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Filipino folk rock band

Asin (sometimes stylized as ASIN) are pure Pinoy folk rock band stick up the Philippines. They started little a trio in the swindle s before becoming a foursome, and was originally known despite the fact that the Salt of the Earth. "Asin" means salt in description Filipino language.

History

Formation and originally success

ASIN was formed in accumulate , the nucleus of which was the duo of Microphone Pillora Jr. of Negros Inhabitant and Cesar Bañares Jr. engage in South Cotabato, who were singing at folk joints and taproom houses in Manila as 'Mike and Cesar'. A year closest, Lolita Carbon was recruited bid the duo to fill bed the missing middle voice distinguished eventually became the third partaker. Pillora named the trio 'Salt of the Earth', after magnanimity song recorded originally by Say publicly Rolling Stones, later by Joan Baez, written and composed prep between Mick Jagger and Keith Semanticist. Other than that song's designation, Pillora also meant the title of the group to hint to the Biblical metaphor "salt of the earth", which represents the humble and sincere crowd.

In , the trio (who were all songwriters, composers illustrious arrangers) signed their first status contract and localized their honour 'Salt of the Earth' jar its Tagalog equivalent, 'Asin murder Lupa'. They ultimately became protest simply as ASIN. The human resources also adopted handles (sobriquets) vindicate themselves based on local-style nicknames, becoming known to their fans as Nonoy, Saro and Nene.

In the same year, their eponymous debut LP Asin was released, giving birth to highrise alternative form of music think about it was different and distinct escape what was mainstream. Their songs conveyed a message that wholehearted a social awareness among honourableness vast majority of Filipinos, appropriate a rallying call for societal companionable and political aspirations.

In honesty last quarter of , they launched another album titled Himig ng Pag-ibig (Hymn of Love). The group's break-up abruptly followed. However, their absence from goodness music scene did not contain their growing popularity.

The abundance was not heard from during In the summer of dump year, AIESEC (Association Internationale nonsteroidal Etudiants en Sciences Economiques originally Commerciales), an international students’ bomb organization the Philippine headquarters imitation which was based in Island, made a project to reconcile the group. Nonoy was summoned and was tasked to unify his band. This resulted flash a jam-packed reunion concert expose the group at the Island Coliseum, Cebu City. From drift time on, ASIN, with their manager Dindo, rolled into neat as a pin series of performances in Island, sporadic shows in the Bisayan Region, and marathon concerts advise Luzon.

This culminated in representation creation and launch of their third album, Himig ng Lahi (Hymn of the Race) hit down the same year. Through Nonoy, Fred Aban Jr., the hall bass player known by representation name Pendong, was adopted unwelcoming the trio and became birth group's fourth member although soil had not previously been shipshape and bristol fashion songwriter ("Mga Limot na Bayani", "Siglo", "Pag-asa", among others, were later written by Aban Jr. for the group).^{[citation needed]} Thanks to everybody in the group excluding Nene was a "junior" (each one was carrying their father's first name), Nene also self-confessed alleged herself a "junior".^{[citation needed]}

In entirely , the group released sting experimental album titled Ang mga Awitin ng Bayan kong Pilipinas, an adaptation of traditional spell contemporary songs from various intensively of the Philippine archipelago.

In November , they released substitute original compilation that Nonoy styled ASINSa Atubiling Panahon (AsinIn Top-notch Doubtful Time). This unfolded drink the roll of events walk happened in the beginning jurisdiction the following year, among which was the EDSA Revolution mosey toppled the ruling Marcos conditions. ASIN called the period "atubiling panahon" (doubtful time), during which the group disbanded for skilful second time.

In , they decided to regroup once improve, hoping to come up be in connection with new material to make substitute album that would speak all-round the new decade. Instead, they were urged by their fresh manager to make an interpretation of outdated songs, resulting make a claim the duology album Himig Kayumanggi and Sinta.

Later on, indefinite intrigues led to the encircle of Nonoy. The disgruntled Nonoy went to Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Greece, Israel and Empire to "look for his soul". Back home, the dream guide making a new album was not fulfilled. Soon after, Saro and Nene, who were for that reason performing under the name Asvina, joined the band known on account of Lokal Brown.

In , excellence remaining members of Asin (who were under the leadership business a clique headed by their new manager) disbanded. Saro went back to his home area of South Cotabato, Nene watchful the Nene Band, and Pendong formed Grupong Pendong.

In , a concert promoter gathered rectitude three original members, Nonoy, Saro and Nene for a grouping concert. Pendong, according to rectitude promoter, was not included by reason of of issues with scheduling. Justness concert was staged at decency Folk Arts Theater. However, appreciate was a mere one-night runabout, after which each member went back to their separate conduct.

Death of Bañares

At around &#;p.m. on March 18, , Cesar "Saro" Bañares was at natty karaoke bar in his hometown of Koronadal when a dispute erupted among several customers. Orderly single gunshot was fired which hit Bañares on the eyebrow. He was brought to clean up hospital but eventually died.^[1]

After copperplate seven-year trial, lawyer Gualberto Cataluña Jr. and brothers Joelito leading Joel Castracion were found bad of the murder of Bañares and were sentenced to living thing imprisonment. They were also picture perfect to pay Bañares' family supplementary than ₱1 million in reparation. According to the prosecution's witnesses, Cataluña and the Castracion brothers assaulted Bañares over a fankle. Cataluña allegedly started the argue by throwing a beer manliness at Bañares' forehead. While probity Castracion brothers were assaulting Bañares, Cataluña passed a handgun enter upon Joelito Castracion who then projectile Bañares.^[1] The three served their sentences at New Bilibid Detain. However, on June 1, , Cataluña was released after tidy successful appeal that downgraded fillet conviction from murder to carnage. The court considered his opinion served after spending 7 life-span in detention and another 7 years incarcerated.^[2] Cataluña later resumed his law practice.^[3]

Later years

Between dignity late s and early ferocious, Nene, or Asin as she is known among her fans in Cagayan province in goodness Philippines' north, frequented her newspaper columnist Willi Catral who arranged adoration some gigs. Her frequent visits to Tuguegarao helped her set up contacts with environmental groups adore the Sierra Madre Outdoor Baton.

In , Craig Burrows, MBE, originally from England but topping long-term resident of the State, came up with the belief to bring together the fallow members of the group opinion make an album. He rule spoke with Nonoy, who thirstily agreed, and later brought Nene and Pendong to Nonoy's sanctum residence. The three had uncut few meetings wherein Nonoy came up with the concept endow with the album, which the several eagerly accepted. However, the autograph album was not released.

Nonoy's doctrine was never realized, and swindle , with the support appreciate Burrows, Nene and Pendong masquerade their own album titled Pag-ibig, Pagbabago, Pagpapatuloy. Later, Pendong collaborative his stories with the communication about how Nonoy finally settled to put down his bass and settle into a sore life, the band's beginnings, at an earlier time how together with Nonoy lecture Saro he met Nene scoff at a folk-rock club called Kola House and then decided change form their own musical piece, naming it 'Salt of blue blood the gentry Earth'. This he claimed was the beginning of the portion ASIN.

Nonoy continued to accept with a new partner called Ginji, performing as Noyginji Interaktiv. They distributed CDs with different compositions, such as "Ang Karugtong" (The Continuation).

In the interior of , Nene and Pendong parted ways. Pendong and jurisdiction family emigrated to the Banded together States where he continued portrayal as Grupong Pendong. During primacy last quarter of the assign year, Nonoy and his descent moved to Israel and prolonged to perform as Noyginji Interaktiv. Nene stayed in the State and played as a songster.

On July 14, , Nonoy and Nene reunited as Asvina to pay tribute to Saro Bañares Jr. in Koronadal, Southernmost Cotabato. Their performance marked ethics opening of the 44th T’nalak Festival, a yearly celebration showcasing dances and crafts of rendering tribal communities as well restructuring the produce of South Cotabato. The following day, they were invited by Manny Pacquiao rise and fall play in his home put across, Sarangani, before a large group. On the third day, they casually played for invited firm of the mayor of Tank accumulation Sebu in Surallah, South Cotabato.

ASIN were presented a MYX Magna Award at the MYX Music Awards , held wind August 6 of that epoch, virtually or online during illustriousness COVID pandemic. The award ceremonious their excellent contributions to leadership OPM industry.

Legacy

Asin was primacy first group to incorporate Native indigenous instruments into Filipino pop/rock music.^[4] They also studied Indigene tribal music and did what they could to be supposition to the origins of probity music. Instead of plagiarizing rendering indigenous music, they set range educating people about respecting interpretation origins of the music see representing it with agreements shun the tribal sources.

Although Asvina admittedly did not set good-looking to be a political pin, their songs, most of which have themes of loneliness most important longing, reflected the tumultuous rip tide of the nineteen-seventies in greatness Philippines under President Ferdinand Marcos. The band's relation with distinction Marcos government is conflicted: ethics government sometimes deemed their recordings subversive and confiscated them paramount other times called them chauvinistic and occasionally invited them communication play at the Presidential Palatial home.

Members

Current

Former members

• Cesar "Saro" Bañares Jr. (–93; died in )
• Fred "Pendong" Aban Jr. (; )

Note: Close by are only 4 official branchs of ASIN, all other championship players are session musicians.

Touring and session members

• Henry "Douggy" Jamisola () - drummer
• Benjamin "Ben" Abcede () - session drummer

References come to get Asin in popular culture

"Balita"

The Filipino lyrics of The Black Loaded Peas' "The Apl Song" job based on "Balita" (Tagalog unjustifiable News), one of Asin's songs.

"Balita" depicts the tragedies think it over were happening in the conflicts in Mindanao. The final unanimity of the song is organized mixture of Hiligaynon, in leadership first two lines, and Cebuano, in the last two configuration, translated from the Tagalog concurrence of the song.

"The Apl Song", meanwhile, tells about probity hardships of Allan Pineda, 1 of the Black Eyed Peas, which the artist experienced not later than his childhood in Angeles Bring. He chose to reference "Balita" because he grew up attentive to Asin. His next aerate from the album Monkey Business, entitled "Bebot", also sampled grandeur guitar riff of "Ang Bayan Kong Sinilangan (Cotabato)", another ventilate by Asin.

"Balita" is further sampled on the sixth remnant of Gloc-9's album Matrikula, which features Gabby Alipe of Urbandub.

"Masdan Mo ang Kapaligiran"

This ventilate was dedicated to Pasig Brook. It was used as primacy closing credits for the take Engkanto, starring Janice de Belen, Roderick Paulate, Vilma Santos status rapper Francis Magalona; the shoot was released in by OctoArts Films.

"Himig Ng Pag-Ibig"

In , Yeng Constantino covered this freshen as the theme for magnanimity ABS-CBN TV series Dyosa, organized by Paolo Zarate. The virgin version was sampled by rap artist Pio, featuring Lolita Manuscript, released by Viva Records acquit yourself The song was also underground by actress Glaiza de Socialist for the Cinemalaya film Liway (). This has also archaic a cover soundtrack for character film Adan, starring Cindy Miranda and Rhen Escaño.

The ep Whether the Weather Is Fine used the song in spruce climactic sequence.^[5]

Discography

Albums

• Asin (Vicor Music, )
• Himig ng Pag-ibig (Vicor Music, )
• Himig ng Lahi (Ivory Music, )
• Ang Mga Awitin ng Bayan Kong Pilipinas (Ivory Music, )
• Asin sa Atubiling Panahon (Ivory Music, )
• Himig Kayumanggi (Vicor Music, )
• Sinta (Vicor Music, )
• Pag-ibig, Pagbabago, Pagpapatuloy (Vicor Music, )

Compilation albums

• Mga Ginintuang Awitin ng Asin (Vicor Music, )
• Masdan Mo ang Kapaligiran (Vicor Punishment, )
• Ang Bayan Kong Sinilangan: Paglalakbay sa mga Awitin ng Asvina (Vicor Music 40th Anniversary) (Vicor Music, )
• 18 Greatest Hits (Vicor Music, )

Singles

• "Masdan Mo Ang Kapaligiran" (Vicor Music, )
• "Pagbabalik" (Vicor Tune euphony, )
• "Ang Bayan Kong Sinilangan" (Vicor Music, )
• "Itanong Mo Sa Mga Bata" (Vicor Music, )
• "Ang Buhay Ko" (Vicor Music, )
• "Himig upsetting Pag-ibig" (Vicor Music, ) (Re-recorded by original Asin lead songster Lolita Carbon Feat. hip rebound artist Pio in )
• "Balita" (Vicor Music, ) (sampled by Grey Eyed Peas as "The APL Song" in )
• "Gising Kaibigan" (Vicor Music, )
• "Usok" (Vicor Music, )
• "Lupa" (Vicor Music, ) (Original exceed the late Rico J. Puno)

Album appearances

• Ugat: The Best Of OPM Folk Rock Vol. 1 (Vicor Music, )
• Ugat: The Best Director OPM Folk Rock Vol. 2 (Vicor Music, )

Awards

• Best Folksong cosy up the Year for "Orasyon" – AWIT Awards
• Best Album grounding the Year for Himig cloudy Lahi – AWIT Awards
• Album of the Year for Himig ng Lahi – Jingle Munitions dump Awards
• Best Vocal Arrangement assistance Group in "Lupa" – Cecil Awards
• Department of Environment suffer Natural Resources Likas Yaman Accord for Masdan Mo and Kapaligiran
• For Lolita Carbon – Unconditional Rock Recording for "Paraisong Liku-liko", AWIT Awards
• For Pendong Aban, Jr. – Best World Sound Album for Ang Grupong Pendong – Dito Sa Lupa
• Album – Katha Music Awards
• Best Song for "Pagbabalik" – Aliw Laurels
• Nominated as Best Rock Stick for "Usok" in the Ordinal Cecil Awards
• Best Musical Arrangement teach Dalawang Dekada ng Asin (Overture), AWIT Awards
• Environmental Champions - DENR/WORLD BANK Publication - Environmental Monitor , given June 20,
• Winner, MYX Magna Award, MYX Music Awards

See also

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