''Ayayayayay'' is a studio album by Filipino folk singer Popong Landero and the Davao-based folk band Bagong Lumad, released in 1987 by the Development Education Media Services (DEMS) Foundation. The group's founder,

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, stepped back from his regular role as the band's vocalist to allow Landero the opportunity to be the lead singer in a recording, and instead Ayala positioned himself as an instrumentalist and musical director for the album. Recorded using four-track equipment, 14 of the album's 16 songs are in

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, with the remaining two ("Bisan Pa" and "Bugsay") recorded in Cebuano. The title track "Ayayayayay" was originally written in Cebuano for the band's foray into musical theater, ''Sinalimba'', in 1986. ''Ayayayayay'' received positive reviews from critics such as

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, who praised the group's musicality and the album's "raw" quality and integrity.

Tracklist

All tracks are written by Popong Landero.

Critical response

, writing for the ''

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'', gave ''Ayayayayay'' a highly favorable review, praising Landero and the band's musicality as well the album's "raw" economical quality and integrity that comes from the use of old-fashioned four-track equipment instead of more modern technology. Juaniyo Arcellana of ''National Midweek'' also gave the album a positive review, calling it an "intensely personal statement" and highlighting the songs "Kaliweteng Gitarista" and "Mga Panginoon." Mike Feria of the ''

'' considered the album to be one of the highlights of the alternative music scene in 1987.

References

{{reflist 1987 albums Folk albums by Filipino artists Tagalog-language albums