Yesterday I rediscovered the music of Asin. Asin was a folk rock group that dominated the airwaves in the 70's and 80's. I first heard their music because of my father. Almost every OFW loves Asin or Freddie Aguilar. OFW and folk rock goes hand in hand. Back to Asin. They wrote songs about war, environment and society in general. How people of different principles and beliefs can be friends because we are in the same race. "Kapatid" in our term. Their songs touched the heart of every Filipino. And still is. We can apply their songs today because the war in Mindanao hasn't stop and the environment is still in danger. The often quoted cliche "history repeats itself" is true. Rediscovering music was indeed fun.
"Mayron lang akong hinihiling,
Sa aking pagpanaw sana ay tag-ulan.
Gitara ko ay aking dadalhin,
Upang sa ulap na lang tayo magkantahan"
posted by: apoor "peace, brotherhood, love"
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