Let the wind blow…
Let the wind touch my face…
I wanna take a little break now, shake now, this is what I have to say… -Girl be Mine-
3 years passed by after his death and the artist lives on.
One of the reasons “why the 90s rule” is the unique brand of music of
that generation (grunge, hip-hop, metal, rap-metal, alternative, etc.) and here
in the Manila, one artist stands out in the rap/pop music scene…FrancisM a.k.a.
Kiko a.k.a. Master Rapper and the Man from Manila.
Broke through the music scene in 1990 with a release of the album
titled Yo! featuring the mega hit “Mga Kababayan” that quickly became the
national anthem of that genre.
String of hits followed and we see his music evolve over the years…never
failed to get the attention…and the rest is history and like all catchy tunes that
ever played, everything ends with a vacuum.
Sir Kiko died seven months after being diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia on March 6, 2009. He was later
awarded a posthumous Presidential Medal of Merit. The award's citation noted that it had been given “for
his musical and artistic brilliance, his deep faith in the Filipino and his
sense of national pride that continue to inspire us.”
Red Hendrix inviting the next generation of Pinoys to pay tribute…know his music…know
the artist…know the legend…know the Man from Manila.
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