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''Kami nAPO Muna'' is a
tribute album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records coll ...
to the 1970s
Filipino Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines. ** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...
musical group,
APO Hiking Society The Apolinario Mabini Hiking Society, later popularly known as APO Hiking Society, or simply APO, was a Filipino musical group and one of the pillars of Original Pilipino Music (Original Pilipino Music, OPM) composed of Danny Javier†, Jim Pa ...
. Released in 2006, the album features covers of APO Hiking Society songs, performed by a number of Filipino bands and artists. It was followed by a second tribute album, ''
Kami nAPO Muna ULIT ''Kami nAPO Muna ULIT'' is the second tribute album to the 1970s Filipino musical group APO Hiking Society. It was released in 2007, and is a follow-up to the previous year's '' Kami nAPO Muna''. Like the prior album, ''Kami nAPO Muna Ulit'' fe ...
'', in 2007.


Title

The album's title, ''Kami nAPO Muna'', loosely translates to "our turn now" in
Filipino Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines. ** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...
; the phrase is also a
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on the name ''Apo''. APO Hiking Society itself has used the word ''nAPO'' (''na pô'', the respectful form of "already") in many concerts, as well as on a noontime variety show.


Concert

A tribute concert sponsored by MYX Music Channel was held during the launch of the album, in honour of the trio's contributions to OPM Music. A two-disc limited edition set of ''Kami nAPO Muna'' has been released, with the second disc containing Apo Hiking Society's original versions of the tribute tracks. The album is considered the biggest-selling album of 2006 in the Philippines, with 4× Platinum Certification (i.e., more than 125,000 copies sold) in less than six months. It also garnered
Awit Awards The Awit Awards are music awards in the Philippines given annually by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) to recognize the outstanding achievements in the music industry. The word "Awit" means "song" literally in Filipino. T ...
' Bestselling Album of the Year for 2007.


Track listing


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External links


Kami nAPO Muna Album Review
{{Apo Hiking Society APO Hiking Society tribute albums Compilation albums by Filipino artists 2006 compilation albums Pop rock compilation albums Universal Records (Philippines) compilation albums