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Rock Queens Unite | The Manila Times CSI On The Go!   The country’s most iconic alt-rock queens Aia de Leon, Hannah Romawac, Acel Basa, Lougee Basabas, Kitchie Nadal and Barbie Almalbis will stage another run of their sold-out concert, “Tanaw,” where they will perform their biggest hits and new material. The highly anticipated show will take place at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Pasay City on February 9.   Video by Iza Iglesias   Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net   Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion   Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital   Check out our Podcasts: Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  Soundcloud: https://tmt.ph/soundcloud   #TheManilaTimes  #TMTCSI  #TanawCollective

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00:00I think this concert because we have a lot of surprises of course in store for

00:13everyone and a very special collaboration with Manila Stream Machine

00:19and of course we have a new song new songs to perform songs that we have

00:28produced and composed together as a collective so that's something to look

00:36forward to

00:38Before my second question, so what can you tell us about your new single, New Let's Play?

00:42The creative process and the inspiration?

00:46So Aya

00:48I guess it all came naturally

00:50Hannah is jamming this song

00:52you know the first time we met

00:54before this house, after the march

00:57so we decided to get together there and of course the living area was full of musical instruments

01:04so it's really natural for everyone to pick up whatever instrument they wanted to play

01:10and so Hannah started playing that song

01:12which is something that I think

01:14which is right in the arsenal of songs to sing to maybe in the past few years

01:22so when that was done, soon after we decided why don't we record this song

01:34and it turns out it was an easy thing to do you know to pay for licensing rights

01:40to just record it, we recorded it and we just did it in Barbie's closet

01:48It's not even a joke, recording it in her home, inside the closet, that's the vibes

01:54It's awesome that we have the technology to actually record in our homes

02:00like me, I recorded in my room also

02:02so we had Angie Muzun to mix and master the track

02:08so pretty soon we were just ready to roll with it

02:12I really think the lyrics of the song, they really resonated to all of us

02:18we have different stories but in a way, Paraleng is different but the same

02:26and that song really, when I would sing it also as a cover song, it really would speak to my heart

02:32We know that you've been friends for a long time but while working for Tanaw last year and for this year

02:40Is there something you discovered from each other, whether personal or work ethics wise?

02:48I'll go first

02:50I think we've been friends for a long time and have shown support for each other

02:56but this past year, our friendship really grew

03:00I can say that it became a lifeline for me, these women

03:04It's really, yeah you know, very meaningful friendships, very rare friendships that I'm grateful to have in my life

03:14that I know, you know, sometimes it's hard to go through

03:20but your friends keep you going, your friends hold you up, hold you together

03:26and yeah, so it's too many actually, too many to mention

03:32but yeah, I'm just grateful for the depth of our friendship

03:38to be there for each other, for them as well

03:42For me, one thing that I'm really grateful for about our friendship is that we get to walk together spiritually

03:50and maybe that was, for me, the best part, the best takeaway from this

03:56is because we remind each other that, you know, the talent and everything, the time, the spotlight, it's all borrowed, right?

04:09and we should not dwell in that

04:12because it's really, we're given all these to glorify God in the first place

04:18and I think that leaning on that and reminding each other again of what our purpose is

04:26is what really keeps us going also and what keeps us grounded and connected at the same time

04:32Thank you

04:35Okay, looking back, do you have moments that you miss while you were in the peak of your career?

04:45Whether it's at the gig or meeting other artists?

04:49And what's one lesson you wanted to pass on to the younger musicians here?

04:56One thing I don't miss

04:59I want to highlight the don't

05:02One thing I don't miss is the gigging like crazy

05:05And like the landscape, we're so excited to just get out there after a long period of exile in my career

05:16Yes, because you can work smarter this time

05:22What's my advice? Work smarter

05:25There you go

05:27I mean, work smarter

05:30The younger ones, they know it already

05:34That's something I look forward to

05:38Yeah, and I think, learn to take care of yourself

05:43Because for me, I've experienced before, the guy, gig, gig, gig

05:48You can't rest

05:50So now I feel like the younger musicians, take a rest

05:56But you have more to give after resting

05:59When you're refreshed

06:01You can rest

06:03It's not a, you won't run out of exercise

06:07For younger musicians, it's not a competition

06:11Enjoy each other's music

06:14And when you write or make songs, you just enjoy it

06:20And know the why of it

06:23It's not like, ah, this should be a hit song

06:27What's the trending now

06:30Just be real, be authentic and enjoy the process of making it

06:36Yeah, I wanna echo what she said

06:38It's all about authenticity

06:40At the end of the day, it's really what comes from within

06:44What comes from your heart

06:46Kids nowadays, I think they're more attuned with their mental health

06:52Unlike us, at that time

06:55There was no mental health awareness at that time

06:59So we're cracking up inside, we're breaking down

07:03But we wanna keep it going

07:05Just for the quote-unquote followers or fans

07:09But really, it's all an illusion

07:12Maybe it's dictated by people around us

07:17For sure

07:18There's this race

07:22But it's not really a race

07:24Because we all go to our destination from point A to point B

07:30And we all have our own course

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