OPM Sundays “Araw Ng Mga Puso” / Valentine’s Day Special is BACK!

Araw Ng Mga Puso / Valentine’s Day is coming up and we’re having an OPM Sundays “Love Notes” special again!

CLICK HERE FOR SONG REQUESTS / DEDICATIONS

I’m taking song requests until Saturday, February 12. Don’t forget to include a dedication or love letter for me to read out during the stream 🖤

OPM Sundays
Araw Ng Mga Puso / Valentine’s Day Special
February 13, 2021, Sunday
6PM-9PM PT | 9PM-12AM ET | 10AM (Monday, GMT+8)
TWITCH.TV/LES_THE_DJ • TWITCH.TV/JOELQUIZON
Movie Curation: MEESTERENRIQUEZ

JALSA (REMIXED) at THE REACH AT THE KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE

So excited to be part of Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center’s JALSA (REMIXED) at THE REACH at The Kennedy Center, curated by Nafisa Isa!

Seda and I, as SAMASAMA will be co-presenting the Arts Market. I’ll be there tomorrow to hang out! Let’s listen to Shuno Re’s 3-hr, all-vinyl, all-Bangla set!

On Friday, from 7-8PM, I will be playing an all-vinyl OPM (Original Pilipino Music) set - TARA NA! LET’S GO!

Click here for tickets, walk-in tickets are available until capacity! FREE! Outdoors! Bring everyone!

💥JALSA REMIXED at THE REACH at @kennedycenter starts TOMORROW!💥 Join us for a weekend of celebratory sounds, storytelling, and dance affirming the creativity, joy, and resilience of Global South #diaspora and BIPOC communities in the DMV!

On FRIDAY, come groove to Les The DJ/@lestalusan’s all-vinyl set and performances by @hudasmusic @walkingintheairband, and check out the vendors at the art market!

Access to the event space is first come, first served and may be restricted due to capacity. Please maintain social distancing! For the full schedule, registration to the weekend’s events, safety guidelines, and accessibility information head to the link in bio!

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🎨 5-8PM || ARTS MARKET co-presented with @SAMASAMAART: Friday’s vendors include: @cjpgallery + @donateare_art + @_ampalaya + @jsapmugs + @mmchristii + @mjbose + @e.vnm + @museumpalestinianpeople + @shanishih

🎵5:30-6PM || HUDA ASFOUR co-presented with @MUSEUMPALESTINIANPEOPLE: A set by Palestinian oud and qanun player @hudasmusic at the main stage

🎸🎹6-7PM || @WALKINGINTHEAIRBAND: Performance at the main stage

🎧7-8PM || DJ SET WITH Les The DJ/@lestalusan: Playing Original Pilipino Music+ / OPM+ Roots, Pop, and Covers from the Philippines and the Diaspora⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

🎸🎹8-9PM || @WALKINGINTHEAIRBAND: Performance at the main stage

OPM Sundays // USAPANG OPM

Flyer: Katrin Davis

THIS SUNDAY, Joel Quizon and I will be debuting the first episode of USAPANG OPM with a sobrang special guest - ROGER RIGOR of VST & COMPANY and EMMIE JOAQUIN! Please save the date and join us!

USAPANG OPM features conversations on OPM (Original Pilipino Music) with artists and key players from its origins through today.  

Join DJ’s/Music Curators Les Talusan and Joel Quizon, along with special guests to talk about the roots of the movement, the creators, the songs, the untold stories, and the lasting influence. 

OPM SUNDAYS // USAPANG OPM
w/ Les Talusan and Joel Quizon
EPISODE 1: The Origins of OPM (Original Pilipino Music) with Roger Rigor of VST & Company and Emmie Joaquin
April 18, 2021, Sunday
6PM PT / 9PM ET
Tap in: twitch.tv/lestalusan

You don’t need a Twitch account to tune in but you do need one to get in the chats!

Tell your kapitbahay / neighbor!

OPM Sundays “Araw Ng Mga Puso” / Valentine’s Day Special

This Sunday’s Bahala Na! OPM Sundays (Original Pilipino Music +) happens to fall on Valentine’s Day so I will be paying tribute to some of the best 🇵🇭 love songs!

I’ll be taking song requests in advance until Saturday. Make sure you include a dedication, or better yet, a love letter for your minamahal / loved one that I’ll be reading out loud during the stream 🖤

CLICK HERE FOR SONG REQUESTS / DEDICATIONS!

Bahala Na! OPM Sundays
Araw Ng Mga Puso / Valentine’s Day Special
February 14, 2021, Sunday
6-8PM PT | 9-11PM ET
twitch.tv/lestalusan

First OPM Sundays of 2021

Tomorrow//SUNDAY is the first OPM Sundays of 2021! @joelquiz and I will be playing back to back sets of Original Pilipino Music (OPM) and covers! Here’s a dope cover of a Hollies song by Yoyoy Villame and The Embees✨⠀
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OPM SUNDAYS RAID TRICYCLE!⠀
January 3, 2021, Sunday⠀
6PM PT / 9PM ET twitch.tv/lestalusan⠀
8PM PT / 11PM ET twitch.tv/joelquizon⠀
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Tell your neighbor/kapitbahay!⠀

Last OPM Sundays of 2020

Tomorrow//SUNDAY is the last OPM Sundays of 2020! @joelquiz and I will be playing back to back sets of Original Pilipino Music (OPM) and covers!
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OPM SUNDAYS RAID TRAIN! (But just me and @joelquiz 😆)⠀
December 27, 2020, Sunday⠀
6PM PT / 9PM ET twitch.tv/lestalusan
8PM PT / 11PM ET twitch.tv/joelquizon⠀
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Tell your Lola!⠀
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HFR 3 - The Manila Sound by Les The DJ

HFR 3 - The Manila Sound by Les The DJ
Cover Art by Sacha Carlos-Raps

This past May, Filipino/American Artist Directory & Aloha Got Soul tagged me on Happy Family Market’s open call to participate in curating a mix for Happy Family Radio, a monthly series highlighting the Asian diaspora. I finished the mix in mid-September and I’m super excited to share it with you for Filipino American History Month!

Thanks for creating space for our community, Happy Family Market, and maraming salamat for introducing me to my new kaibigan, Sacha Carlos-Raps! Maybe I can DJ for your night market in the future?

The Manila Sound by Les The DJ for Happy Family Radio

Hotdog “Di Na Kita Iiwan Muli”
Cinderella “Superstar Ng Buhay Ko”
Rico J. Puno “You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)”
Pat Castillo “Aso’t Pusa”
Rainmakers “Ok Sa Akin”
The New Minstrels “Smile”
Leah Navarro “Totoo Bang Lahat Ito?”
APO Hiking Society “Heto Na”
VST & Company “Ayos Ba”
Hajji “Inggit Lang Sila”
Celeste “Pag-Ibig Ng Lubos-Lubos”
Ray-An Fuentes “Saying Goodbye”
The Boyfriends “Oras-Oras”
Ella del Rosario “Shake It Baby”

“Manila Sound is an era of Filipino music that started in the mid-70s. It is considered as the golden age of Original Pilipino Music (OPM) and will always be remembered as one of the few good things that came out during Ferdinand Marcos’ martial law regime. Groups like Hotdog, VST & Company, Boyfriends, and Cinderella ruled the airwaves and also helped shape what OPM is now. As a kid growing up in the Philippines—specifically, Kalookan City in the 80s—I was surrounded by music from the moment I woke up to the AM radio, to lunchtime variety shows with lots of song and dance, to the tunes played by jeepney and bus drivers. 

I’ve been in Washington, DC for over 20 years now, but the songs I heard growing up made an impression on me. I play all sorts of music when I DJ but I wanted to share a mix of songs that lifted some of my people during those dark times.” - Les Talusan

If you enjoyed this mix and want to hear more, hang out with me twitch.tv/lestalusan for Bahala Na OPM Sundays, 9-11PM ET // 6-8PM PT, I’ll be playing a live, all-vinyl set of OPM for you and the whole barangay!

https://www.mixcloud.com/happyfamilymkt/hfr3-the-manila-sound

Bahala Na - OPM Sundays!

Illustration: Katrin Davis

Starting this Sunday, from 9-11PM ET // 6-8PM PT, hang out with me on twitch.tv/lestalusan for Bahala Na OPM Sundays! I’ll be playing a live, all-vinyl set of Original Pilipino Music (OPM).

TONIGHT, Friday, I’ll be on mixcloud.com/live/lestalusan from 8-10PM EDT // 5-7PM PDT playing 80’s records. There may or may not be some rick-rolling happening.

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 3

📷 : taken by me, in Manila, 🇵🇭

Check out my Bahala Na episode from July 30th and please join me on Thursdays, 3-4PM on Eaton Radio’s Mixcloud Live Channel.

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 3 by Les The DJ

Yolly Samson "Pagibig Ko'y Ibang Iba" (Sunshine)
Hajji Alejandro "Panakip-Butas" (Jem)
Rainmakers "Binibini" (Blackgold)
Ella Del Rosario "Hinahanap Ng PagIbig" (Canary)
Celeste Legaspi "Irog Ko" (Pioneer)
Leah Navarro "Lagi Na Lang" (Sunshine)
Sharon Cuneta "So Much In Love" (Sunshine)
Basil Valdez "Tuwing Umuulan At Kapiling Ka" (Blackgold)
Ray-An Fuentes & Tillie Moreno "Umagang Kay Ganda" (Blackgold)
Rico J. "You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)" (Sunshine)
Apo Hiking Society "O Giliw Ko" (WEA Records)
Hotdog "Manila" (RCA)
VST & Company "Ayos Ba" (Sunshine)

https://www.mixcloud.com/lestalusan/bahala-na-w-les-the-dj-eaton-radio-dc-20200730/