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ahon
explorations of a global Filipina artist
© 2019 Jireh Calo
by Jireh Calo
© 2014 Jireh Calo
Metro Manila
© 2014 Phish Pena
UNRAVEL my cultural and ancestral roots
REDEEM the wealth of ancestral knowledge passed on through oral traditions
EXPLORE what it means to be a global Filipina artist,
© Steve McCurry
living and breathing her own history
“ahon”
© 2019 Jireh Calo
(n.) the rising out of, ascent; disembarkment
a collection of songs reflecting my journey as
an Filipina artist who, in search for her roots,
realized a deeper understanding of the self
and a deeper connection to the world
“Duyan” by Nestor Leynes
Jireh Calo - vox
Daniel Volovets - classical guitar
Fares Ishaq - nay
Salidumay
(an arrangement of a prayer chant associated with the Igorot and
Kalinga people of the Cordilleras, Northern Philippines)
“Oral traditions are living
expressions of human
existence; constantly
adjusting, every version
© David Howard
adapting to the context in
which it is being told.”
Jireh Calo - vox & piano, post-production
Jodie Michael - drums
Jacob Jezioro - double bass
Daniel Volovets - classical guitar
Fares Ishaq - nay
“Salidumay” (see video file)
video by Jireh Calo
© 2019 Jireh Calo
T’boli School of Living Traditions (see video file)
video by Jireh Calo
“Before the Dawn”
Jireh Calo - vox & acoustic guitar
Luke Norris - sop. sax
“To
sing means to use the soul voice.
It means to say on the breathe the truth
of one’ s power and one’s need,
To breath soul over the thing
that is ailing or in need of restoration.”
Wild Woman
Jireh Calo - acoustic guitar and vox
Jacob Jezioro - double bass
Jodie Michael - drums
Fares Ishaq - nay
In seeking to know oneself, we learn to find our voice and
find deeper connections with the world around us.
“Pag-aalay”
(Sorrow to Gratitude)
An improvisational piece based on an emotional framework rather
than a musical one;; inspired by Don Ellis’ “Despair To Hope”
(‘New Ideas’ album, 1961).
(ALL)
Jireh Calo - vocals
Luke Norris - soprano sax
Jacob Jezioro - double bass
Jodie Michael - drums
Daniel Volovets - classical guitar
Fares Ishaq - nay
Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI)
Marco Pignataro - BGJI Managing Director; CE Adviser
Danilo Perez - BGJI Artistic Director
Jerry Leake – committee member; world rhythms mentor
and everyone in the BGJI family
Sessions Musicians (who helped bring the music to life!):
Jodie Michael – drums
Jacob Jezioro – bass
Fares Ishaq – nay
Luke Norris – soprano saxophone
Daniel Volovets – classical guitar
Liz Teutsch – engineering
Community Partners:
PEER Servants (MA)
Revive Community Church (MA)
Center for Community Transformation (Philippines)
Stairway Foundation (Philippines)
Grace Nono (TAO Foundation)
Devin Ferreira
and all the individuals who’ve been a part of my journey!
Maraming salamat!
Sources
Written Sources:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
TAO Foundation for Culture and Arts. TAO Foundation
for Culture and Arts: About. 2015
http://www.taofoundationph.org/about.html.
Accessed in November, 2018
Estés, Clarissa Pinkola. “Woman Who Run With The
Wolves.” The Random House Publishing Group, 1992,
1995.
Lapiz, Ed. “Pagpapahiyang: Redeeming Culture and
Oral Sources:
Indigenizing Christianity.”
Nono, Grace. Grace Nono: Printfiles. Grace Nono, 2008Grace Nono
2018.
Danilo Perez
http://www.gracenono.com/gracenono/printfiles.ht
Marco Pignataro
ml. Accessed on November 20, 2018.
T’boli School of Living Traditions
Nono, Grace. “The Shared Voices: Chanted and Spoken
Narratives from the Philippines.” Anvil Pub., 2008
Nono, Grace. “Song of the Babaylan: Living Voices,
Medicines, Spiritualities of Philippine Ritualist-OralistHealers.” Institute of Spirituality in Asia, 2013.
Quirino, Richie. Bob Files: Inner Country. Grace Nono,
2008.http://www.gracenono.com/bobaves/index.ht
ml. Accessed on Nov. 28, 2018
Lumawag
© 2019 Eric Roxas
explorations of a global Filipina artist
© 2019 Jireh Calo
by Jireh Calo
© 2014 Jireh Calo
Metro Manila
© 2014 Phish Pena
UNRAVEL my cultural and ancestral roots
REDEEM the wealth of ancestral knowledge passed on through oral traditions
EXPLORE what it means to be a global Filipina artist,
© Steve McCurry
living and breathing her own history
“ahon”
© 2019 Jireh Calo
(n.) the rising out of, ascent; disembarkment
a collection of songs reflecting my journey as
an Filipina artist who, in search for her roots,
realized a deeper understanding of the self
and a deeper connection to the world
“Duyan” by Nestor Leynes
Jireh Calo - vox
Daniel Volovets - classical guitar
Fares Ishaq - nay
Salidumay
(an arrangement of a prayer chant associated with the Igorot and
Kalinga people of the Cordilleras, Northern Philippines)
“Oral traditions are living
expressions of human
existence; constantly
adjusting, every version
© David Howard
adapting to the context in
which it is being told.”
Jireh Calo - vox & piano, post-production
Jodie Michael - drums
Jacob Jezioro - double bass
Daniel Volovets - classical guitar
Fares Ishaq - nay
“Salidumay” (see video file)
video by Jireh Calo
© 2019 Jireh Calo
T’boli School of Living Traditions (see video file)
video by Jireh Calo
“Before the Dawn”
Jireh Calo - vox & acoustic guitar
Luke Norris - sop. sax
“To
sing means to use the soul voice.
It means to say on the breathe the truth
of one’ s power and one’s need,
To breath soul over the thing
that is ailing or in need of restoration.”
Wild Woman
Jireh Calo - acoustic guitar and vox
Jacob Jezioro - double bass
Jodie Michael - drums
Fares Ishaq - nay
In seeking to know oneself, we learn to find our voice and
find deeper connections with the world around us.
“Pag-aalay”
(Sorrow to Gratitude)
An improvisational piece based on an emotional framework rather
than a musical one;; inspired by Don Ellis’ “Despair To Hope”
(‘New Ideas’ album, 1961).
(ALL)
Jireh Calo - vocals
Luke Norris - soprano sax
Jacob Jezioro - double bass
Jodie Michael - drums
Daniel Volovets - classical guitar
Fares Ishaq - nay
Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI)
Marco Pignataro - BGJI Managing Director; CE Adviser
Danilo Perez - BGJI Artistic Director
Jerry Leake – committee member; world rhythms mentor
and everyone in the BGJI family
Sessions Musicians (who helped bring the music to life!):
Jodie Michael – drums
Jacob Jezioro – bass
Fares Ishaq – nay
Luke Norris – soprano saxophone
Daniel Volovets – classical guitar
Liz Teutsch – engineering
Community Partners:
PEER Servants (MA)
Revive Community Church (MA)
Center for Community Transformation (Philippines)
Stairway Foundation (Philippines)
Grace Nono (TAO Foundation)
Devin Ferreira
and all the individuals who’ve been a part of my journey!
Maraming salamat!
Sources
Written Sources:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
TAO Foundation for Culture and Arts. TAO Foundation
for Culture and Arts: About. 2015
http://www.taofoundationph.org/about.html.
Accessed in November, 2018
Estés, Clarissa Pinkola. “Woman Who Run With The
Wolves.” The Random House Publishing Group, 1992,
1995.
Lapiz, Ed. “Pagpapahiyang: Redeeming Culture and
Oral Sources:
Indigenizing Christianity.”
Nono, Grace. Grace Nono: Printfiles. Grace Nono, 2008Grace Nono
2018.
Danilo Perez
http://www.gracenono.com/gracenono/printfiles.ht
Marco Pignataro
ml. Accessed on November 20, 2018.
T’boli School of Living Traditions
Nono, Grace. “The Shared Voices: Chanted and Spoken
Narratives from the Philippines.” Anvil Pub., 2008
Nono, Grace. “Song of the Babaylan: Living Voices,
Medicines, Spiritualities of Philippine Ritualist-OralistHealers.” Institute of Spirituality in Asia, 2013.
Quirino, Richie. Bob Files: Inner Country. Grace Nono,
2008.http://www.gracenono.com/bobaves/index.ht
ml. Accessed on Nov. 28, 2018
Lumawag
© 2019 Eric Roxas
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