YEARS ACTIVE: 1995 – NO IDEA
GROUP member (KNOWN MEMBERS): MYRA “SKARLET” DAVID-RUARO, BING AUSTRIA, WESLU GUIANG
GROUP member (KNOWN MEMBERS): MYRA “SKARLET” DAVID-RUARO, BING AUSTRIA, WESLU GUIANG
90’S HITS: MANILA GIRL, MY BOY
LOLLIPOP, SIRANG ROMANTIKO, BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY
Put3ska was a Filipino ska band formed in 1993. The band's name is word
play, combining the Filipino phrase, putres ka ("damn you") and
"ska". The band referred to itself as a "60s to 2-tone
ska-oriented , 90s ska band, influenced by both Jamaican and British ska".
Albums and awards
The band released their first self-titled album eponymous Put3ska in
1994. The album carried the hit single Manila Girl, which earned the group a
gold record award. That same year, the band was voted Best New Artist, Best
Live Act and Myra Rauro voted Best Vocalist during the 1995 NU Rock Awards; the
music video for Manila Girl was also nominated at the 1996 MTV Video Music
Awards as Viewers' Choice For Asia.
The second album, Manila's Finest was released in 1996. It featured
original material, some in the Tagalog language, as well as a cover version of
the classic ska hit My Boy Lollipop by Millie Small and a Northern Soul Classic
Tainted Love by Gloria Jones.
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