Enjoying the ride: Barbie Almalbis celebrates 25 years in music industry
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- 29 Mar 2023
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Barbie Almalbis has flourished over the years to become one of the country's most iconic rock singers. It may not seem like it has been 25 years since her debut because the singer is only getting started.
To mark her 25th year in the local music industry, Almalbis is staging the "Firewoman" concert, which will also serve as a reunion of her previous bands, Hungry Young Poets and Barbie's Cradle.
Also performing at "Firewoman," which is on March 11 at 123 Block, Mandala Park, are Sandwich, Clare Benin, I Belong To The Zoo, Kai del Rio, Bird, and Urbandub's Gab Alipe.
Apart from her upcoming concert, she also recently released the album "Tower Sessions Live," which features new arrangements of iconic songs such as "Torpe," "Tabing Ilog" and "Just A Smile," as well as brand new tracks.
The album was actually recorded back in 2021 during a gig, and at the time, Barbie didn't really expect it was going to be turned into an album.
"We just made a setlist for the night, for the show, which I think is a blessing because sometimes there's so much pressure when you're thinking na gagawa ka ng album," Barbie said in a recent media conference.
Barbie and her band were having dinner and listened to the gig's playback. They loved how it was recorded and sounded, and so "Tower Sessions Live" was born. Read More…
