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GMA Network
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
Ruby Ibarra performs her Tiny Desk Concert at NPR!
Ruby Ibarra continues to do the Philippines proud! The Fil-Am rapper (and scientist) just performed at NPR's super popular Tiny Desk Concert in Washington D.C., which is among her prizes for winning NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. Ruby and the all-Filipino band she assembled for the gig performed three songs — her winning entry "Bakunawa," "7,000 miles," and "Someday" — and repped the Philippines through and through. Where "Bakunawa" had her rapping in English, Tagalog, and Bisaya, "7,000 miles" had her talking about "my journey, of everything I've witness I've felt, and I've held from that distance from the Philippines to America." She ended the song by introducing herself triumphantly: "From Tacloban City, Philippines all the way to Washington DC, my name is Ruby Ibarra. Mama, I made it in America." Ruby closed off her set with "Someday," the song she used when she first entered the Tiny Desk Contest six years ago. "We didn't win at that time, and I admit I was heartbroken. Winning this time around feels so much better," Ruby said, adding "that journey in between those six years has allowed me to see myself more clearly. To recognize I never have to compromise my art and I never have to ask permission to be myself." "That journey has been everything," Ruby said, adding with flair: "This last song is called 'Someday,' but today is the day." Ruby won NPR's Tiny Desk Contest earlier in May, besting nearly 7,500 entries, "a record for the project, now in its 11th year," NPR said. Apart from the opportunity to perform her own Tiny Desk Concert, Ruby will also go on a 10-city tour. When Ruby and her family migrated to the US in 1991, her parents brought with them only one record: Francis Magalona's "Yo." She was only two years old then, and when she turned five, she was introduced to Francis M. "What attracted me were the melody and the tone of resistance. It's really the voice of the youth and the unheard. It's an expression that empowers people." And now Ruby's on NPR, repping the Philippines so beautifully. We say don't sleep on Ruby. Our fearless prediction is she's going to take on the world soon. — LA, GMA Integrated News
Scotsman
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Violinist Gaelynn Lea brings Broadway Macbeth soundtrack to Scotland
Gaelynn Lea will be returning to Scotland for the first time since 2019 as part of a UK tour in support of her latest album, Music from Macbeth. This concept album is based on the original music she composed for the 2022 Broadway production of Macbeth, which starred Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga. Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter, get the latest news and reviews from our specialist arts writers Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Gaelynn will be performing at the Wee Red Bar in Edinburgh on Saturday, May 24 and the Glad Cafe in Glasgow on Sunday, May 25. Both shows will include support from Gaelic and Scots singer and fiddler Evie Waddell. The Wee Red Bar show in Edinburgh on May 24 starts at 7:30pm (doors at 7). The show is open to ages 14+ (under-18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult) and tickets cost £15 (plus £1.63 booking fee), with a special early bird deal of £13 (plus £1.49 booking fee) until May 10. There is also a two for one deal for disabled patrons attending with an assistant. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The Glad Cafe show in Glasgow on May 25 also starts at 7:30pm (doors at 7). The show is over-18s only and tickets cost £15 (plus £1.50 service charge) in advance or £17 on the door. Free tickets are available for personal assistants and gig buddies. Gaelynn Lea looking out onto Lake Superior from the shore in Duluth, Minnesota. Since winning NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest in 2016, Gaelynn Lea has captivated audiences around the world with her haunting original songs and traditional fiddle tunes. Over the years, she has collaborated with artists such as Michael Stipe, The Decemberists, Wilco, LOW, and the industrial rock supergroup Pigface. Thanks to a recent Whippoorwill Arts Fellowship, her 'Scottish Play' soundtrack is finally being released and she'll be performing excerpts of it during her UK Tour. One of Gaelynn Lea's biggest passions is promoting Disability Culture. She co-founded RAMPD [Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities] in 2022 and has since connected with d/Deaf and disabled artists globally, including Ruth Lyon and James Holt in the UK. Tickets are available at her website:
