Environment and the Arts

ENVIRONMENT AND THE ARTS

by Anton Antonio

July 13, 2015

The most common means of environmental expression is through visual arts.  I am sure most people have seen countless numbers of photos, drawings, paintings, murals and billboards of beautiful landscapes and scenery depicting beautiful Mother Earth.

Music, as part of the arts, has also contributed a number of songs about the beauty of Mother Earth.  Some songs also trumpet calls to care for Mother Nature.  I was blessed to have composed one such song… a pro-environment song of appeal from the future generations to the present generation to take care of Mother Earth. 

It is a rather unique song because of the genre I chose to use… bossa nova-rumba.  It should be noted that the preferred musical genre for most environmental advocacy songs are ballad, folk and pop… but not bossa nova and/or rumba.  This should be an interesting musical piece to watch and listen to.  To listen to a “jamming” music video of the song (performed by Ms. Ella Cruz), please click on this link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfnul8N-gmI. 

You may also want to listen to a sound studio version of this song (sung by my daughter, Neki Antonio) by clicking on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78mbTsMEJxQ.  This particular version the song “Masdan Ang Bukas Ko” took several hours to complete since the original guitar accompaniment had to be overlaid (one at a time) with several other instruments such as djembe, bass guitar and chimes. This process somewhat replicated a full-band sound although there was only one instrumentalist… poor little me.

This song is a simple testimony to the possibility of interfacing environment and the arts.

Just my little thoughts…

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REFERENCE:

Youtube. “Masdan Ang Bukas Ko”. Retrieved on July 13, 2015 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfnul8N-gmI

Youtube. “Masdan Ang Bukas Ko”.  Retrieved on July 13,2015 from : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78mbTsMEJxQ