6 Christian Filipino Musicians to set the tone for your Easter Sunday
Written By Niko Del Rey
God is good!! And today on Easter Sunday, we wanted to bring you some music to reflect how good He is but specifically, music from some great Filipino Musicians. During the 2021 pandemic, Roslyn Pineda, General Manager of Sony Music Philippines, grew deeper in her faith and resulted in the birth of Waterwalk Records, a Christian label focused on contemporary artists and streaming listeners. So that got me thinking about how deep religion is tied with Filipino roots and what Filipino musicians out there are pouring their hearts out in the form of praise and worship music. So today we are going to open our hearts to 6 Christian Filipino Musicians to set the tone for your Easter Sunday.
Darla Baltazar
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Darla Baltazar’s 2020 single “Feet in the Rain,” took off on Spotify playlists and got her named as one of The Gospel Coalition’s artists to watch in 2021. With Baltazar’s sound described as lofi soul/ r&b music, it has a soothing soulful acoustic mood that can calm any heart. Baltazar’s music aims to capture both the wonders and the difficult realities of Christian life. Beautifully inhaling God’s word and exhaling worship. Check out her rendition of ‘Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus’
Cherise Katriel
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With over 100k followers on social media, Cherise Katriel emotes her love for God with slow melodic ballads, reminiscent of the your favorite worship songs of the 90’s and 2000’s. What makes Cherise stand out the most is her good heart and positivity that radiates on her social media platforms. Take a listen to her #1 single ‘PAGDULOG’ and you might find yourself subscribing as one of her thousands of monthly listeners
Awake84
Awake84 is the Every Nation Campus of the Philippines. If you’re like me and you have never heard or Every Nation Music or Awake 84, Every Nation Music is similar to Hillsong with multiple groups all around the world whose goal is to create inspiring music that is anchored to Scripture and the biblical community. With a sound that leans more into Christian Pop, Awake 84 is changing what “typical” worship music is supposed to sound like. With over 600k listens on Spotify, take a listen to their song ‘Everything You Are’ .
Lee Simon Brown
Lee Simon Brown is the worship leader and songwriter for Victory Worship which is another group under the Every Nation Music collective. Since 2010, Brown’s unwavering faith has been fueled by his passion to lead Victory worship and as of recently, result in him being signed by Waterwalk Records, the Sony Music Philippines Christian Label. Check out his most recent single, ‘PAANO MO KINAYA’.
Janine Danielle
One of the newer Christian singer songwriters debuting in 2022, Janine Danielle has over 1,100 monthly listeners on Spotify which is a huge accomplishment in such a short amount of time. She is very vocal about her faith which has even received the backing of musical giant, Moira Dela Torre Hernandez, who helped compose and produce Danielle’s hit song, “WHY DO YOU LOVE ME?” Click the link below to take a listen for yourself: here.
Kayzel
With almost 10k followers on Facebook, her Facebook banner proudly displays “I sing because He’s worthy. I sing because I’ve been set free. I sing because He deserves every part of me.” Kayzel is a Christian singer songwriter from Southern California, who writes pop music with a biblical focal point. Her sound reminds me of vintage Ariana Grande with lyrics that point to the Lord. Check out her original ‘Shelter’.
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