BAYANG BARRIOS: A voice strong and steady by Geejay Arriola Rough gem From 1988 to 1994, Philippines bore witness to the uncovering of a rough gem, unearthed straight from the portals of mother earth. That gem was an untrained, raw voice that filled the halls of the country’s peripheral music scene, carrying the profound lyrics and musical notes of Joey Ayala at ang Bagong Lumad further into dizzying heights. That voice was Bayang Barrios. Bagong Lumad literally means “new native” but Ayala prefers the phrase “altered native,” which perfectly encapsulates Ayala’s entir...
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