The Apo Hiking Society, VST & Co., Wadab, Boyfriends, Labuyo, Hagibis, Sampaguita, and the Juan Dela Cruz (JDLC) Band are some of the biggest artists in the golden age of Original Pilipino Music (OPM) in the 1970s.

Imagine what would happen if members of these acts got together and performed their greatest hits for one night in Tugtugan Sitenta at Theater at the Solaire on May 31.

The concert features Jim Paredes and Buboy Garovillo (Apo), Male Rigor and Monet Gaskell (of VST), Nonoy Tan and Rey Magtoto (Wadab), Joey Abando (Boyfriends), Mon Espia (Labuyo), Sampaguita, and Mike Hanopol (JDLC).

Pete Gatela, Carlos Parsons, and Yujin Baydal will represent Hagibis.

“The ’70s were the golden years of OPM, no doubt. The songs were timeless and became classics. All recordings were recorded live. For the first time, OPM outsold foreign songs,” said Wadab’s Tan, who pursued his dream of becoming a professional composer when he left his hometown, Davao, where he had been performing with a band, and landed a job at a record label in Manila.

Tan said forming Wadab, famous for the hit ballad “Pag Tumatagal Lalong Tumitibay,” opened many doors in his career as composer, film scorer, commercial jingle maker, and album producer.

Tickets to Tugtugan Sitenta are available at TicketWorld Outlets (www.ticketworld.com.ph), Solaire Box Office (tel. 8888-8888 loc. 60134), Zonta Club of Makati-Ayala ([email protected])

Tugtugan Sitenta is presented by Zonta Club of Makati-Ayala, a member of Zonta International, which empowers women through service and advocacy.