Musika Central

TTHE FIRST Pan-Asian musical TV series, The Kitchen Musical , has already been showing in over 19 countries in Asia . I wasn't able to catch the first episode but I have seen episodes 2 to 5 (I started looking for uploaded videos of the first episode but there is none yet, at least I haven't stumbled upon one) and I decided to stick to my new Saturday evening habit -- watching The Kitchen Musical on Studio 23 . Here is what to watch out for on Saturday: Let me list down five reasons why I love watching The Kitchen Musical : I love Music. Well, of course, I wouldn't be keeping this blog if not for my love of music. Each episode of The Kitchen Musical is spiced with the show's own arrangement of popular songs. With no less than Gerard Salonga in command of the music, The Kitchen Musical can not go wrong. I already have favorite performances and among them are their versions of Faith, Freedom, Can't Hurry Love, Losing My Religion, and Every Breath You Take

YET ANOTHER foreign musician, Julien Drolon , fell in love with the Philippines and launched recently the official music video of an OPM song, Ipagpatawad Mo , starring no less than Miss Universe 2010 4th Runner-Up, Venus Raj . Just like American singer-songwriter David DiMuzio , who has become a YouTube sensation when he posted videos of him singing OPM and translated popular Pinoy hits into English, French-born musician  Julien Drolon also has great love for the Philippines and Filipino music.  I came across this music video where Julien Drolon croons to the OPM classic, Ipagpatawad Mo , featuring beauty queen Venus Raj  as the subject of his romantic obsession. It was shot in Paris and Manila . Ipagpatawad Mo by Julien Drolon with Venus Raj Ipagpatawad Mo is a VST & Company original, which Julien gave a modern acoustic feel and inserted a few French phrases in the lyrics. Other than Ipagpatawad Mo , Julien's love for the