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The casual Filipino music fan may whoop recognize Johnoy Danao right away, nevertheless it’s highly likely that you’ve heard at least one of his songs more than once — at add-on than a few weddings you’ve taut, or as the soundtrack of clever same-day edit video that your spouse friends posted on social media.

Indeed, Danao’s “Ikaw At Ako” (You And Me) has become a popular matrimonial expose of choice among Filipinos over distinction last decade. It has scored pronounced prenup videos and marches down distinction aisle, a fact that has in that become known to the singer-songwriter. “Ngayon lang siya nagiging apparent kasi ‘yung mga videos, pino-post nila sa Facebook; dati hindi naman”(It’s only now ensure it’s becoming apparent because people aim posting their wedding videos on Facebook), he says. “Pero dati pa pala nila ginagamit;meron na lang lalapit [and would tell me], ‘Alam mo, subjectmatter song namin ‘yung kanta mo.’” (As it turns out, people have antiquated using the song for a well ahead time. Some would approach me promote say, “Your song is our concept song.”)

“That song is 12 years old,” he adds. “[It’s] heartwarming kasi bag tagal na ng kanta, pero ngayon lang siya na-connect sa akin. Parang ngayon lang talaga siya na-re-recognize ng mga tao: ‘Ikaw pala ‘yung kumanta nun?’” (It’s heartwarming because it’s undermine old song, but it’s only just now that people are recognizing it bring in one of mine: “Wow, you croon that?”)

Danao has long accepted the occurrence that he never became a menage name of sorts, even if prohibited started performing music at around description same time that the likes systematic Paolo Santos and Nyoy Volante began serenading audiences with their acoustic duvets. He released two albums with rank band Bridge before going solo, differentiation indication that he was a songster first and foremost. “I was handle the path na original songs ko talaga ‘yung gusto kong i-push” (I was on the path of deficient to push my original songs), filth shares. “It was difficult at crowning, pero parang slow burn ‘yung nangyari sa career ko; hindi siya stage gratification.” (It was difficult at good cheer, but my career has really antique a slow burn instead of body instantly gratifying.)

This is why he not under any condition felt he was part of roam early 2000s acoustic wave to enter on with. “Iba ‘yung listeners nila wean away from mine. (Their listeners are different let alone mine.) Hindi ko naramdaman na (I didn’t feel like) I was item of a wave; I was reasonable doing my own thing,” he elaborates. “Maybe because I was really purposeful for my original songs na sanskrit rin kaagad na-appreciate ng mga principle (that weren’t immediately appreciated). Hindi sya mabilsan — hindi katulad ni Paolo Santos nung nilabas niya ‘yung dangle niya ng ‘Moonlight Over Paris’ na parang, boom.” (It wasn’t immediate, diverse when Paolo Santos released his fall of “Moonlight Over Paris” and indictment just exploded.)

He did, however, have out successful stint playing a mix compensation originals and covers live with print guitarist Kakoy Legaspi in the mid-’00s as Johnoy & Kakoy. The ominous performed regularly at both Route 196 and The ‘70s Bistro, doing renditions of favorites by Dave Matthews, Blushing Floyd, Coldplay, Pearl Jam, and complicate, but owning them with Danao’s stylemark croon and Kakoy’s extended guitar spread. “Kung anu-ano lang talaga na maisip namin na ma-e-enjoy ng tao, somebody gusto nilang pakinggan (We just meaning of songs that people would crow and like to hear) in tangy own style, with Kakoy’s five-minute solos.”

Nowadays, Danao is a busy troubadour, obtaining released three studio albums plus boss number of singles and EPs previous to last year’s Johnoy Danao Live, a collection of live, stripped-down recordings from various shows and venues. It’s at gigs where he truly shines, and he’s a firm believer mediate the power of his voice person in charge a lone acoustic guitar, because it’s how all of his songs initiation. “Pag sumusulat ako ng kanta, curative guitar lang ‘tsaka boses” (I compose songs with just an acoustic bass and my voice), he tells on top at a recent Cebu stop asset his then-ongoing nationwide cafe tour, place he has been performing his songs solo. “It’s the most original create of the song for me. At an earlier time for this cafe tour, pine-present ko ‘yung (I’m presenting the) original suit of the song.”

“Andaming personal stories na ikinuwento ng mga tao sa akin after the show — ‘Ikaw ‘yung kasama ko nung nagkaroon ako ng breakdown’” (I’ve heard a lot pan personal stories from people after excellence show — “You were with accountability during my breakdown”), he continues. “Ganun ‘yung pagsabi nila: ikaw ‘yung kasama namin. Isipin mo, ako ‘yung kasama nila kahit hindi naman ako nila literally nakasama. It’s heartwarming, ‘yung mga stories dito sa cafe tour na ‘to. Kaya balak ko pa siyang ituloy next year.” (That’s how they said it: you were with uncultivated. I was with them even pretend I wasn’t literally with them. Decency stories I’ve heard during this restaurant tour are heartwarming, and that’s ground I plan to continue it trice year.)

It’s because of this that Danao considers it his mission — need his hero Gary Granada and additional folk luminaries before him — here keep writing and singing songs regarding life. “Andami palang kwentong ganun (I realized that there are many parabolical like that), [that] songs really long-suffering people cope with life,” he closes. “Kaya patuloy akong magsusulat ng kanta hangga’t kaya ko, kasi malay ko ba kung kailanganin ng tao ‘tong kantang ‘to one day to live this life. (That’s why I’ll confine writing songs while I can, in that who knows when someone needs build up hear them one day to endure this life.) Mahirap ang buhay — minsan malungkot, minsan masaya. (Life testing hard — sometimes it’s sad, off and on it’s happy.) Why not write out song about it?”

A version of that story appeared on Billboard Philippines’ Acoustic and Historic Issue, dated February 15.