“Umuulan sa Tag-araw” is a song about climate change
composed by Noel Cabangon and donated to environmental activist
organization, Greenpeace, to help in the advocacy of its Climate and
Energy program.
The original recording, with Noel doing all the vocals, was released in 2008 by Greenpeace with an accompanying music video.
This latest recording, with various Greenpeace volunteer bands and
musicians, is being released to coincide with the visit of the
Greenpeace flagship, the Rainbow Warrior, to the Philippines on November
19-28, as the last leg of its “Turn the Tide” tour of Southeast Asia,
showcasing solutions to the challenge of climate change. The tour also
coincides with the 10th anniversary celebration of the regional
Greenpeace Southeast Asia office.
A “Turn the Tide” concert
will be held on November 27, during the Manila leg of the ship tour, at
the CCP grounds. The song will be performed live by a conglomeration
of musicians from different bands.
The country’s top bands and artists join Greenpeace campaign for renewable energy targets
The country’s well-known artists and talented bands have joined a
Greenpeace campaign to demand renewable energy targets from the
government, as a long term solution to helping mitigate the global
climate change crisis.
Despite their diverse genres, the bands and artists, including activist
artist Dong Abay, NU 107’s best new artist for 2010 Tanya Markova,
emerging ska band Coffee Break Island and country’s premiere reggae band
Reggae Mistress, have found common ground in the Greenpeace Advocacy.
This week, they gathered at Tower of Doom recording studios in Quezon
City to tape a music video of popular songwriter and artist Noel Cabangon’s composition “Umuulan sa Tag-araw, Umaaraw sa Tag-ulan.” The song, a call to action, is about the harsh effects of climate change
In the almost 12-hour recording, artists, Franco and Parokya ni Edgar’s
bassist – Buhawi Meneses, Sidhi, Cosmic Love, All About Patricia, Count
Kutu and the Balmers, and The Late Isabel also joined and jammed to help
spread awareness about climate change.
The highlight is the arrival of the Greenpeace flagship, Rainbow Warrior—perhaps
the most famous environmental campaigning ship—at Manila Bay. The
concert and BGY 10 is free of charge and open to the public. For
registration and more details, interested participants can log on to www.greenpeace.org.ph/BGY10
Greenpeace has been making positive change happen in Southeast Asia for ten years now.
The group is known for its ability to influence governments through
creative and peaceful means to sound the alarm and call for action. In
the Philippines, one of their key works is spurring the enactment of the
Renewable Energy (RE) Law in 2008. But with business and energy sectors
and even the country’s leaders pushing for new coal plants and use of
nuclear power, the aspiration for more massive RE uptake in the country
is under threat.
“Music is a persuasive tool. It carries a
message. As artists, we are catalysts of change and we can help educate
people and encourage them to address the problem. We hope the government
will listen to the song, be moved and to do something about it,” said
Noel Cabangon.
Ska band Sidhi believes that through music and
participation in this endeavor, they are able to consciously and
proactively take part for their future and of the coming generations.
“It takes one small step or push to create an impact,” they said.
The
clock is ticking and the world needs a revolution. “If the Philippines,
one of the countries most vulnerable and least prepared to deal with
climate change, is first to make a solid commitment, this sends out a
very strong, urgent message to world leaders that they should be getting
their acts together quickly. President Aquino should be the man to
send such a message,” said Amalie Obusan, Climate and Energy Campaigner
of Greenpeace Southeast Asia.
Help Greenpeace challenge
President Aquino to make good his proclamation that the Philippines will
be the renewable energy (RE) champion in Southeast Asia.
Poet,
musical performer and a strong environmental advocate Dong Abay said, “I
support Greenpeace because my favorite color for the planet is green
and my favorite feeling for the planet is peace.”
Join us on
November 27, 2010 for a concert at the CCP Harbor Square grounds. The
most talented and brilliant artists and bands will be there to support
Greenpeace’s vision for a cleaner and greener future. Climate change is
the greatest threat that our region and the whole world faces today.
We
can all be part of the solution. “We should help one another, it should
start at home, it should start with you,” said Reggae Mistress.
2 comments:
in behalf of Greenpeace thanks for helping us out on our advocacy work online, more power :-)
Thanx for the comment.. God Bless Greenpeace..!!
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