Showing posts with label Arthur Schopenhauer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arthur Schopenhauer. Show all posts

Thursday, September 13, 2012

"Hari ng Tondo", Asiong Salonga, Carla Abellana, and the Aesthetic Theory of Arthur Schopenhauer

“Hari ng Tondo” is a searing song by Gloc 9, featuring the alluring voice of Denise Barbacena, a rhythmic adventure that brings a resounding depiction of the real life story of Nicasio Asiong Salonga (1924-1951), a notorious gang leader, born and raised in Tondo, with all the acrimony, celebration and parody worthy to mention in any story that interests the mortal in us. Splendid in its portrayal of the criminal world, we borrow from Arthur Schopenhauer, who reminds us, "nature is not divine, but demonic" (WR, p.349).