it that from 1816 to 1824, Fr. Diego Cera, the first parish
priest in Las Piñas, collected pipes as he built his grand design.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Lisa Macuja and
the pages of her life
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One of the
Philippines’ most awarded and highly admired artists, Lisa
Macuja-Elizalde, takes center stage at the book-signing event for
her autobiography, Ballerina of the People, on Tuesday, February 20,
5:30 p.m.
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Jazz royalty in
Manila
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Manila is
playing host to legendary husband-and-wife jazz artists Airto
Moreira and Flora Purim who will perform at the Coconut Palace on
February 23 at the culmination of the ongoing Irind Annual Jazz and
Arts Festival.
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The shape of
Philippine basketball–according to Ramon Orlina
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What does
world-renowned sculptor Ramon Orlina have to do with Philippine
basketball, or the simply the sport, for that matter? The answer
measures 1-meter high in 24-carat gold.
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Zamboanga City
mounts Indigenous Peoples visual art show
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THE Office of
Culture and the Arts at Western Mindanao State University (WMSU),
Artes de Zamboanga and the Kalinawa Art Foundation are working
together to bring the Indigenous Peoples’ visual fine art of
Zamboanga City...
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GLOBAL
VILLAGE
By Manny
Baldemor
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German experience
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I used to
dream of Germany every time I’d see it on film. There would be a
million subjects playing in my mind on what it’s like. My desire
to see it with my own eyes was so strong that only an act of God
could stop me from going there.
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PEOPLE
By Bob Garon
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Lessons from Bill
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EMMY
and I have a friend we met on a trip abroad years ago. Still, though
we have not seen each other since then, we exchange Christmas
letters every year. Bill Eisert was 86 when he died in November.
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