Pinoy Celebrities

The “banda ng bayan” Rivermaya jump-starts 2008 with a bang, with their first full-length studio album in five years, entitled “Buhay”.

“Buhay”, released by Warner Music Philippines, spotlights two intriguing must-listen’s - the songwriting skills of Mark Escueta, Mike Elgar and Japs Sergio as well as the vocals of brand-new, 18 year old member Jayson Fernandez (who was plucked out of a field of 500 hopefuls to become the newest brother in the Rivermaya family.) Jayson joins Mark, Mike, and Japs in delivering compelling vocals to a fresh Rivermaya sound.

The album features 16 tracks, 5 of them in Filipino. The carrier single “Sugal ng Kapalaran, ” written by Japs Sergio and featuring the vocals of both Jayson Fernandez and Sergio. “It’s about free will,” says Japs, “and having to live with the decisions, big or small, that we make in our everyday life.”