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Gloc-9, Raymund Marasigan release new song in time of lockdown

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Rick Olivares

<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5TssJq8C7rA?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA -- Rap artist Gloc 9 and rocker Raymund Marasigan have released a video for a song titled “Gera Gera&quot; on YouTube on Thursday.</p><p>While the song is open to one’s interpretation, one can infer that the current lockdown – now on its 40th day here in the National Capital Region -- due to a worldwide pandemic has a strong imprint on the its meaning.</p><p>“Buhay ang nakataya / Tago-taguang laro, lahat tayo kasali / &#x27;Di ka puwede magbiro dito sa gera gera.”</p><p>“We recorded this a couple of weeks ago,” said Marasigan. “I wrote and recorded the chorus and the bridge and was looking for someone to write the verses. I asked Gloc-9 and he wrote it very quickly – in a couple of days. He recorded his vocals on his mobile phone because he did not have any access to a recording studio.”</p><p>The rapper’s vocals weren’t the only thing recorded on a cellular phone. The accompanying video was shot in the same manner. Marasigan admitted to a lot of trial and error, but managed to get it done.</p><p>The video was shot in the respective homes of the two artists and has a somber tone and a darker hue. Animals such as dogs, cats, even a rooster are used to convey some sense of anxiety. Marasigan himself is covered with a face mask and cannot be seen. He performs his instruments and sings almost in shadows.</p><p>In contrast, Gloc-9’s face can be clearly seen as he sings by his window and bedside.</p><p>“The song is how you see this strange situation,” summed up Marasigan.</p>

<p>Rap artist Gloc 9 and rocker Raymund Marasigan have released a video for a song titled “Gera Gera" on YouTube on Thursday.</p>

Rap artist Gloc 9 and rocker Raymund Marasigan have released a video for a song titled “Gera Gera" on YouTube on Thursday.