Bukas Palad Music Ministry
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The Bukas Palad Music Ministry (Filipino for Generous; literally, Open Palm) is a Filipino, Roman Catholic musical group that composes, records, and performs original religious music. Since 1986, Bukas Palad has recorded over a dozen albums with the Jesuit Music Ministry of Jesuit Communications Foundation, a ministry of the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus, based in the Ateneo de Manila University campus. The group has performed in over a hundred solo concerts across the country, and abroad in Japan, Hong Kong, the United States, and Canada.
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[edit] History
Norman Agatep, Jandi Arboleda, and Manoling Francisco began writing liturgical songs as high school students. Their songs were eventually popularised through use in Catholic Masses and other liturgical services nationwide.
After Francisco joined the Society of Jesus in 1986, Agatep and Arboleda gathered some friends to sing at a wedding. This group continued singing and soon recorded their first album of original songs, entitled "Bukas Palad", which also became the group's name.
[edit] Music
Bukas Palad has produced well over a hundred original liturgical and inspirational songs composed by Agatep, Arboleda, Francisco, and other members, as well as setting text to music like various Biblical passages and religious poems. Very few of Bukas Palad's members received formal musical training, yet over the years they have become a significant force in Filipino music.
Some of the more popular praise and religious songs in the Philippines have been written and sung by the group, such as "Hindî Kità Malílimutan" ("I Will Not Forget You"), "Tanging Yaman" ("Only Treasure"), "Sa 'Yo Lamang" ("Only Yours"), "Anima Christi", "Humayo't Ihayág" ("Go Forth and Proclaim") and "I Will Sing Forever". Many of their musical settings for portions of the Mass, such as the Gloria, the Lord's Prayer, and the Agnus Dei, enjoy wide use in churches in the Philippines. Popular Filipino artists like Lea Salonga, Regine Velasquez, Gary Valenciano, Basil Valdez, Jamie Rivera, Joey Albert, Cooky Chua, and Noel Cabangon have also covered and popularised the group's songs. Outside of liturgical use, Bukas Palad is also a highly acclaimed performing group in the Philippines. The group has performed live in churches, theatres, concert halls, convention centers, and shopping malls.
Bukas Palad has been featured in various media including radio, television, and film. Bukas Palad songs have become theme songs and spawned films and television shows, such as the 2010 series and the film, and the 2010 film Sa 'Yo Lamang.
The group conducts liturgical music workshops for parish communities and choral groups, as well as outreach activities for the marginalised like the elderly, orphans, the sick, and the imprisoned.
[edit] Discography
- Bukas Palad (1986)
- Pasko Na! (1987)
- Tanging Yaman (1989)
- Balang Araw (1992)
- In Him Alone (1995)
- The Best of Bukas Palad Vol.1 (1997)
- The Best of Bukas Palad Vol. 2 (1997)
- Pasko Na! (1999)
- All Shall Be Well (2002)
- Tinapay ng Buhay (2002)
- Let Your Praises Be Heard (2003)
- God of Silence (2005)
- Hindi Kita Malilimutan (2007)
- To Love & Serve (2009)
- Christify (2010)
- Sing Forever (2011)
[edit] Awards and Citations
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- Best Religious Album, To Love & Serve - nominee
- 23rd Awit Awards (2010)
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- Best Inspirational Religious Song, Iukit Ang 'Yong Batas (from To Love & Serve album) - nominee
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- Best Religious Album, Hindi Kita Malilimutan - winner
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- Best Religious Album, God of Silence - nominee
- 19th Awit Awards (2006)
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- Best Performance by a Group, Servant Song (fr. God of Silence album) - nominee
- Best Vocal Arrangement, Servant Song (fr. God of Silence album) - nominee (Palan Reyes, arranger)
- 17th Aliw Awards (2004)
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- Best Choral Group - nominee
- 2004 Catholic Mass Media Awards
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- Best Religious Album, Let Your Praises Be Heard - nominee
- 17th Awit Awards
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- Best Inspirational Religious Song, Awit sa Ina ng Santo Rosario (with Karylle) - winner
- Best Inspirational Religious Song, We Are Yours (by Noel Miranda, from Let Your Praises Be Heard album) - nominee
