Love, dAriA had its humble beginning in 1998, and for the next two and a half years, performed consistently in the Bay Area’s most prominent clubs at the time, notably Bottom of the Hill, Red Devil Lounge, Paradise Lounge and Club Cocodrie. When it came time to slow down in the summer of 2001, the band went on a six year hiatus.
Fast forwarding to 2007, Love, dAriA regrouped to play music again, but this time, for fun and for the love of music.
Please tune in to “Music Beyond Borders” Thursday July 5 on KPFT 90.1FM Houston, Texas from 2-3 pm (Central US time) as I host a Philippine-American Friendship Day Special featuring music from Filipino artists based in the United States. Also on the agenda are interviews with New Jersey-based Pinay singer-songwriter Jing who visited the KPFT studio last month; Phuz guitarist Ken Sarmiento who will be bringing their freshly released cd “Forgiveness”; kayumanggi Pinoy rock band lead guitarist and professional translator Jimi Clark, who recently returned from the Philippines working at an international indigenous peoples conference on biodiversity; and award-winning Filipino filmmaker Rommel Eclarinal whose work is screening in Houston at 9 pm July 5 in the Houston Film Commission’s Texas Filmmakers Showcase at Dean’s Credit Clothing, 316 Main Street between Preston and Congress (see details below). Catch Music Beyond Borders live or in the archives of www.kpft.org.
Maraming salamat! Kokoy Programmer, Music Beyond Borders KPFT myspace.com/musicbeyondborders_kpft myspace.com/kayumanggiPinoyrock
The Houston Film Commission presents four short films by Austin-based award-winning Filipino director Rommel Eclarinal on Thursday July 5 as part of the Texas Filmmakers Showcase at Dean's Credit Clothing, 316 Main Street, between Preston and Congress in downtown Houston. The free screening begins at 9 pm. Rommel Eclarinal’s multilingual films, which have screened in festivals around the world, tell stories of oppressed people, particularly from his native Philippines. Mr. Eclarinal, who is also the Program Director of the Austin Asian Film Festival, will be present at the screening. For more information, please call 713-437-5249 or log onto http://filmhouston.texaswebhost.com/firstthursdays.htm
Greetings from Houston, Texas! Please join me as I host a Philippine Independence Day Special on Music Beyond Borders on KPFT 90.1FM Houston Tuesday June 12 from 2-3 pm Central US time. My playlist will feature some of the coolest tunes from the Filipino diaspora. You can catch it live or in the archives on www.kpft.org. Happy Philippine Independence Day!!
kapayapaan, Kokoy Programmer, Music Beyond Borders KPFT www.myspace.com/musicbeyondborders_kpft
