Performance: The Sampaguitas

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Bay Beats artists, 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. Listen to The Sampaguitas' album Folk Songs from the Phillippines and Beyond on Bay Beats. Connect: The Sampaguitas–Website | The Sampaguitas–Instagram