PAPURI CLASSICS MEDLEY-JOEL NAVARRO ROMY DINGLAS CARLA MARTINEZ JAI SABAS J RODRIGO REUBEN LAURENTE 

Danny Tan's Throwback #149
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Papuri! in 1988, FEBC mounted a Papuri! 10 concert at the Rizal Theater in Makati. I was one of the composers and songwriters who pioneered Papuri! in 1978. I was designated as musical director and arranger, tasked to arrange all songs and two medleys including PAPURI! CLASSICS MEDLEY, considered by most as the best and the most beloved Papuri medleys of all time, performed by JOEL NAVARRO, ROMY DINGLAS, CARLA MARTINEZ, JANNETTE RODRIGO, JAI SABAS-ARACAMA and REUBEN LAURENTE! This timeless and iconic Christian songs medley is always performed as a production number in concerts and churches in the Philippines, USA, Canada and probably around the world. Audience burst into thunderous applause every time they hear the first strains of the intro and they could not help but sing along with the performers! It was not a daunting task to arrange this medley because the songs I handpicked had very beautiful melodies which really stood the test of time!
BACKSTORY: Instrumental and vocal recording were all done at the home music recording studio of Filipino legendary drummer, Mr. Jun Regalado, at Better Living Village in Parañaque. Vocal recording was scheduled after office hours because our singers had corporate and day jobs so we ended sessions in the wee hours of the morning. That was how dedicated the Papuri singers were! According to Reuben Laurente, I was very hands on as musical director, coordinator, overseer and vocal coach. Reuben and the rest of the cast had a fun and enjoyable experience performing at the iconic Rizal Theater in Makati.
PAPURI! CLASSICS MEDLEY - Rizal Theater - 1988
Musical Director, Arranger & Producer: Danny Tan
Director & Writer: Super Morales (continuity writer of Vilma Santos' TV show)
Executive-In-Charge of Production: Romy Dinglas
Performers: Joel Navarro, Romy Dinglas, Carla Martinez, Janet Rodrigo, Jai Sabas-Aracama and Reuben Laurente.
Special thanks to the greatest Christian Filipino tenor, Mr. Romy Dinglas, and his son Given Dinglas for this video.