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By Ricky L. Calderon, Manila Times
There are love songs and there are true love songs – faithful to the purpose of expressing honest, undying love. Such were our homegrown Kundimans, defined as Filipino traditional serenades.
New genres of Filipino love songs have evolved through the years, but one could say that the heart of the Filipino music is still rooted in the Kundiman and we will always come back to it. It is never lost.
After 40 years of a stellar career, OPM icon Joey Albert presents "Kundimang Kupas," another heartwarming love song by Robert More, the Filipino songwriter that wrote "A Million Miles Away," one of the most popular and beloved Joey Albert hits.
"When I first heard Kundimang Kupas, honestly I was moved to tears. I had not heard words spoken as such, nor felt honesty in a song as I did, in a very long time. I thought what of the new generations of Filipino singers might be missing, not having heard songs like this. So I asked the composer if I could record it," she said.
With passion and purpose, Joey carefully studied the song to make it as worthy of the composer as she could – keeping in mind the story of song.
