aireene espiritu
My latest project, The Sampaguitas, sing Filipino folk songs and inspired originals in three-part harmony. Drawing influences from folk, blues, doo-wop girl groups, and the Filipinx-American diaspora, Jenevieve Francisco, Cristina Ibarra, and Aireene Espiritu share music from their roots and explore what it means to be in a “third culture” between worlds. The sampaguita is the national flower of the Philippines and only fitting to describe the sweet sounds coming from their melded vocal textures, tones, and tight harmonies.
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Aireene Espiritu Plumbs Deep into the Well of American Music Los Angeles Times, Jonny Whiteside
“Folk singer-songwriter Aireene Espiritu works in the elemental substance of vernacular American music with an uncanny ease. Whether blues, hillbilly, soul, folk or R&B...demonstrates masterly command of each. Her original compositions mix deft lyrical construction and classic form just as impressively...An authentic, authoritative vocalist and with distinctly sensitive manner of phrasing... Bay Area-based Espiritu's arrival as California folk's legitimate forces...” continue reading.
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 2016 Hardly Strictly Bluegrassphoto by Juniper Bacon |  2016 Hardly Strictly Bluegrassphoto Juniper Bacon |  2016 Hardly Strictly Bluegrassphoto Michelle Kappel-Stone |
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 Poor House Bistro - LVFLittle Village Foundation Presents. Photo by Bob Hakins |  Poor House Bistro LVFLittle Village Foundation Presents. Photo by Bob Hakins |  Poor House Bistro - LVFLittle Village Foundation Presents. Photo by Bob Hakins |
 2016WaterfrontBluesFestPortland, OR. photo by Aki Kumar |  2016 Waterfront Blues FestPortland, OR |  2016 San Jose Jazz Summer FestPhoto by Bobbi Goodman |
 freightlights2 |  Aireene & The Itchwith Brian Judd and Karl Sevareid |  10608250_10204822320102682_3774229237015303497_o |
 Cellar SessionsSouth Pasadena, CA |  Spork & Foon Revue |  South Pasadena Eclectic Music Fest5/3/14 with Ed Tree. South Pasadena, CA |
 Aireene & Her UkeCopyright 2013 Matt Wronski |  Freight & Salvage w/ Maurice Tani5/2/14 - with Maurice Tani & 77 El Deora. Berkeley, CA |  The Lost ChurchNov 2013 San Francisco, CA |
 Kunst & BühneMarch 2013 Aireene & The Hobos in Celle, Germany |  Aireene & The HobosNov 2013 San Rafael, CA |  Ten Ton Feather - Freight & Salvage5/22/10 CD release Berkeley, CA |
 Ten Ton Feather - Freight & Salvage5/22/10 CD release Berkeley, CA |  Old Freight & Salvage |  Power to the Peaceful - GG ParkVernon Bush & The New Soul Singers Golden Gate Park, San Francisco |
 Glide Ensemblewith LZ Love San Francisco, CA |  Carnaval2004 With Funky World San Francisco CA |  Close up |