MAY upcoming concert si Pop Diva Kuh Ledesma sa August 3, 2024, Sabado, 7:30 ng gabi, sa ballroom ng Winford Resort and Casino Manila (sa likod ng SM San Lazaro sa Maynila) na may title na KUH LEDESMA SINGS HER ABC.
Nataong si Kuh ano ang kahulugan ng ABC sa concert?
Sagot ni Kuh, “ABC of my music, the choices of… just this particular show, ABC means my chosen singers, composers, kasi 1 ½ to 2 hours lang naman yung show, di ba?
“So, ABC pa lang which is the basic of what I love from other singers, from the people who have given me their compositions to record, yung ganun, my hits, na ABC.”
Sino ang mga A?
“Ang dami, Adele, we’ll be singing songs of Adele. “Azarcon, who composed a lot of my songs, yung I Think I’m in Love, also One More Try, Hello, marami pa,” pagtukoy ni Kuh sa composer na si Cecile Azarcon, “B naman, we’re doing some Barbra Streisand songs, I have not sung a lot of Barbra Streisand songs recently.
“That’s my past, so because it’s my basic.
“That’s the artist that I really look up to when I was just starting. And then C, marami din, Canseco, Cayabyab, marami pa, secret na,” at tumawa ang Pop Diva, na naging malaking bahagi ng musical career ang mga kompositor na sina George Canseco at Ryan Cayabyab.
Natanong naman si Kuh kung sino ang maituturing niyang greatest singer.
“As a singer, and even if you ask those who really understand what singing is all about and placement, also vocal tone, kailangan yung tone kasi tama, I would really choose Whitney Houston.
“She’s really… I don’t know if anybody will really, you know, come and a new singer would become really be… can surpass, kasi natural yung kanya, e.
“And I believe it’s because as a young girl she was already singing in church, so talagang na-hone yung talent niya.
“Of course, there’s Barbra Streisand, because of her… you know, kay Barbra naman of course her tone is different, it’s very unique, at the same time, you know when she belts, she’s not shouting, but it is what the dynamics that is necessary for the song.
“So, actually a good singer does not necessarily belt in a way na masakit sa tenga, yung ganun, dapat beautiful pa rin, and that’s Barbra Streisand for you.
“Even for Whitney Houston.
“I don’t choose the others because I’m not really into their songs, but you know, a few years back, I discovered a male singer who I love, and that’s Seal.
“Because of his arrangements, his songs, the content of his lyrics, so I love Seal as well, because hindi mapanggap yung kanyang way of singing , it’s really uniquely his, iyon.”
Sa mga new breed of singers natin ngayon, sino ang nais ni Kuh na maka-collaborate?
“Our local singers? I’d like to do something with KZ Tandingan, because when I was starting and even now, you know, well I see that she likes to put drama in her performance and she’s quite unique, very talented. I’d like to see what we can do together.”
Special guests sa “Kuh Sings Her ABC” ang mga baguhang male singers na sina Nathan Randall at David Young.
Sa direksyon ni Vergel Sto. Domingo, maaring tumawag sa Ticketnet Online (0927-2978027 at 0960- 88502889) para sa karagdagang detalye para sa tickets.
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SAMANTALA, natanong din si Kuh kung may mga pasabog sa kanyang upcoming concert?
“Meron,” bulalas ni Kuh. “Pero hindi yung anything na parang may nagawa akong imoral na alam mo yun,” at tumawa si Kuh.
“Meron kasi akong pasabog noon when I got pregnant, talagang nagpa-concert ako at sinabi ko na I’m pregnant,” at muling tumawa ang Pop Diva.
“Siyempre na-front page yata ako nun.
“Well, hindi naman pasabog, but I’m bringing someone who is a surprise guest.”
Sa mga batang singers meron ba kayong nakikita na naiintindihan iyon?
Lahad ni Kuh, “Actually, si Jonalyn Viray, for me is a very good singer, at saka napakabait na bata.
“Bumibirit siya pero hindi siya yung ine-ekstrahan ba, para lang sabihin na, ‘Ay ang taas ng boses, ang lakas ng boses’, yung ganun.
“No, she’s a good singer! When I say good singer it’s because that is what is necessary for the song.
“Sino pa ba? Si KZ din, pero hindi naman talaga masyadong bumibirit si KZ.
“There are times that I can really appreciate si Regine, because you know, talagang there are songs that I think, maybe kasi paborito niyang kanta.
“Talented talaga si Regine when you think about it, minsan lang… sa tingin ko ha, well Regine herself said na, ‘Ito gusto ng tao sa akin e.’
“Kapag hindi siya bumirit parang may kulang, you know, yung ganun,” pagtukoy ni Kuh sa Asia’s Songbird na si Regine Velasquez.
(ROMMEL L. GONZALES)