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Yoyoy Villame Roman Tesorio Villame 18 November 1932 A native of Calate, Bohol and the youngest of 10 children, Roman Tesorio Villame was born on November 18, 1932. Before even having a break in the singing industry, Yoyoy was at one point a jeepney driver and at another, an army draftee who fought in the government’s anti-insurgency campaign in Central Luzon. He went back to Bohol to become a bus driver, and there he formed a rondalla combo with his fellow bus drivers as band mates. The owner of the bus company finally took notice of Yoyoy’s efforts, setting up a music studio named Kinamay Records just for Yoyoy. His first recording was entitled Magellan recorded in 1972, was the beginning of a long span of albums and recordings of Yoyoy’s humorous yet politically relevant songs in Visayan, Tagalog and English that was uniquely his own style.

DISCOGRAPHIES: Singer 51 Composer 138 Lyricist 52 Arranger 18 Musician 0

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