Andy Alviz

Andy Alviz is a Filipino musician and leader of the musical group ArtiSta.Rita. He seeks to promote the traditional music of his home province of Pampanga both through original compositions and by taking older songs and setting them to a modern beat. [cite news|url=http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/04/08/1554054.htm|publisher=The Inquirer, Philippines|title=Songs for my mother|date=8 April, 2006|accessdate=2007-08-10] His best-known songs include "Himno ning Kapampangan", "Masayang Kebaitan", and "Kapampangan ku". [cite news|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/pam/2005/02/21/news/12.000.kapampangans.join.guv.s.birthday.html|publisher=Sun-Star Pampanga|date=21 February, 2005|title=12,000 Kapampangans join guv's birthday|accessdate=2007-08-10] [cite news|url=http://moreresults.factiva.com/results/index/index.aspx?ref=aiwphi0020060420e24k0003o|last=Orejas|first=Tonette|publisher=The Inquirer, Philippines|date=20 April, 2006|accessdate=2007-08-10|title=Mon: Pinoys in London made it easy] "Kapampangan ku", meaning "I am a Kapampangan", was the lead song on the album of the same name; through this song, Alviz sought to elicit feelings of hope and unity among the people of his province. [cite web|url=http://artistarita.azotea.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=28|publisher=ArtiSta.Rita|title=The Birth of ArtiSta.Rita|last=Fernandez|first=Chloe|coauthors=Gie Lansang|accessdate=2007-08-10] Outside of his own music, he has done the choreography for regional productions of several musicals, including "Miss Saigon" and "Urinetown". He is also active politically; he served as the creative director for the successful Pampanga gubernatorial campaign of priest-turned-politician Eddie Panlilio; he was then appointed Panlilio's advisor for culture, arts, and tourism. [cite news|publisher=Sun-Star Pampanga|title='Blueprint' for Pampanga's culture, tourism promotion ready|last=Ocampo Flora|first=Ian|date=7 August, 2007|accessdate=2007-08-10|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/pam/2007/08/07/news/.blueprint.for.pampanga.s.culture.tourism.promotion.ready.html] [cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-104693267.html?refid=gg_x_02|title=Bobby Garcia announces auditions for 'Urinetown'
publisher=Manila Bulletin|accessdate=2007-08-10|date=4 July, 2003]

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