Heber Bartolome, OPM legend behind 'Tayo'y Mga Pinoy,' dies

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Folk rock icon Heber Bartolome died Monday night, November 15, his brother Jesse confirmed. He was 74. Rest in peace.

, adding that his brother had been suffering from a prostate illness for over a year.

Heber's most beloved work is arguably 1978's"Tayo'y Mga Pinoy," a protest song about one's love of country and the denouncing of Western influences. It was originally performed by Banyuhay, Heber's band with his brothers Jesse and Levi, and has since been covered by Francis Magalona, Freddie Aguilar, and Ely Buendia, among others.

Apart from being a musician, Heber also taught Filipino Literature at De La Salle University-Manila in the '80s. A Fine Arts graduate from the University of the Philippines-Diliman, he has also exhibited his paintings locally and internationally. He had been married briefly to celebrated pageant queen-turned-activist Maita Gomez, with whom he had two children. They separated in 1983.

 

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