Showbits
- Pupunta raw ng bansa si Ricky Martin para sa isang concert
nitong June sa The Fort. Ayon sa mga initial reports ay
magiging guests daw nito sina Martin Nievera, Sharon Cuneta,
Lani Misalucha at Gary Valenciano.
- Nanganak na si Cherry Pie Picache ng isang batang lalaki.
Joseph Anthony ang ipapangalan niya sa kanyang love child.
- Balitang dalmatian na nagkakahalagang P20,000 ang giveaways
sa birthday ng anak ni Gretchen Baretto at Tony Boy Cojuangco
na si Dominique.
- Hiwalay na si Elizabeth Oropesa at ang kanyang bf na isang
prinsipe ng Indonesia. Hindi raw makayanan ng prinsipe ang
gulo ng showbiz. Hiwalay na rin ang basketbolistang si Vince
Hizon at equestrienne na si Tony Leviste (step-daughter
ni Senator Loren Legarda). Ang bagong gf raw ni Vince ay
si Regine Tolentino na kakahiwalay lang sa asawang si Lander
Vera-Perez.
- Magpapa-opera uli si Senator Ramon Revilla sa US matapos
matanggal ang turnilyo ng bakal sa loob ng kanyang leeg.
Nagpa-opera noon ang Senador dahil mayroon siyang punit
na ligaments at fissures sa kanyang spinal column.
- May bagong TV show si Nora Aunor sa IBC Channel 13. Ito
ay n.o.r.a.mismo (Ngayon na ang Oras ng Remedyo at Aksyon),
isang public service show.
- Lalabas rin sa isang IBC Channel 13 TV show ang Japanese
international action star na si Jacky Woo. Ito ay ang Satsu,
isang action-comedy kung saan kasama nito si Robin Padilla.
- Hindi pala si Robin Padilla ang ama ng anak ni Jobelle
Salvador kundi si Erik Espina, isang broadcaster. Base ito
sa sulat na pinadala ng abogado ni Espina sa writer ng isang
newspaper matapos malatha ang interview ng nasabing writer
kay Robin kung saan na-mention ni Robin ang mga anak niya
sa ibang babae (kabilang dito si Lea Orosa at si Jobelle
Salvador nga).
- Matunog ang balitang buntis si Sherilyn Reyes (courtesy
ng bf nitong basketbolista) kaya umalis ito sa “Eat
Bulaga” at hindi na rin ito nakikita sa “Bubble
Gang”. Walang kompirmasyon tungkol dito dahil ina-ayos
pa lang ang annulment papers nila ng asawa nitong si Jun-jun
Santiago (nakakatandang kapatid nina Rowell, Randy at Raymart).
Sila ay mayroong isang anak. Ang kompirmadong buntis sa
pangalawang anak ay ang asawa ni Niño Muhlach na
si Edith.
- Interesado rin daw si Angelika dela Cruz na maging Darna.
Mukhang mahigpit ang labanan nila ni Judy Ann Santos at
Jolina Magdangal kung saka-sakali.
- Magpapakasal na raw si Mark Anthony Fernandez sa kanyang
non-showbiz gf. Nakita raw kasi silang ina-asikaso ang kanilang
birth certificates sa Makati City Hall. *
Toku's kind of jazz
by Hideo Kawakami
 Since
his debut in 2000, jazz singer Toku continues to rise in popularity
mainly among female fans because of his one-of-a-kind, sweet,
low vocals, aside from being an adept frugel hone player.
On June 19 this year, Sony Records will release his third
original album entitled Chemistry of Love.
World-renowned jazz fusion artist Michael Franks penned the
title song Chemistry of Love, which is also the album’s
centerpiece song, especially for Toku (Sony/SICP157). Producing
the album is John Simon, who is joined by top-class American
jazz musicians, namely Kenny Baron (piano), Ron Carter (base),
Grady Tate (drums). The album is being recorded in New York.
Born in 1973, Toku, who turned 29 this year, is one of the
driving forces of Japan’s new-age jazz together with
Kobayashi Kei. Even in his childhood, he reportedly showed
a precocious musical genius.
The first instrument he got hold of was a cornet when he
joined the wind music club in junior high school. He also
became a member of the high school band. A Miles Davis number
that he performed in a university festival riveted a jazz
drummer in the crowd and won him an invitation to a livehouse,
which in turn started him on the road to professional jazz.
While studying for about a year in the US, he was scouted
while performing in a livehouse. He had his CD debut in January
last year. In August of the same year, he performed in Blue
Note Tokyo, much admired by Japanese jazz musicians, and further
honed his talent there. These days, he performs with Ken Hirai
and Mariko Takahashi.
His vocals in English, acquired in native soil, still lacks
the charmed refinement that usually goes with age, but its
wet and sensual quality evokes urban shades.
Chemistry of Love shows a polished quality that can match
even Michael Frank’s representative hit, Antonio’s
Song, in its sheer sensuality. A song never to miss, this
album also establishes the artist as one to look forward to
10 years later.
(Translation by Benigno D. Tutor, Jr.)
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