The country's foremost blues performer Binky Lampano held the second of his two-series shows at 19 East on August 16 (the first at 78-45-33 in Makati on August 4) and it was a riot. The second show was organized by the Philippine Blues Society (PBS). Binky flew in from California…
Binky Lampano atop a dining chair electrifies the crowd at 19 East during one of only two shows during his recent visit to the Philippines. The second show was organized by the Philippine Blues Society . Photos by Francine Y. MedinaThe country’s foremost blues performer Binky Lampano held the second of his two-series shows at 19 East on August 16 and it was a riot. The second show was organized by the Philippine Blues Society .
Akin to the OFW dream, Binky had just bought a house in Batangas for when it’s time to, as he says, “ride off into the sunset” with his wife Donna, a yoga teacher. Their only son Jakob is a filmmaker working in Hollywood. To say that Binky delivered an excellent show at 19 East is an understatement. Performing with his band Lampano Alley, Binky gave an experience and showed that after all these years, blues for him goes beyond being a genre but part of his core as an artist.
Binky allowed his band to lead the night, as he just moved and sang with such spontaneity, palpably allowing himself to get lost in both his movements and songs with such free spiritedness. A memorable night catching up with Binky and the blues scene. After a long period of quietude within the PBS community, understandably due to the pandemic, it just feels so good to be home with Binky again. Do people in your workplace know that you’re a famous artist and musician in Asia?
I’ve learned how to compartmentalize my work and so-called “passion” for my own sanity. This is Lala-Land after all, and I dread being a performing bear. One that always comes to mind is “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out”, a Jimmie Cox-blues standard from the 1920s, and “Ganyan Lang”—“loser” tunes tell the truth of success and failure. They remind one of real friends, not those who were only there during “Instagrammable” moments . I’m fortunate to have real friends who were there through thick and thin. A few have gone ahead, whom I miss dearly to this day – they really made a difference in my life.
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