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Ayayayayay

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Ayayayayay
Studio album by
Popong Landero ug ang Bag-ong Lumad
Released1987
GenreFolk
LanguageFilipino
Cebuano
LabelDEMS Foundation
Popong Landero chronology
Ayayayayay
(1987)
Laylay sa Sidlakan[1]
(1993)
Bagong Lumad studio album chronology
Magkabilaan
(1987)
Ayayayayay
(1987)
Mga Awit ng Tanod-lupa
(1991)

Ayayayayay is a studio album by Filipino folk singer Popong Landero and the Davao-based folk band Bagong Lumad, released in 1987[2][3] by the Development Education Media Services (DEMS) Foundation.[4][5] The group's founder, Joey Ayala, stepped back from his regular role as the band's vocalist to allow Landero the opportunity to be the lead singer in a recording, and instead Ayala positioned himself as an instrumentalist and musical director for the album.[4][5][6] Recorded using four-track equipment, 14 of the album's 16 songs are in Filipino, with the remaining two ("Bisan Pa" and "Bugsay") recorded in Cebuano.[4] The title track "Ayayayayay" was originally written in Cebuano for the band's foray into musical theater, Sinalimba, in 1986.[5][7]

Ayayayayay received positive reviews from critics such as Lav Diaz, who praised the group's musicality and the album's "raw" quality and integrity.

Tracklist

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All tracks are written by Popong Landero.[5]

Side one
No.TitleEnglish translationLength
1."Ayayayayay"  
2."Malaya"Free 
3."Baliw"Fool 
4."Alitaptap sa Laot"Firefly in the Middle of the Ocean 
5."Bisan Pa"Regardless 
6."Awit ng Hardinero"Song of the Gardener 
7."Ulan-Ulan"Raining 
8."Kaliweteng Gitarista"Lefthanded Guitarist 
Side two
No.TitleEnglish translationLength
1."Ina"Mother 
2."Titser"Teacher 
3."Bulaklak sa Dawag"Flower on Thorny Vines 
4."Krisis"Crisis 
5."Gubat"Forest 
6."Mga Panginoon"Masters 
7."Bugsay"Paddle 
8."Halina, Aking Pangga"Come Here Now, My Darling 

Critical response

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Lav Diaz, writing for the Manila Standard, gave Ayayayayay a highly favorable review, praising Landero and the band's musicality as well the album's "raw" economical quality and integrity that comes from the use of old-fashioned four-track equipment instead of more modern technology.[4] Juaniyo Arcellana of National Midweek also gave the album a positive review, calling it an "intensely personal statement" and highlighting the songs "Kaliweteng Gitarista" and "Mga Panginoon."[5] Mike Feria of the Manila Standard considered the album to be one of the highlights of the alternative music scene in 1987.[2]

References

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  1. ^ PBCI (June 19, 2010). "Popong Landero to perform for bat conservation". Philippine Information Agency. Davao City. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Feria, Mike (January 12, 1988). "The year of the mediocre". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. p. 11. Retrieved June 5, 2021. Nevertheless, there were some highlights [...]; Popong Landero ug ang Bagong Lumad's Ayayayayay...
  3. ^ Saspa, James P. (July 19, 1994). "The odyssey of Popong Landero". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 20. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d Diaz, Lav (April 23, 1988). "Isa pang ambag sa musikang Pinoy" [Another contribution to Pinoy music]. Manila Standard (in Filipino). Standard Publications, Inc. Retrieved April 26, 2021. Hain ito ng Development Education Media Services (DEMS), isang pondasyon ...
  5. ^ a b c d e Arcellana, Juaniyo (April 6, 1988). "Kaliweteng gitarista" [Lefthanded guitarist]. National Midweek. Lagda Publishing Inc. p. 28. Retrieved April 26, 2021. Landero, who wrote all of the songs in this compilation...
  6. ^ Ayayayayay. OCLC 32794030. Retrieved April 27, 2021 – via WorldCat. ... musikal direktor, Joey Ayala.
  7. ^ "Sound Trips". Ibon Facts & Figures. Ibon Publications. 1991. p. vi. Retrieved April 26, 2021. Joey Ayala/Bagong Lumad - Sinalimba - 1986