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After singing about the drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) at the House of Representatives, [Herbert Colangco] (http://says.com/ph/news/9-times-this-high-profile-jailed-drug-lord-is-having-a-better-life-than-most-of-us) is now set to another kind of gig, but this time online: on Spotify and iTunes!
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Colangco's album, 'Kinabukasan', has just been released today on both digital music services and is now available for free streaming!
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His artist name on Spotify and iTunes is "Herbert C." featuring 10 original songs including his most famous one, "Pa'no 'yon". All of the songs have been recorded in 2014 at the NBP.
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Prior to the release of his album, Colangco's music videos have been circulating online, gaining him followers around the country. One of Colangco's music videos was shot at a music studio inside his cell in the NBP.
A month after the album's release, Ivory conferred on Colangco a platinum record award during one of his charity concerts inside the NBP. In the Philippines, the award signifies that an album has sold at least 15,000 copies, according to [ABS-CBN News] (http://k2.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/classified-odd/12/18/14/convicted-robber-has-songs-itunes-spotify).
You can listen to his album, Kinabukasan, on [Spotify] (https://play.spotify.com/album/1BFJ9jygbyAfIHKcVwLx4G) and [iTunes] (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kinabukasan/id841730211)
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