{"id":13923,"date":"2025-03-19T08:54:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T08:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/?p=13923"},"modified":"2025-03-19T08:54:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T08:54:38","slug":"sofronio-vasquezs-pinoy-classic-medley-handog-a-soulful-tribute-to-filipino-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/?p=13923","title":{"rendered":"Sofronio Vasquez\u2019s Pinoy Classic Medley (Handog): A Soulful Tribute to Filipino Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-70385d72\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-579e5b87\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"page\" class=\"site grid-container container hfeed\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\"><main id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\"><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-8181\" class=\"post-8181 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-the-voice grow-content-main\">\n<div class=\"inside-article\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Filipino music is special because it has strong emotions and tells great stories. Sofronio Vasquez shows this beauty perfectly in a medley performed at The Waterfront Lahug in Cebu City. Vasquez shows pride in his culture and mixes feelings and skill into a performance that stays with you.<\/p>\n<p>Known for his powerful vocals and delivery, Vasquez\u2019s medley is deeply charming, emphasized further by the connection he has to the music. The song is backed by an instrumental arrangement which allows Vasquez\u2019s voice to soar strongly. Vasquez hence is seen evoking beautiful memories for people who grew up with this music.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pinoy Classic Medley (Handog)~ SOFRONIO VASQUEZ | Concert @ The Waterfront Lahug, Cebu City<\/h2>\n<p>The medley pays homage to Original Pilipino Music ballads as it weaves love, loss, and gratitude into heartfelt lyrics which reflect the Filipino spirit. Such a blend brings with it a musical journey that brings listeners back to a golden era of Filipino music.<\/p>\n<p>Sofronio is giving here a gift to Filipino music lovers. He emphasizes that their cultural heritage is one that cannot be traded away for fame but rather is one that will continue to be honored by anyone who has a platform. Every note is heartfelt and his appreciation of classic Filipino music is deeply beautiful. Listen to any of Vasquez\u2019s English covers as a point of comparison:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sofronio Vasquez Performs \u201cA Million Dreams\u201d From The Greatest Showman | The Voice Finale | NBC<\/h2>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sofronio Vasquez Performs &quot;A Million Dreams&quot; From The Greatest Showman | The Voice Finale | NBC\" width=\"662\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iV1_ZeofKAA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div><\/div>\n<p>The Waterfront Lahug is the setting for this performance, adding further grandeur to the performance. The audience is warm and engaged, and the energy is palpable. As the medley progresses we see that this is a moment of deep cultural pride.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><span class=\"ctaText\">RELATED:<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"postTitle\">Before The Voice Competition Begins Adam Levine Michael Bubl\u00e9 and More Reveal Their Biggest Career Struggles and Surprises<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For more soulful performances and updates on Sofronio Vasquez\u2019s music, be sure to follow him on his social media pages!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Best Performances from Season 26 Winner Sofronio Vasquez | The Voice | NBC<\/h2>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-2\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Best Performances from Season 26 Winner Sofronio Vasquez | The Voice | NBC\" width=\"662\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FuoK3FdlNGU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Filipino music is special because it has strong emotions and tells great stories. Sofronio Vasquez shows this beauty perfectly in a medley performed at The Waterfront Lahug in Cebu City. Vasquez shows pride in his culture and mixes feelings and skill into a performance that stays with you. Known for his powerful vocals and [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/?p=13923\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[586],"tags":[],"reaction":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-13923","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-video","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-agt","8":"post_format-post-format-video"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13923"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13957,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13923\/revisions\/13957"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13923"},{"taxonomy":"reaction","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Freaction&post=13923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}