CHAD BORJA MAKES MEDELLIN IN CEBU BENEFICIARY OF COMEBACK SHOW

The September 30 earthquake, which had Bogo, Cebu as the epicenter, killed a number of people, destroyed hundreds of houses and devastated thousands of individuals.

- By LEAH C. SALTERIO

The municipality of Medellin is a mere 119 kilometers from Cebu City. That was the place where singer-balladeer Chad Borja (whose real name is Quintin Singson) was born and raised. Chad's family house, which he built for his mom back in 1992, was also ravaged by the earthquake.

That's why Chad decided to make Medellin the beneficiary of his solo concert, "All That Sound," on Nov. 28 (Friday) at the Music Museum. He will donate proceeds of the concert to Medellin.

The concert is produced by Mhae and Robert Arenas. Other guests are Andrea Gutierrez and Isha Ponti. The concert director is Calvin Neria, with Archie Castillo as musical director.

After being away from the local entertainment scene for more than two decades, Chad is back to the music grind. "All That Sound" will feature a varied set list of the songs that Chad will render. Most of the tunes in the lineup, he will sing for the first time.

"Just the first three songs, those will be in different genres," Chad granted. "Our opening will be rock, to be followed by soul music, the sound of Earth, Wind and Fire, then we will shift to swing."

"I'm excited because our lineup of musicians is really solid, under the musical direction of Archie Castillo. We have Tots Tolentino, Cesar Aguas — 13 musicians are performing with me, including the backup singers. I'm excited because it's my first time working with that kind of setup," he added.

Chad will perform with his guests — the APO Hiking Society (Boboy Garovillo and Jim Paredes) and Marco Sison — for the first time.

"I wasn't born yet, they were already in the music scene," Chad smiled. "I'm very excited because I always sing their songs, like Yakap sa Dilim, of the APO, but now, I get to join them in a show. So, I am really excited to be singing with icons."

Marco will also perform with Chad.