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00:06We've brought back interviews with all famous artists VIPs and up-and-coming artists
00:12This is your RJ Sunday Jam. And guess what? I'm a very lucky man today
00:16I have two lovely ladies guesting. Of course, the two lovely ladies are Shara Soto over here
00:24Hi Shara and Siti. Hello. Good morning. The Queen of Bossa Nova
00:29Shara can I can I talk to you for a while?
00:31When did you start singing?
00:33Of course, you always have it you you have it in your genes because your dad used to have a band also
00:39And was a record producer. I know they had a Tilt Down Men in the 60s, right? I know that
00:52They were playing Dave Clark five years at that time, but anyway, when did you start singing?
00:57What age I
01:00Think I would say 60 60 years old six years old
01:05So it's it's always been in your house music has always been in your home
01:08Yes, and of course your mother is Helen Gamboa. She was
01:13She had several hit records in the 60s. What were some of the hit records that your mom had again? You remember?
01:19Yeah, I think she sang a lot of Petula Clark song really so she used to sing downtown also downtown
01:26Yeah, don't sleep in the subway. What that what's the title? I don't know downtown, you know downtown
01:31I kind of know it. Come on man play
01:34E-flat
01:36downtown
01:48Making you lonely you could always go. Yes. Yes. I love that downtown
01:58We seem to know just listen to the music
02:13The lights are much brighter there you can forget
02:18Oh
02:35So your mom used to sing that oh
02:40Okay, you are also in a
02:43You'll be appearing in a musical production in Las Vegas, yes, that's why I left the Philippines it's for that show
02:50So Shara, this is what you want to do
02:52This is what I want. And this is what I love to do
02:55Well, welcome to the to the world of entertainment music. It's a and music most specially music
03:01Well, this what also I decided a long time ago. I heard I heard from my dad
03:09It's it's it's it's a beautiful
03:11Undertaking because you make people happy, right? It's very fulfilling if you see that. Okay, so can we hear a song?
03:20Cut from the album. Okay. Here's
03:24Shara and okay. Well, you're gonna sing Kapalaran. Yes, baby. Good day. Very good day
03:31Okay, are you ready? All right. Tell me if you can hear it in your headphone, right? Okay. Come on
03:41Oh
04:11Maybe someone
04:34Come inside
04:41No
05:11Oh
05:41Oh
06:11Oh
06:41Oh
07:02Thank you Wow
07:05Beautiful song written by Rico J. No, oh he just did it. I think it's written by Ernie de la Pena
07:12Yeah, you know, I hear strains of Connie Francis
07:18influence in your
07:21Did you listen to Connie Francis when you were young?
07:23Not really, but I listened to her version of if you love me and I'll do that. I'll do that. That's right. Yeah
07:30Yeah, I hear influences of
07:32Connie Francis and Linda Ronstadt what was also influenced by her but Connie Francis. I love Linda Ronstadt
07:39Okay, a shadow. Good luck in your in your career now that you've decided to do this and with could we ask you to?
07:47First of all, I'd like to thank you for coming. I want to thank you for having okay. Okay, we're gonna jam with
07:53Which city here, you know, I'm an admirer of city
07:57just a very unique style a
08:00A voice that you can't mistake is city's voice
08:08She's had several concerts we've done several concerts together
08:14Every time I do a concert with her I just say boy, she's really good
08:20There are some young singers also singing bossa nova now
08:26Yeah
08:30From what I remember you
08:33Bossa Nova album see Sofia. There is Sabrina and then I go to see there has a boss album
08:39And the company released a bossa nova album and come to company. Yeah, right. Yeah, we have actually
08:45And
08:56Hotdog and VST, I think and
09:00You brought back a rack. There are a lot of bossa albums out right now
09:06Okay, can I ask a personal question?
09:14How
09:18Many guys are courting, you know, I have no idea you have no idea. Yeah, it's just them who know that they're courting you
09:25Probably you don't know. I don't know
09:28Okay, what is exactly bossa nova?
09:31Well historically, yes
09:35Historically, it's a genre born in Brazil. In fact, it's celebrating its 50th year of existence this year 2008 and
09:42Actually, I mean the celebrations particularly in Rio de Janeiro, so
09:47essentially, it's
09:49It has some borrowed elements of jazz infused with the samba the the street music of Brazil
09:56You know during the 60s. They had this
09:59this beat
10:12Because
10:14Cheetah Feliciano
10:18Yeah, that one
10:20That's a bossa nova beat, right? Okay, but now I mean I really gain a rhythm again on it. It's a song done in bossa nova
10:31It's weird cuz there are they you know, some people think man, I have nothing to bossa nova
10:36But I'm there
10:38You have to listen to the rhythm and come here. I'm hearing the rhythm again
10:45That's bossa nova, okay, and Antonio Carlos Dubin was the pioneer the pioneer 50s panel
10:51Yes, Wow, and she and he did the one-note samba desafinado and all that. Yeah, and
10:57Astute Gilberto. Yes. Okay. Anyway, I want to thank you for taking the time out. Thank you. It's always a pleasure
11:03Anyway, I'd like to do something today with a let's jam a will on rehearsal
11:33Oh
12:03Oh
12:33Oh
13:03Oh
13:34Now
13:47Wow, thank you city boy, that's good. You really have a great voice
13:55Can you sing just a bit of molly
14:03Oh
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15:03Oh
15:33Oh
16:03Oh
16:33Oh
17:03Oh
17:33Oh
17:41She's really good she can just she can ride on anything she can
17:46Okay, the one who
17:50Started you out. What was it Rudy Francisco at the Hyatt?
17:55I started at Stonehouse. It's a bar in Quezon City and you
18:00As we're being official and discovers us Tata Romy San Mateo Oh great pianist Wow
18:06yeah, there is a Mateo and then I did gigs with him in Stonehouse and the traders hotel Paco before and then
18:15I landed a gig at Hyatt
18:182002 and under Peter Rudy Francisco, and I was very different. Yes, very privileged a lot of singers
18:26We're nurtured by Rudy. Yeah, like a Janet Bosco Marisa, son, Bernie Varga
18:32Bernie Varga, he's my alpha is a lot a lot of the greats the legend Rudy Francisco of Kalesa bar
18:38Hi, that's a bar. Yeah beating those a city
18:42So we're gonna jam once again. Thank you city. Yeah
18:47Spending some time some more time with us
18:55Oh
19:25Again
19:29What do you get when you kiss a guy you get enough turns to catch pneumonia
19:36After you do, he'll never
19:51Don't tell me
19:55Cuz I've been there and I'm glad I'm out out of those chains those chains
20:06What do you get when you fall in love you only get lies and pain and sorrow
20:14support me
20:15until tomorrow
20:19Never fall in love again
20:25Never fall in love again
20:55I
21:25Never fall in love again
21:28I'll never fall in love again
21:33Never again
21:37Never
21:41Again
21:51Never fall in love
21:55Again
22:00Very good Sunday jam. Thank you
22:04You you know Jamaica farewell
22:08Boy, that's a good Calypso song Calypso's like was no balls in a way. No, I mean, yeah
22:14I'm actually looking forward to your show because of the song
22:18When the nights are gay and the sun shines daily on the mountaintop
22:23I
22:25Took a trip on a sailing ship when we reached Jamaica. We made a stop
22:37For many a day my heart is down my head is turning around
22:43Had to leave a little girl in Kingston
22:48Okay
22:49Okay, city. Thank you very much for taking the time out
22:52It's a call-up
22:57Thank you very much
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