“This is a vintage recording of Dr. Francisco Santiago’s 1916 Kundiman “Cancion Filipina” (Anak Dalita) as interpreted by Arrigo Pola in 1956.
”Arrigo Pola (b.1908) born in Modena, Italy, Pola is one of the most acclaimed tenors in the world. A distinguished music teacher, he was voice teacher of Luciano Pavarotti starting in 1954. In 1956, Pola toured Asia for singing engagements.
”He arrived in the Philippines that same year and became instantly popular with the Filipino audience. In a short period of time in the Philippines, Pola mastered tagalog Kundiman songs to the delight of the Filipinos.”
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