Kulang Ang Paleta

#Grammys #ForYourConsideration #RecordingAcademy #GrammyAwards #ForYouConsideration KULANG ANG PALETA Arranged by Joel Navarro Performed by Moy Ortiz, Nica Tupas, Bianca Lopez-Aguila, and Joshua Cadeliña From the album Best of All (The Music of Dodjie Simon) FOR YOUR GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella “Kulang Ang Paleta” is a Filipino song with a melody by Ryan Cayabyab, National Artist of the Philippines for Music, and Tagalog lyrics by Elzar Dodjie Simon. The title means, roughly, “the palette is not enough.” Joel Navarro’s arrangement sets it for four unaccompanied voices. There are no instruments on the recording. In this arrangement, the voice works as a fully integrated instrument. Moy Ortiz, Nica Tupas, Bianca Lopez-Aguila, and Joshua Cadeliña carry every musical role between them, and the four voices become melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, and dramatic color. The arrangement is built from layered vocal writing, harmonic movement, dynamic contrast, and carefully shaped transitions. The song’s shape comes from its harmonic architecture. The arrangement begins on a clear tonal foundation, and its harmonic language expands gradually as the song moves forward. It arrives in a new tonal center, and that arrival brings a sense of release. The whole transformation happens through the interplay of the voices alone. Every individual line serves the larger harmonic and structural design. No instrument doubles or supports the singers, so each voice holds its part on its own. What a listener hears as one song is four independent parts, each with its own job, moving together. A song whose title says the palette is not enough finds its colors in four voices. In “Kulang Ang Paleta,” arrangement, performance, harmony, texture, and storytelling become one, and four singers carry all of it. The track is one of seven arrangements by Joel Navarro on Best of All (The Music of Dodjie Simon), an album of Original Pilipino Music (OPM). THE PEOPLE BEHIND THIS RECORDING Arranger Joel Navarro Vocals Moy Ortiz Nica Tupas Bianca Lopez-Aguila Joshua Cadeliña Melody Ryan Cayabyab Lyrics Elzar Dodjie Simon Producers Elzar Dodjie Simon Joel Navarro Recording Engineer Martin Andrew Guevara Mixing and Mastering Engineer Jett Galindo Listen: “Kulang Ang Paleta” Full Album: music.apple.com/us/album/best-of-all-the-music-of-dodjie-simon/6797090330 A Filipino composition, reimagined through the art of four voices.