Here is Part 2 of Karl Ramirez's interview about Wady and the musical influences, as well as the communities he engages with to make art.
You can read Part 1 here. You can read my short review of the book here.
What is
next after Wady?
With a lot of stories to
tell and care about marine wildlife, Wady’s epic adventure will definitely have
a second book! Maybe this time Wady will be conversing with other inhabitants,
like the Dugong or manatees in the region. Like the Irrawaddy dolphins, they
also need our help.
2.
What is
the book and/or music that changed or inspired you to be the artist and
musician you are today?
When I was young, my
father always had Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 Ode to Joy on repeated play on the
cassette. So the “genre” that I was first exposed to was classical, up until my
father played all the Paul McCartney and Beatles tapes he had. Those tapes
inspired me to listen more and more, from foreign to local music that I could
buy from the music stores then.
In highschool when me and
my friends playfully decided to form a band, the inspiration to jam and play
were foreign and local alternative rock groups. Some hard rock or even what you
call “death metal”. But when I entered college, I discovered Buklod.
It was Buklod who originally
came out with the song Tatsulok. I was able to listen to two versions of
Tatsulok, one from Buklod’s album, and another from a compilation of songs on
human rights.
The purpose, a song that
would talk about social reality and what people can do to change things for the
better, THAT was what inspired me to be the kind of artist and musician I am
today.
3.
Please
give recommended books and “new” music to read and listen to.
In our Musika Publiko
network and locally in our Bicol Pop hyperlocal music movement, we are always
listening to new releases and curating those coming from the network.
Let me share some
playlists firsts for discovery: the Love for the Nation https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5li01Rdhj5ayPtePYbpDS7?si=23e731cf36444b3c and of course the Bicol Pop playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6wDU5oCJ4ECpmhDfn6GFxL?si=e484a382ff484d56 if you’re into some socially relevant pop-rock, try
our band’s playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2bE7oIB18wzB72BiJ3CsbK?si=dc13485630cb4330
For my personal selection
here’s a number of artists I have put on the loop recently. You might want to
listen to them too: 1) Tothapi, and 2) dwta. They hail from here in Bicol, from
another province though, in Albay.
Also, the book Sinta by
Ana Digi and illustrated by Biboy Royong is a good read.
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