Kali Alaia

There is no doubt that there is a booming art market in the Philippines as of the moment, this is not surprising since most of the regions in the country have established their own artist groups. Baguio City alone has so many art galleries and art enthusiasts. (Sigwada Gallery, 2016) Almost every region in the country is sure to have an artist group rising within its vicinity, some are recognized by their municipality, while most are still finding a way to express who they are. There is an artist heart in everyone , the dream of painting, singing and dancing your heart out is inherent in humans, but the way we have structured our way of living restrict us from fully expressing these ideas. For this reason, one of the most repressed part of the human self is Creativity, but gone are the days where artists are considered eccentric in a bad way. (Sigwada Gallery, 2016) In the age of social media where people are drawn in posting where they have been. People now  have a

I met Tara in 2011 during the Axis Art Festival ( Baguio City). She has this strong female persona, it is easy for her to stand out from the crowd because she sways to her own music. A real Cordilleran beauty, with a strong persona---- Tara Natividad has created a signature for herself and there is no one like her.  During her first solo exhibition, Natividad focused on the folk stories that are being passed from one generation to another while visiting places in the Cordillera Region. The fairies in her works are not magical fairies, rather they are the fairies in the mountains of the Cordilleras.  Her trademark work medium is sued oil with dreamlike colors. Her works invite the viewer to understand better the culture of the highlands and the many stories that need to be heard by the new generation.  Tara Natividad is a traveling artist, she was once quoted saying that she is privileged to have heard of folktales from local elders wherever she goes in th

Filipinos are naturally creative, it is normal for us to have family members who know how to sing and dance.  Creativity is something that is embedded in the blood of Filipinos, we produce world class performers every year and there is bound to be more.  However, it does not mean that not everyone has the privilege of taking their skills to the next level.   The idea of performing and singing in front of an audience and providing quality music is different. In order to be a really good musician, you need to be willing to learn.  A lot of Filipinos want to become better musicians and earn well while doing it, but there is very little opportunity provided.  Voice lessons, guitar lessons, drum lessons and other types of instruments would take some time in order to master, not to mention the fact that it is costly. Only a few really get to develop their talents and skills because lessons are expensive and only a few parents encourage children to continue their musical

1 .   The art of beatbox is good for the health According to a study released by the University of Illinois Dr. H. Steven Sims, beatboxing appears to be beneficial for the vocal cords. Keeping the glottis open means that beatboxing may actually be protective of the vocal folds, singers rely mostly on the vocal cords in order to produce sounds. So all the energy involved in singing is concentrated on these structures, which can develop scar with overuse. (*PHBA-Philippine Human Beatbox Alliance)  Beatboxers, on the other hand, are able to avoid such damage because they also use the pharyngeal muscles to create sounds, which takes stress off of the vocal cord.   Indeed, Dr. Sims says it might be possible for singers to borrow some beatboxing techniques, similarly elongating their vocal tract before they hit high notes. ( http://io9.gizmodo.com/just-for-the-record-beatboxing-is-good-for-your-health-1489301441 2.  Beatboxing is a legit c