Troubled Youth Guam, or TYG, is a collective that started in 2017 to bring diversity to island music. The young artists discuss the barriers and opportunities in the music community. What began as teenagers writing music about their struggles growing up on Guam naturally developed into a platform to turn those struggles into art. TYG …
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Since the initial COVID-19 lockdown in March, local musicians haven’t been able to go out and play gigs. With the lift of some restrictions, the live music scene on Guam is slowly coming back to life. On Saturday, Dec. 12, a local band, Smiles Davis, eased back to playing live with an evening performance at …
Harmony Yatar is a young, blooming artist on Guam. Her latest release is “Maybe,” a single from an upcoming EP. On stage, she’s better known as Harmony Chea. Originally, Yatar postponed writing “Maybe” for a year. After gaining experience from a past relationship, Yatar was took advantage of the lockdown to revisit and finish the …
Colleen Jennings, Ph.D., a University of Guam assistant professor of music, and her students, Kayla Del Rosario and Brett O’Connor, participated in a Vocal Music Seminar hosted by Northwestern’s Bienen School of Music in Chicago, IL, this past summer. Students from all over the United States participated in this program. There were a total of …
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Three time award-winning member of Prominence, Audrey Aguon, knows about the challenges and hardships professional singers face. Aguon’s band has been around the music scene for about 20 years, and the amount of recognition that the band has received could be inspiring for other local musicians. Aguon attributes the success of her band to the …
Three time award-winning member of Prominence, Audrey Aguon, knows about the challenges and hardships professional singers face. Aguon’s band has been around the music scene for about 20 years, and the amount of recognition that the band has received could be inspiring for other local musicians. Aguon attributes the success of her band to the …
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The University of Guam Singers, “Latte Tones,” aim to represent Guam at the Alta Pusteria International Choir Festival. Latte Tones is an a cappella pop and jazz choir from UOG. This will be Latte Tones President’s Andrew Gumataotao, second time participating in the Musicale Festival. Latte Tones public relations officer Marcel Jardeleza estimates …
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Ten till 2 is a rising Guam-based band that features four primary singers with two holding outstanding music careers. Managing their everyday lives and being in a band that requires frequent rehearsals to get the sound just right seems difficult, but all the group members find ways to make sure they stay committed to the …
By John Mugol/Triton’s Call Staff On Aug. 20, reggae pop fusion band, MAGIC! performed to a jam-packed event at the Leo Palace Resort Belvedere Hotel ballroom. “Planning took two months, unfortunately, with the storm prior to the concert the venue had to be relocated,” said Tiffany Tam McCarroll, the media director at Tropical Productions …