This project took 5 years in the making, and I'm happy to be part of it over the past 2 years. This is a song cycle commissioned by Renee Fajardo, with music by Juro Kim Feliz and poetry by Riley Palanca, weaving 4 Filipino stories together into one art work. I resonated a lot with the stories as an East Asian living in diaspora, as I sometimes still struggle with finding my identity in Canada. It is a beautiful piece but it also took the whole team lots of hard work to bring it alive.
The song cycle was performed by Danlie Rae Acebuque, Renee, and I, then filmed and produced by a team of amazing people. The project is released online as music videos. I'm very excited to see the final product and I hope that you can give it a listen!
The project is now live on lihamproject.com!
Jun 12, 2025