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WATCH: Celeste Legaspi brings back classics in 'Bayanihan' fundraiser

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<p>MANILA — It was a night of classic tunes for an online audience, as music veteran Celeste Legaspi on Monday streamed from her home a performance that aims to raise funds for vulnerable sectors amid the coronavirus crisis.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/celestelegaspimanagement/videos/524176078501190" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Legaspi was the latest in the dozens-long artist lineup of &quot;Bayanihan, Musikahan,&quot; a Facebook Live concert series that will benefit the urban poor whose livelihood have been affected by the Luzon-wide quarantine.</p><p>For her hour-long concert, Legaspi performed several of her signature classics, including &quot;Gaano Ko Ikaw Kamahal,&quot; &quot;Tuliro,&quot; &quot;Mamang Sorbetero,&quot; &quot;Saranggola ni Pepe,&quot; and &quot;Minsan Ang Minahal Ay Ako.&quot;</p><p>Throughout the program, Legaspi shared stories behind her hits, mentioning her husband, renowned composer Nonoy Gallardo.</p><p>Legaspi also urged her audience to do their part in preventing the spread of the coronavirus disease, and expressed gratitude to frontline workers who put their life on the line, especially those in the medical field.</p>

<p>It was a night of classic tunes for an online audience, as music veteran Celeste Legaspi on Monday streamed from her home a concert that aims to raise funds for vulnerable sectors amid the coronavirus crisis.</p>

It was a night of classic tunes for an online audience, as music veteran Celeste Legaspi on Monday streamed from her home a concert that aims to raise funds for vulnerable sectors amid the coronavirus crisis.