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Asin
Origin Philippines
Genre(s) Folk rock
Years active 1970-present
Website www.asinpilipinas.com
Members
Pendong Aban
Lolita Carbon
Former members
Saro Bañares
Mike Pillora
This article is about the Filipino rock band Asin. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. For other uses, see Asin

Asin (sometimes spelled ASIN, in all capital letters) is a Pinoy rock and folk rock band from the Philippines. Pinoy Rock, or Filipino Rock, is the brand of Rock music produced in the Philippines or by Filipinos. Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP They were formed during the 1970s and originally known as Salt of the Earth from the song of Joan Baez, but later Filipinized their name into "Asin", which means salt in Filipino language. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941 in Staten Island, New York) an American Folk singer and Songwriter known Salt is a Dietary mineral composed primarily of Sodium chloride that is essential for Animal life but toxic to most land plants Filipino is the national and an Official language of the Philippines as designated in the 1987 Philippine Constitution.

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Past and present members

History

After fronting rock and roll bands during her teens, Lolita Carbon met Cesar "Saro" Bañares, Mike Pillora, and Pendong Aban in Kola House, a folk rock club, and then decided to form their own musical group, naming it Salt of the Earth. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African

They had signed a major record label and renamed their band to Asin after a record producer was searching for a "female" Freddie Aguilar, taking advantage of the Filipino folk rock boom during the late 1970s. Freddie Aguilar is a famous Folk musician from the Philippines. Their eponymous 1978 debut album includes a cover of Freddie Aguilar's "Anak" and the rest are all original works.

Some of their popular songs include the environmental song "Masdan Mo Ang Kapaligiran" (See the Environment), "Ang Bayan Kong Sinilangan" (The Land Where I Was Born), "Pagbabalik" (Comeback) and "Balita" (News). Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment. According to Pendong Aban who grew up in Agusan del Norte, most of their songs were based on the experiences in Mindanao. Agusan del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost Island in the Philippines. Because of too much illegal logging and violence in their homeland, they wrote lyrics that hoped for peace and a better environment in Mindanao. Illegal logging is the harvest transportation purchase or sale of timber in violation of national Laws The harvesting procedure itself may be illegal including They sometimes use kulintang and other traditional instruments of the southern Philippines to give their music a more indigenous spirit. Kulintang is a modern term for an instrumental form of music composed on a row of small horizontally-laid Gongs that function melodically accompanied by larger suspended

In 1993, Saro Bañares was murdered in a bar brawl in South Cotabato because he refused to sing for a lawyer, causing the group's members to part ways. South Cotabato is a province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao. Aban had his band Ang Grupong Pendong, while Carbon went solo.

One July evening in 1999, at a concert in Bahay ng Alumni at U.P. Diliman, while waiting for their respective turns to perform in a concert for press freedom, Pendong and Lolita sat together to share about their experiences as each carved a career of his/her own. The University of the Philippines Diliman, or UP Diliman, is the flagship campus seat of administration and the largest Constituent University of the University One of the most common experiences they had in their concert tours is the audience’s reaction when they sing songs of ASIN as part of their repertoire. From children to teenagers to old folks, the same reaction would be observed. It is both of reminiscence and amazement at hearing the songs again and watching an ASIN member performing live.

Later in 2000, they decided to reunite but Pillora backed out later, although Pillora gave his blessings to the new album that Carbon and Aban would release. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The record album Pag-ibig, Pagbabago, Pagpapatuloy, the first Asin album after 12 years, features unreleased materials of the late Bañares. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public

Pendong and Lolita both acknowledged the fact that their songs have transcended three decades and yet the message that each song carries (from the seven albums that ASIN recorded) is still as relevant and as meaningful to the present times. Both recognized the fact that there is hunger for the music that relates to the present situation that Filipinos are in, whether they are in the country of their birth or in some other adopted land across the seven seas; music that tells of every Filipino’s dream, aspiration, desires, even heartbreaks or social commentaries that reflect the true Filipino culture.

Importance of Asin

Asin were the first group to incorporate Filipino indigenous instruments into pop/rock music. They also studied Filipino tribal music and did what they could to be true to the origins of the music. Instead of plagiarising the indigenous music they set about educating people about respecting the origins of the music and representing it with agreement from the tribal sources.

Asin were also important in the political world and although they did not set out to be a political band they reflected the political message needed for the times. This should be seen against the backdrop of martial law during the time of President Ferdinand Marcos. Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralín Marcos ( September 11, 1917 &ndash September 28, 1989) was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986 Occasionally their recordings were confiscated as subversive yet on the other hand they were invited to play at the Presidential Palace.

Reference to Asin

The Tagalog lyrics of Black Eyed Peas' "The Apl Song" is based on "Balita" (Tagalog for News), one of Asin's songs. Tagalog is one of the major languages used in the Philippines. The Black Eyed Peas is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles. Elephunk is the third Album by the Black Eyed Peas, released in 2003 "The Apl Song" tells about the hardships of Allan Pineda, member of the Black Eyed Peas, that he experienced during his childhood in Pampanga. Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. He chose "Balita" because he grew up listening to Asin.

Chorus of "The Apl Song", from "Balita"

Lapit mga kaibigan, at makinig kayo
Ako'y may dala-dalang Balita galing sa bayan ko
Nais kong ipamahagi ang mga kuwento
At mga pangyayari na gaganap
Sa Lupang Pinangako

English Translation

Come closer friends and listen.
I bring news from my homeland
I wish to share you the stories and events going on in
the Promised Land

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