Here’s a video of a cute kid singing the Ifugao song, Itettem. It is heartwarming that some parents are teaching our indigenous songs to their kids, no? Appreciation of ourselves as a people really starts in the home. The lyrics of the song goes like this:
Itettem ta humgopak
Tete ehton nakaktolak
An nalpo nidadawi
Nidadawi dawin boble
Itettem (2x) ino
Okay, we have established that Igorots can yodel, they can do country music, sentimental love songs, and the sort of alternative music that the Agi Band is good at. Now here’s a proof that Igorots can also rock. INVID is a band in Los Angeles which recently released an album, Mustard Coffee. Visit their website here or their Myspace account here. Recently, the band has embarked on a campaign to get more radio airplay. Visit their site to find out how you can support them.
Vegetable farmers have always depended on the weather. When the weather is good, their harvest will likely turn out well. Their produce may only fetch a so-so price in the market but they have more vegetables to sell. When the weather is bad, the harvest may not turn out well. Farmers might have lesser vegetables to sell but the price of their produce is likely to go up so things will still even out.
As we mentioned in an earlier post, the current cold weather has affected vegetable farms in Benguet destroying at least P10 million worth of crops. Here’s a short GMA 7 News report on this matter.
Continue reading Biag di Gardinero (The Lives of Vegetable Farmers)
You gotta love this video. It is simple but meaningful and heartfelt. It is one of my favorites. It helps of course that the model is beautiful (she should have joined Starstruck) and the singer himself looks quite good.
We are posting this in response to one of our commenters who requested for more country music videos. Credit for this video goes to Dharvanille and company. I think they are doing a great job of producing videos which a) showcase local Cordillera talents and b) present a unique aspect of our culture. More power to you Dharvhannille and company. Hats off to you all 🙂