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How anxiety disorder helped Ebe Dancel compose new song

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Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News

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style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"> </div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"> </div></div><div style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLtgSmusqN5/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Ebe Dancel (@ebedancel)</a></div></div></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>MANILA -- Hit songmaker and singer Ebe Dancel is releasing a much-awaited new composition this week, reflecting his struggle with anxiety disorder amid the pandemic. </p><p>Dancel shared with ABS-CBN News Wednesday an excerpt of the song entitled “Manatili” which he composed during an early morning anxiety attack. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1693217" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar"><p>Courtesy: Ebe Dancel/Neil Gregorio/Widescope</p></div><p>“It’s a praise song, a conversation with God,&quot; Dancel related to ABS-CBN News. “May anxiety disorder kasi ako. I suddenly woke up, shaking at 3, early morning. Ginawa ko I strummed my guitar and the words just came out. I found myself talking with God. I felt nakinig naman Siya sa skin dahil andito pa ako!” </p><p>The song, to be released by his new recording label Widescope Entertainment on all music platforms this Friday, tugs at the heart with its lyrics: </p><p>“Manatili ka sana<br/>Sa aking tabi<br/>Hindi tiyak ang gabi<br/>Hiling ko’y hawakan mo ang aking kamay<br/>Hangad ko<br/>Ang iyong gabay <br/>Dasal ko ay manatili...”</p><p>&quot;Manatili” also reminds fans of the genius of Dancel who also composed and sang “Huwag Ka Nang Umiyak,” “Hanggang Wala Nang Bukas,&quot; “Bawat Daan,” “Dapit Hapon” and many other original songs he performed with his former band Sugarfree and as a solo artist.</p><p>The pandemic brought life-changing decisions for Dancel who left the refuge of his family in idyllic Los Baños, Laguna late last year to quench his thirst for work and creative fulfillment. </p><p>The adjustment of moving from a hillside village to corporate Ortigas was not easy. But, beyond his angst, Dancel reckoned it was time to forge ahead. </p><p>In a surprising career turn, he agreed to be managed by long-time friend Rico Blanco under his new firm called Balcony. “Nagtagpo lang kami, at that time I was in transition. Sabi niya, &#x27;I-ma-manage kita.&#x27; That’s it,” Dancel related. “Sabi ko nga, ‘Rico, nobody can do this but you’. He is gracious and generous with his time.” </p><p>He also accepted a “day job” with another long-time friend Neil Gregorio of Widescope Entertainment. Dancel is currently A&amp;R manager and producer of new artists like Jan Quijano, 46 Hope St. and Catharsis. “The roster is still growing. It’s very rewarding to help younger musicians,&quot; he said. </p><p>Come June 5, it will be Dancel’s turn to shine again in the online concert “ALPAS” featuring other singer-songwriters of his generation. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/entertainment/05/26/20210526-alpas-poster.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></figure></div><p>For the Kumu digital show, Dancel will collaborate with renowned alternative/pop-rock/folk stalwarts Aia de Leon, Barbie Almalbis, Kitchie Nadal, Johnoy Danao and Bullet Dumas. The GNN production marks their first time to co-headline a show together. The six music acts are also set to perform as a group in a special number arranged and produced by award-winning musical director, Ronaldo Tomas.</p><p>The virtual show will be shot at the outdoor area of Conspiracy Garden Cafe in Quezon City and in Madrid, Spain where Kitchie Nadal is currently based.</p><p>“I’m excited to work with the artists that I admire in the music industry. It’s an opportunity that I wouldn’t want to miss,&quot; said Nadal in a statement. </p><p>Almalbis waxed nostalgic about taping at Conspiracy. “This is as close to playing for a live audience, “ she said. “I’m more than happy to share the stage with the artists that I look up to, and hopefully, the energy would resonate with the fans once they see it on the virtual screen. It’s something that we’ve worked hard for.”</p><p>Dancel, Dumas, de Leon and Danao also admit that they missed performing, and that “ALPAS” came at the right time when everyone needs a source of income and entertainment to keep them going amid lockdown. </p><p>“For our sanity as musicians, we need to perform,&quot; Dancel stressed. &quot;It’s really a struggle for us. This gives us a chance to earn. It’s an honor to work with all of them, although we have to be in our own little corners na walang masyadong kwentuhan sa taping.”</p><p>Tickets to “ALPAS” are now available for purchase via Kumu, with a price of P499 for general admission. </p><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VOspfQ5joGY?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></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>Hit songmaker and singer Ebe Dancel is releasing a much-awaited new composition this week, reflecting his struggle with anxiety disorder amid the pandemic. </p>

Hit songmaker and singer Ebe Dancel is releasing a much-awaited new composition this week, reflecting his struggle with anxiety disorder amid the pandemic.

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How anxiety disorder helped Ebe Dancel compose new song

Mario Dumaual,

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Published May 26, 2021 04:28 PM PHT

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Updated May 26, 2021 07:39 PM PHT

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