Dear Bonifacio (Song)

Dear Bonifacio is about hope in these trying times, and the commitment to do what is right and needed for a better nation. The song is a pledge to continue the Filipino’s unfinished struggle for real change, justice, prosperity and peace. A timely tribute for Supremo Andres Bonifacio’s 150th birthday!

Enjoy the music and thank you for your continued support!

DEAR BONIFACIO (LYRICS)
All rights reserved (c) 2013 KARL RAMIREZ

Oh Oh Woah Woah
Oh Oh Woah Woah
Oh Oh Woah Woah Woah Woah Woah Woah

Kumusta na Supremo? Maari ba kayong makausap?
Kayrami mong dapat malaman, parang andami kong iuulat
Buhay mo’y nais naming tularan dahil idol ka namin
Kaming nagsusumikap na diwa mo’y patuloy na buhayin

Pinaunawa mo sa amin ang tunay na katapangan
At ang paglaban sa mapang-api ay tunay na kagitingan
Matatag sa paninindigan at di uurong sa laban
Lalo kung pinagtatanggol ay tama at ang katotohanan

Itinuro mo sa amin ang tunay na halaga
ng pag-ibig sa bayan, ano pa nga ba ang hihigit pa?
Hangga’t kami’y nabubuhay ay gagawin naming panata
Handa kaming lumaban ipagtanggol ating bansa

Bonifacio

Oh Oh Woah Woah
Oh Oh Woah Woah
Oh Oh Woah Woah Woah Woah Woah Woah

Kung paano kayo pinagtaksilan, ganun parin po hanggang ngyn
Pinaghirapan ng bayan sinisimot ng mga pinuno ng nasyon
‘Di naman sa pagkukumpara parang kasing ganid po ng mga
mapang-api at dayuhang nilalabanan nyo noon.

Kung inyo pong mapapansin di tapos ang inyong simulain
Sa ating lipunan kayrami-rami pang suliranin
‘Wag po kayong malulungkot kayo po ay napapakinggan
Maraming nagpupunit ng sedula, tuloy tuloy ang himagsikan

Itinuro mo sa amin ang tunay na halaga
ng pag-ibig sa bayan, ano pa nga ba ang hihigit pa?
Hangga’t kami’y nabubuhay ay gagawin naming panata
Handa kaming lumaban ipagtanggol ating bansa

Bonifacio
Bonifacio Woah
Bonifacio Woah Woah
Bonifacio Woah Woah

(Counterpoint)
Dahil walang makapipigil
Sa ating dakilang mithiin
Posible ang pag-unlad
Kung sama-sama sa iisang hangad

Mabuhay ang
Mabuhay ang Himagsikan

Pagbabago Para sa Karaniwang Tao (Song)

Hi po! Heto po ang isang bagong awitin and I hope you could support it by sharing, liking, and requesting it on the airwaves.

With only a few days to go before the start of the 2013 election campaign period, artists and musicians should take part and speak out. Create art that would criticize the system, propel and enlighten people to elect leaders that would truly represent the interest of the many. Leaders that would fight to change the system para sa ikabubuti at ikauunlad hindi ng iilan kundi ng mas maraming karaniwan.

Tulad ng isinisigaw ng title at koro ng awitin, hangad ng Pilipino ang ‘Pagbabago para sa karaniwang tao!’

You can download your copy here. Muli, salamat po sa pagtangkilik ng makabayang musika!

Fight to be Free!

Musicians should be concerned with issues regarding the freedom to be creative and the freedom to express. At dahil isang paraan para magpaabot ng mensahe ang musika, heto po ang isang kontribusyon sa pagpapalakas sa boses ng ating pakikibaka.

Fight to be free! Junk RA 10175!*

RA 10175 (The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012) poses serious threats to Internet freedom, the right to privacy and other essential civil liberties including the freedom of speech, expression, and the press. Read more and sign the petition chn.ge/QJZyzv

(This version of FREE is a track in the upcoming SULONG! album. You can download a copy at bit.ly/UHoZTa)

Tony Palis performs Babaylan at the 2nd Makabayan National Convention

Tony Palis performs his composition Babaylan at the Second National Convention of the Makabayan Coalition held at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines gymnasium last September 7, 2012.

Batang Mag-aaral Tara!

This song was written for “Batang Mag-aaral” an ongoing project for school children and students initiated by the Bayan Muna Party-list. It includes school supplies, support to public school students, and scholarships. Bayan Muna has two representatives at the 15th Congress: Rep. Neri Javier Colmenares and Rep. Teddy Casino. You can download the MP3 at http://soundcloud.com/karlramirezmusic/batang-mag-aaral

Call for unconditional release mark artist Ericson Acosta’s birthday

Last May 27, a year and three months after the illegal arrest of artist Ericson Acosta, family, friends and fellow artists mark his 40th birthday with a simple celebration of lugaw and the collective wish for his unconditional release from detention at the Calbayog provincial jail in Samar.

The fund raising activity was held at the UP Balay Kalinaw and was well participated with friends and celebrities taking turns in performing, giving updates on Ericson’s case, and serving lugaw to guests.

Serve the People: Lugawan para sa Kalayaan was organized by the Free Ericson Acosta Campaign (FEAC) in cooperation with the Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA). They call for the general, unconditional, and omnibus release not only of Ericson Acosta but all political prisoners in the country.

First posted at the Philippine Online Chronicles.

#noynoying

The price hikes next week bring us ever closer to the highest ever price of P60 per liter recorded in 2008. And Malacanang is still not taking any decisive action to rein in oil prices and give the people relief … No wonder the term ‘noynoying’ has caught on. —Renato Reyes, Jr., BAYAN

Ayon sa facebook.com/Noynoying2012, ang Noynoying ay: ang pagiging tanga at nakatungaga sa panahon na dapat may ginagawa ka. Kung wala ka nga namang ginagawa sa kabila ng maraming kailangan gawin, tiyak na maihahalintulad ka sa nakaupong presidente ngayon ng bansa. At kung ikaw ang presidente ng bansa, ‘wag ka nang magtaka kung mapuna ka kasi hanap ng tao ay pagbabago.

Barikada Official Music Video

Get a copy of the song here. Play it online here. More music here. Maraming salamat sa Tudla Productions!

Justice still elusive two years after Ampatuan Massacre

First published at the Philippine Online Chronicles.

Art on insurgency and freedom

First published at The Philippine Online Chronicles.

Peace forum on the GPH-MILF peace negotiations

First published at The Philippine Online Chronicles.

Free

Here’s FREE, a song for a free mind and the struggle for a free society. Also a contribution to this year’s Software Freedom Day (SFD) and the campaign for Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) spearheaded in the Philippines by the Computer Professionals Union (CPU).

Thanks to everyone who listened and downloaded the song at Reverb Nation and Jamendo! Thanks to everyone who shared, posted, tweeted and blogged about it, and bought a copy at Band Camp! Thanks a lot for the continued support to makibaka music and this makabayang OPM artist. Rakenrol!

(Update October 2, 2011) Free has been listed along with two other songs at the Resources page of the Software Freedom Day wiki. Thanks a lot softwarefreedomday.org! An OGG version is available at the wiki page wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/Resources/FreeASongForSoftwareFreedom.

Below is also a video featuring the song and with behind-the-scenes footage of Software Freedom Day Philippines. Thanks Developer Society!

Tumugon sa Hamon

Heto po ang isang bagong awitin!

Tumugon sa Hamon calls out to everyone to look at the plight of the country’s working people and listen to their stories, grief, hopes and dreams. Join them as they collectively struggle for meaningful wage and their basic labor rights, including better working conditions and the right to organize.

The song was written for the Church People and Workers’ Solidarity, a conference that aims to strengthen cooperation and solidarity between church communities and workers.

You can stream and download the song for free at Reverb Nation but if you want to support the music and this makabayang OPM artist contribute a bit via Paypal at the song’s BandCamp download.

The icon on the left by the way is a photo taken by Kodao Productions’ Raymund Villanueva. Salamat Bukaneg!

Makibaka Music Video Trailer

This music video was produced as a trailer of the limited copy Makibaka CD (with the cover art below painted by Jay Jamoralin). Maraming salamat sa lahat! At yang pasasalamat na yan ay nakasulat dito haha!

Panata sa Bayan now available in Click Music Philippines

Great news! Song Panata sa Bayan is now signed up at Click Music Philippines, a KBP partner music promotion company. Do support the song (and the artist too) by loading up and downloading via Load Central at P25/download. Ikaw ano ang iyong panata sa bayan?

Wohoo #15 at Reverb Nation!

Wohoo! Landing at #15 today at the Reverb Nation chart for rock genre in the Philippines! Thanks for all the support! Do continue playing and sharing “Mananatili Ka” by clicking, playing, and sharing http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_7550102 Share the music, spread the struggle!

Support Makibaka, help make it #1!

Makibaka landed in #46 today February 3! Moving up 8 positions from yesterday and overtaking about a hundred songs since entering the Reverb Nation charts for the rock genre in the Philippines about two weeks ago. Please support the song and help it land in #1. All you have to do is PLAY or DOWNLOAD the song here http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_6868090 and SHARE it via Facebook, Twitter, or even email using the embedded tools in the site. Support patriotic and progressive OPM!

Makibaka is the first track in my independently produced rock album Makibaka! Rakenrol Tungong Pagbabago. Ayi Muallam of Bulatlat.com wrote a cool review of the album in Makibaka: Music Inspired by the Struggle for Change. Lead guitar riffs in Makibaka were performed by classical guitarist and people’s musician Tony Palis.

And just in case you’re interested in the album, check it out at www.makibakathealbum.com. Thanks!

Watch the video plug of Kodao’s Sali Na, Bayan!

Watch the video plug of Kodao’s people oriented public service radio program Sali na, Bayan! Tune in to DZUP 1602 Khz Monday to Friday, 2-3 PM (Manila) or browse www.kodao.org/snb for the live audio feed, SNB’s interactive features and episode archive.

Kodao’s coverage of the 2010 Nat’l Elections, People’s Int’l Observers Mission

Kodao Productions will be bringing to you updates on the 2010 National Elections and the People’s International Observers Mission at our Live! Coverage page http://www.kodao.org/elections2010.

Vote in the online mock polls!

Kodao Productions have setup an online poll for candidates of the 2010 National Elections. Vote now at http://www.kodao.org/elections2010mockpolls