The Philippine music scene will never be complete without mentioning this triad group called the APO Hiking Society. This group is made up of three members: Jim Paredes, Danny Javier and Boboy Garrovillo. His songs and music are on the radio waves for the last 30 years until today. The current generation continues to hum their wide range of hits. The group is touching everyone with their music with recent concerts and gigs. The APO Hiking Society is really making an effort to revive the sounds that can reach anyone.
The music industry has paid tribute to the works of this triad by creating the KaminAPO Muna album. The best APO songs were revived by popular groups today and compiled into an album. The album also has an additional bonus track that includes songs sung by the APOs themselves. It became popular as it was constantly played on television and radio. People really gave their support to this album as it became one of the best sellers when it was first released.
The trio was very happy with the attendance and the massive support of the people. MYX, a local music channel paid tribune to APO on Megamall. Popular bands serenaded people with classic APO songs. It was a truly successful event. Apart from the tribute, the APO handles its own concerts and guest appearances on some television shows. They also received a plaque of appreciation from ASAP, a midday show that has audiences here and abroad.
The much-talked-about album, Kami nAPO Muna, is available in all record bars across the country. For those who have an Ipod or MP3, the album can be downloaded via I-Tunes. It is a tool from Apple Company that can help you download songs to an Ipod. All you have to do is go to the home page, type the name of the album and violate that everyone can have access to APO’s music.
The album has 18 tracks featuring the best bands on the local music scene. For months, the album has been number one on the charts. It has also been the number one selling album in record bars. There are also four freshly made music videos for some of the songs that have been hitting the charts. It included Yakap sa Dilim, Nakakapagtaka, doo bi doo, and a favorite wedding love song, Panalangin. These songs are not only popular in the form of videos and CDs, but have also become the number one downloaded ringtones for cell phones.
The APO also has an official website where anyone can subscribe to the group’s recent updates. Danny, Jim and Buboy are truly a legend in the music industry. You can never get enough of them. They can never leave the scene. They would continue to reign in the hearts of their fans and the people who can be touched by their sounds.
