Callalily Releases New Single ‘Pasasalamat’

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Rock band Callalily remains to be one of the country’s foremost acts. After seven fruitful years in the recording industry, the band has all the reason to be thankful.

The band’s gratitude is lovingly expressed in their newest single Pasasalamat, which will be part of their soon-to-be-released first album under Universal Records.

“We have all the reasons to be thankful. Seven years into the business and we are still here. We are grateful. Plus, we are with a new label Universal Records,” says Kean Cipriano.

The band is composed of Kean Cipriano, Tatsi Jamnague, Aaron Ricafrente and Lemuel Belaro.

Pasasalamat is a tribute to their fans, who have selflessly and tirelessly supported the band.

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BRANDY ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE, “PUT IT DOWN” FEATURING CHRIS BROWN

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R&B/pop singer songwriter and superstar actress Brandy announces today the release of her official first single "Put It Down" featuring Chris Brown which will be available at all digital providers. Produced by Shondrae “Bangladesh” Crawford and Sean Garrett and co-written by Chris Brown, Shondrae Crawford, and Sean Garrett.

This track is Brandy’s follow up to one of the most talked about reunions of the year, her duet with Monica “It All Belongs To Me.”  Written and produced by Rico Love, “It All Belongs To Me” the much buzzed about track was spotlighted by NPR’s “The Record,”USA Today’s “Pick of the Week” and People Magazine’s “Hot Singles” with massive raves for the single and the Chris Robinson-directed video from the LA Times and Perez Hiltonto name a few.

Brandy Norwood is a superstar actress, R&B/pop singer, songwriter, host, spokesmodel and record producer. She is currently in the studio working on her debut RCA/Chameleon Records album entitled TWO ELEVEN which is scheduled for release this summer.

Crafted by Breyon Prescott, album collaborators include Timbaland (Justin Timberlake, Missy Elliot, Jay-Z), Bangladesh (Ke$ha, Usher, Nicki Minaj), Mario Winans (Mariah, Puffy, Keyshia Cole ), Danja (Britney Spears, Jamie Foxx, Keri Hilson), Hit Boy (Eminem, Lil Wayne, Kanye West), Noah 40 Shebib (Drake, Alicia Keys, Lil Wayne), along with hit making songwriters Sean Garrett (Usher, Beyonce, Britney Spears), Rico Love (Usher, Beyonce, Chris Brown), Ester Dean (Katy Perry, Rihanna, Christina Aguilera), Frank Ocean (Justin Bieber, John Legend, Tyler, the Creator), and Chris Brown, to name a few.

Ranked by the RIAA as one of the best-selling female artists in American music history, Brandy has sold more than 20.5 million albums worldwide, while receiving a plethora of awards, including a Grammy, an American Music Award, two Soul Train Music Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, three Billboard Awards, four MTV Awards, six Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards, two Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards and three BMI Awards. She arrived with a self-titled debut album at the age of fifteen and went on to record a series of hit CDs that established her as one of the successful R&B/pop female vocalists to emerge in a generation. 

Brandy is a cast member of BET’s top-rated scripted series “The Game,” receiving rave reviews and will be appearing in Tyler Perry’s upcoming Lionsgate release, “The Marriage Counselor.” 

Watch the music video by Brandy featuring Chris Brown performing “Put It Down"

Brewing Craziness: Tado at MIBF

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Something is brewing at the Manila International Book Fair (MIBF), the country’s longest-running and biggest book fair.  This year, though, the brew turns a little, well, strange as comedian, actor, radio personality and businessman Tado Jimenez joins the fair as one of MIBF’s featured Bookworms.

Arvin “Tado” Jimenez graduated from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines with a degree in Psychology.  Whilst in the university, he was inspired by his artist-friends to study film at the Mowelfund Institute.

Tado is one of the hosts of reality situational comedy show “Strangebrew” with Angel Rivero which saw the tandem play offbeat characters as they interviewed well-known personalities and ordinary people on the job. The show aired in UNTV Channel 37 and Studio 23. His notable catchphrase on the show was “Rakenrol!”

After Strangebrew wrapped up, he reunited with Rivero and contributor Ramon Bautista for his late night talk show on Hit FM 99.5, “BrewRATS”. The program has since moved to internet radio station DigRadio every Thursday from 9 p.m. to midnight.

Tado also owns a t-shirt line called Limitado which feature striking messages and spoofs printed on the items. He runs this business with his wife.

He is also a published author. His first book “Mga Kasinungalingang Pwedeng Sabihin sa Mga Mangmang” features Tado’s thoughts and anecdotes about life and other hilarious stories. He has followed this up with “Nag-iisa Lang Ako”.

As one of MIBF’s Bookworms, Tado, as well as cartoonist Stanley Chi, renowned tour guide Carlos Celdran, and Youtube celebrity Ramon Bautista will be making a series of online videos for the event aiming to entice people from all walks of life.  There truly is something for everyone at the Manila International Book Fair.

MIBF runs from Sept. 14-18 at the SMX Convention Center, Seashell Drive, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City. MIBF is organized by Primetrade Asia, Inc. in partnership with Asian Catholic Communicators, Inc., Book Development Association of the Philippines, Philippine Booksellers Association, Inc., and Publishers Representatives Organization of the Philippines. For details, call 896-0661 or 896-0682, or e-mail bookfair@primetradeasia.com.

Carlos Celdran defies norms at MIBF

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Who is Charles P. Celdran? Few may know him by the name Charles but for those who've taken his tours and watched his performance arts, he is more well-known by the name Carlos Celdran, probably the country’s best tour guide.

When he was 14 years-old, Carlos began making cartoons for the now defunct newspaper Business Day. After a year of studying Visual Communications at UP-Diliman, Carlos transferred to the Rhode Island School of Design, majored in Painting, but later discovered his allergic reactions to paint. So he shifted to Performance Art instead. He went on to win the Yvonne Force art award and graduated with honors in 1996.

Carlos founded and co-founded many organizations including Walang Pamagat Performance Art Company where he served as artistic director. Walang Pamagat has already performed in Rhode Island School of Design, the CCP, the Bronx Museum of Art, AS220, and in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico.

He also founded a company that provides walking tours of Manila called Walk this Way. In his tours,  Carlos is the director, producer and actor where he stages an elaborate theatrical performance while he brings his tourists around Manila.

His Intramuros tours called If These Walls Could Talk provide a half-day walking tour of the Walled City in Manila, with Carlos in full Spanish illustrado regalia. The Living la Vida Imelda, on the other hand, provides an interesting glimpse into Imelda Marcos’ life through her long-standing legacy, the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

Being a cultural activist, Carlos Celdran is often asked by media men of the local and international scene to comment on things regarding Philippine society and culture. He was quoted in magazines such as Time Magazine, Forbes, and The Huffington Post. In 2010 he was included in the list of “Names You Need to Know in 2011” by Forbes Magazine. He was also featured on the British culinary show, Planet Food for an episode featuring the unique cuisine of Manila.

This year, Carlos Celdran is among the four Bookworms chosen by the 33^rd Manila International Book Fair (MIBF) along with stand-up comedian and cartoonist Stanley Chi (Mr. Suplado); comedian, director and actor Ramon Bautista; and comedian, actor, radio personality Tado Jimenez.  

MIBF is organized by Primetrade Asia, Inc. in partnership with the Book Development Association of the Philippines (BDAP), Asian Catholic Communicators, Inc. (ACCI), Overseas Publishers Representatives Association of the Philippines (OPRAP), and Philippine Booksellers Association, Inc. (PBAI). For details, call 896-0661 or 896-0682, or e-mail bookfair@primetradeasia.com. 

Ramon Bautista is MIBF Bookworm!

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Ramon Bautista, renowned TV host, brand endorser , comedian, online celebrity and a book author lends his magnanimous personality to the already exciting event as he joins MIBF's Bookworm ! Fun and learning are what’s cooking at the Manila International Book Fair (MIBF), the country’s longest-running and biggest book fair, as it heads back to SMX Convention Center on Sept. 12-16.

Ramon met video director RA Rivera in college at the University of Philippines in Diliman. It is through this friendship that he got his first claim to fame when the latter uploaded on Youtube Ramon’s video called “Dan Michael: Master Magician”, a spoof on American illusionist David Blaine. This gained quite a following.

From then on, Ramon continued to make viral videos, the most recent of which is “Tales from the Friend Zone” which has reached around 165,000 since being uploaded in May.

Elsewhere on the web, Ramon is still king with his 270,000 followers on Twitter and about 250,000 fans in different Facebook pages.

Last year, his Formspring account also received the most number of “smiles”, the website’s equivalent to Facebook’s “likes”, at 142,000.

Onscreen, Ramon is known as the host of “May Tamang Balita”, a satirical news show on GMA News TV. He also had his own MTV mini-show called “The Ramon Bautista Show”. He has graced the big screen in films such as “MNL 143”, “Qwerty”, and “Rakenrol”. However, his talents also shine behind the scenes. He is a writer and co-producer of the horror film “San Lazaro”.

Giving back to the institution that gave him a headstart in his film and media career, Ramon has been  a lecturer at the University of the Philippines Film Institute since 2002 while pursuing his Master of Arts in Film.

As one of MIBF’s Bookworms, Ramon, as well as cartoonist Stanley Chi, renowned tour guide Carlos Celdran, and former DJ Tado Jimenez, will be making a series of online videos for the event aiming to entice people from all walks of life.  There truly is something for everyone at the Manila International Book Fair.

MIBF runs from Sept. 14-18 at the SMX Convention Center, Seashell Drive, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City. MIBF is organized by Primetrade Asia, Inc. in partnership with Asian Catholic Communicators, Inc., Book Development Association of the Philippines, Philippine Booksellers Association, Inc., and Publishers Representatives Organization of the Philippines. For details, call 896-0661 or 896-0682, or e-mail bookfair@primetradeasia.com.