Ayayayayay

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

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

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

  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