Makabagong Sentenaryo

A Tribute to the Outstanding Citizens of Baguio for 2010.

Video, music and lyrics by KM Altomonte
Vocals by Eunice Caburao and Ro Quintos

Ano'ng plano?

In the early years of Baguio, the pioneers did all they can to create a perfect balance between development and environmental preservation... if only the city's succeeding administrators stayed in that direction...



Excerpt from KAFAGWAY: Sa Saliw Ng Mga Gangsa, a musical journey though Baguio's history. Music and lyrics by KM Altomonte. Arranged by Ethan Andrew Ventura. Performed by Ken Dingle, Eunice Caburao and Roman Ordoña.

Welcome to Baguio City (ca. '09 A.D.)

A portrait of Baguio City on it's centennial.



Excerpt from KAFAGWAY: Sa Saliw Ng Mga Gangsa, a musical journey though Baguio's history. Music and lyrics by KM Altomonte. Arranged by Ethan Andrew Ventura. Performed by the OSP Ensemble and AVP.

Hindi aming digmaan

Just hours after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, they proceeded to bomb Camp John Hay in Baguio City... and we found ourselves caught between a power struggle between two colonial powers in a war that we had nothing to do with.



Excerpt from KAFAGWAY: Sa Saliw Ng Mga Gangsa, a musical journey though Baguio's history. Music and lyrics by KM Altomonte. Arranged by Ethan Andrew Ventura. Performed by the OSP Ensemble and AVP.

Kasaysayan o titulo?

In these days of rapid urbanization and crass commercialism, the descendants of Baguio's original settlers who have been living here for generations often fall victim to land grabbing and displacement... just like their ancestors did when the Americans began appropriating the land to build a resort town for the country's elite in the early 1900's.



Excerpt from the KAFAGWAY: Sa Saliw Ng Mga Gangsa, a musical journey though Baguio's history. Music and lyrics by KM Altomonte. Arranged by Ethan Andrew Ventura. Performed by Robert Capuyan, Jr. with Ken Dingle and Lloyd Celzo.

Mithiin

Walang silbi ang mga punong gawa sa konkreto...



Excerpt from KAFAGWAY: Sa Saliw Ng Mga Gangsa, a musical journey though Baguio's history. Music and lyrics by KM Altomonte. Arranged by Ethan Andrew Ventura. Performed by the OSP Ensemble and AVP.