eber Bartolome

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Heber Bartolome

Birth name Heber Gonzales Bartolome

Born November 4, 1948 (age 71)

Cabanatuan, Philippines

Genres Pinoy folk, Pinoy rock

Occupation(s) Musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist, poet, painter

Instruments Vocals, guitar, bandurria, kubing

Years active 1960s–present

Associated acts Banyuhay

Website www.HeberBartolome.com

Heber Gonzalez Bartolome (born November 4, 1948) is a Filipino folk and rock singer,

songwriter, composer, poet, guitarist, bandurria player, bluesman, and painter. His
music was influenced by the "stylistic tradition" of Philippine folk and religious melodies.
He was the founder of Banyuhay, a "protest band" that carried the trademark sound of
the kubing, a native musical instrument in the Philippines. [1] His compositions were
described as a "unique synthesis of rock and blues, and Philippine ethnic rhythms".
[1]
 Bartolome's song "Nena" became a hit in 1977. His song "Tayo'y Mga Pinoy" ("We're
Filipinos") was a finalist during the 1978 first Metro Manila Popular Music Festival.[1][2]

Contents

 1Biography
 2Career in music
 3Discography
 4References
 5External links
Biography[edit]
Bartolome was born in Cabanatuan City in Nueva Ecija, Philippines to Deogracias
Bartolome and Angelina Gonzalez. Deogracias Bartolome was a pastor and violin and
guitar maker, and a rondalla band leader while Angelina Gonzalez was a singer in
the zarzuela. During his school days, Heber Bartolome was a member of the ROTC
Band and the University of the Philippines Concert Chorus. Bartolome started his
professional career in music in folk houses during the late 1960s. [2] In 1973, Bartolome
obtained the degree in Fine Arts from the University of the Philippines. He was a
professor of Filipino Literature at the De La Salle University from 1981 to 1984. As a
musician, he held performances throughout the Philippines. Abroad, he staged concerts
in Australia and Europe. In 1993, he launched Mga Awit ni Heber ("Heber's Songs"), a
collection of Bartolome's greatest songs. Apart from being a musician, Bartolome also
exhibited artworks and was an active lobbyist for the rights of Filipino composers.[1] He
was the founder of the UP Astrology Society back in 1974 which also went nationwide.

Career in music[edit]
Bartolome's famous songs include "Pasahero" ("Passenger") (1977), "Almusal"
("Breakfast"), "Inutil na Gising" ("An Awake Fool") (1985), and "Karaniwang Tao"
("Ordinary Person") (1985). He was the songwriter of the tune for Bulwagang
Gantimpala's Ibong Adarna, a 1989 musical drama with a libretto written by Rene O.
Villanueva.[1] Bartolome was a former member and trustee of the Filipino Society of
Composers, Authors and Publishers, Inc. (FILSCAP),[3] an organization in the Philippines
responsible for collecting royalties for its members after holding public performances
and for songs used on television and radio broadcast, movies and the like [4] FILSCAP's
responsibility of royalty collecting extends to members of foreign affiliates such as
the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (Ascap), Broadcast Music
Inc. (BMI), Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong (CASH), and more than fifty
other organizations.[2]