December Avenue: Music making in Filipino is artistic, fulfillment

Romar Fernando

May 2, 2019

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  Photo Credit: Inquirer

  “We just wanted to play and perform. We kept on writing songs,” December Avenue frontman Zel said.

  It was 2016 when their fan base went rapidly growing, simultaneous with the release of their single entitled “Sa Ngalan ng Pag-ibig.” Zel described it as patience when they looked into their journey. “I think it was a combination of timing, patience and luck,” Zel told the Inquirer in an interview.

  One of the contributing factor where their band gained popularity is when they recorded songs in the vernacular, namely “Dahan” and “Eroplanong Papel.” They decided to write more songs in Tagalog.

  “At first, you’re bound to express yourself artistically; it was for self-fulfillment. That’s how it was before we broke into the mainstream market. But now we’re more aware of the people’s pulse,” he added.

  Now they have another Tagalog song “Kung ‘Di Rin Lang Ikaw,” garnering almost 70 million streams on Spotify and 120 million views on Youtube.

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