“JEEPNEY” by KALA (Official Music Video)

Описание: KALA's first full-length album came on the music scene in 2005 with their debut album under Sony BMG entitled Manila High. The group is most noted for its hit single “Jeepney” and is credited for resurging a distinct and defining genre of Filipino music known as “Manila sound”.

In June 2006, with its popular singles climbing the music charts, KALA was named MTV Philippines’ “Rising Star of the Month.”

First given in 1969, the Awit Awards are the Philippines’ most prestigious awards that acknowledge the most exceptional musicians and their achievements. The Awit Awards are headed by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry, Inc. (PARI). In 2007, KALA won four Awit Awards including: “Best Performance by a New Group Recording Artist”; “Favorite New Group Artist”; “People’s Choice Favorite Group” – for their song Jeepney; and “People’s Choice Favorite New Group” for their album Manila High.

Myx is a popular Filipino music television network first launched in 2001. The network started giving its Music Awards in 2006 to the largest hit-makers in the country. In 2007, KALA won the Myx Music Award for “Favorite New Artist.”

In 2004, KALA started performing for Rock Ed Philippines, a nationwide volunteer group that offers alternative education to underprivileged Filipino youth through art, music, poetry, and the like. In the same year, the band released an EP entitled “RockEdition: For the Benefit of the Filipino Youth” by way of support for the UN’s “Millennium Development Goals” and “Global Call to Action Against Poverty.”

In 2011, KALA performed for Rock Ed once again in their “Rock the Riles: Rocking for Education” tour.

Jeepney’s music video was directed by Tim Tayag under the creative direction and production of Tanchanco brother’s JP and Brian Tanchanco Trimedia Production. DOP : Nix Llanes, AD : Nisha Alicer , Pia Puno with the love of family , friends and the Pinoy community.