Remembering the Maríyas

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2019 09:01:56 +0000

By ALFIE VERA MELLA

Carla Abaya and Leni Llapitan first worked together in Identity Crisis, a band considered among pioneers of Philippine New Wave.

The band released two albums: “…Tale of Two” in 1988 and “Water Came Running” in 1990.

Despite critical success, the band eventually folded soon after.

After a short stint with the Neo-Ethnic collective Lokal Brown, which also featured luminaries Ed Formoso, Pendong Aban, Lolita Carbon, Cesar “Saro” Banares, Chicoy Pura, and Binky Lampano – Abaya and Llapitan will go on to form Mariya in 1992.

The outfit was short-lived, but not without being able to release a couple of singles that enjoyed airplay on
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