Got a tip? Send it to us at manila@coconuts.co.
Remember when Asia’s Got Talent judge Anggun pressed the golden buzzer for shadow play group El Gamma Penumbra? That advanced them to the semi-finals.
And now the group just got their ticket to the grand finals of the regional talent show, after the judges once again pressed the golden buzzer for them.
Well-deserved, if you ask us.
Judge Melanie C said she didn’t know how they’d top their previous performance, but they still did.
Anggun, once again emotional, said, “I’m sorry, I’m just extremely moved by what I just saw. It was really emotional. You made me really proud tonight. I’m sure you made Filipinos proud tonight. Thank you. That was flawless.”
“I live in a box where I make music in a studio, and tonight I got to come out of my box and see something that was so.. so moving and magical. It’s just amazing,” fellow judge David Foster added.
Shadow play or puppetry has a long tradition in Southeast Asia, especially in Anggun’s Indonesia where it is called wayang kulit and has been declared by Unesco as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
The group isn’t the only Pinoy representative; joining them on the grand finals on May 7 and 14 in Singapore are singers Gerphil Flores and Gwyneth Dorado, plus dance group Junior New System.
