The Tony Award-winning actress and vocalist, used to selling out prestigious venues worldwide, harnessed this connection and dived into the repertoire with heart and grace. Her mother had sung her the delicate “Ili Ili” and several others when she was a child, and came to visit during a session.
Salonga picked songs that appealed to her, both artistically and personally. They represented the Philippines’ three cultural regions and many languages, selected from a lifetime’s worth of research by preeminent musician, scholar, and producer Ryan Cayabyab. Singer and Broadway sensation Lea Salonga walked into a studio in Manila with a list of songs. Bahaghari: Broadway Star Lea Salonga Promotes the Philippines’ Rainbow of Languages with an Album of Traditional Songs
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