You will always find a Filipino in any corner of the world. Our talent as musicians are known worldwide. This is about a group of Filipino entertainers called East of the Moon, based in Seoul. The Biyaheng Langit group met these performers at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul, South Korea. The group is composed of three singers, a pianist and bassist.
One of the challenges involving performing abroad is the range of songs one needs to learn in order to sing it on stage, specially foreign songs. Another challenge is trying to stay healthy for each performance. Their agent sends them to the hospital and pay most of the bills.
Each of the singers come from diverse backgrounds, from karaoke singing to majoring in Voice in college. Due to their constant travels, they have learned to sing fluently in different languages such as Spanish, French, Chinese, Korean, and English.
One of the things they learned is to save their earnings. They realized that popularity is fleeting. So for now, they perform when they can and save for their future.
TRAVELOGUE WITH THE KASANGGA TEAM
The Kasangga Team traveled to Europe and these were the places they visited:
1. The Observation Wheel or the biggest Ferris Wheel in Europe that services at least 10,000 riders every day. Also known as the “Millenium Wheel” or London Eye. This was opened to the public in New Year’s Eve of the year 2000.
2. Trafalgar Square, also known as Charing Cross. This is a public plaza within Central London. Here you will find the Nelson’s Column, a a monument to Admiral Horatio Nelson when he won the war against France during the Battle of Trafalgar.
3. Windsor Castle in Berkshire England is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world. This was built in the 11th century by William the Conqueror and took 16 years to finish.
