Bukas Palad marks 32 years with concert

Fans of Jesuit Music Ministry’s (JMM) Bukas Palad celebrated more than three decades of timeless, Catholic music at their 32nd anniversary concert entitled “We Are Yours: A Bukas Palad Music Ministry Concert”, on Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Church of the Gesu, Ateneo de Manila University.

“’We Are Yours: A Bukas Palad Music Ministry Concert’, follows Bukas Palad’’s yearly tradition of commemorating its remarkable musical journey that began in 1986 and has since produced several notable albums with JMM of the Jesuit Communications Foundation (JesCom),” reads a press release from JesCom.

The Catholic musical group’s liturgical and inspirational hits such as “Anima Christi”, “Humayo’t Ihayág”, “I Will Sing Forever” and “Sa ‘Yo Lamang” have “become timeless Eucharistic hymns” that have been performed in concerts across the Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, the United States, and Canada.

Among the classic Bukas Palad tunes performed at the thanksgiving and praise concert were “We Are Yours”,from their 2015 album “Let Your Praises be Heard”, as well as “Luwalhati”.

“We Are Yours: A Bukas Palad Music Ministry Concert” also featured the digital release of their remastered cassette tapes entitled “Bukas Palad” (1986) and “Tanging Yaman” (1989). Both albums will be available on Spotify, iTunes, and Apple Music.