"Salamat" ("''Thank you''") is a song released by the Filipino rock band the Dawn in 1989. It was the lead single on their third album ''

Beyond the Bend ''Beyond the Bend'' is the third studio album by the Filipino rock the Dawn, released on June 4, 1989 by OctoArts International, Inc. in the Philippines. The lead single and the first track on the album " Salamat" became their well-known hit in t ...

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Teddy Diaz Teodoro "Teddy" de Villa Diaz (1 April 1963 – 21 August 1988) was a Filipino people, Filipino musician and composer, best known as the founder and original guitarist of The Dawn (band), The Dawn. As a composer, he co-wrote the band's first ...

JB Leonor JB Leonor, born Domingo Leonor III is a Filipino drummer and songwriter, best known as the co-founder of the Filipino rock/ new wave band The Dawn. Leonor formed the band along with guitarist Teddy Diaz in 1986. As a songwriter, he wrote "I Sta ...

Jett Pangan Jett Pangan (born Reginald Pangan on June 21, 1968) is a Filipino actor, singer and guitarist best known for fronting the Filipino rock bands the Dawn, and the now defunct Jett Pangan Group. He is also an actor, appearing in several theater pla ...

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Carlos Balcells Carlos Balcells is a Spanish Filipino bass guitar player, businessman and former politician, most notable for his work as the bass guitarist of Filipino rock band The Dawn. The Dawn An heir to an affluent family, Balcells joined the band in 198 ...

. In its instrumental break, the

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was played by Diaz. Erwin Castillo calls it "an inspired collaboration among The Dawn, our writer Bonnie Melocoton, and our producers." The song's original music video features their new Japanese guitarist Atsushi Matsuura. David Gonzales of

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commented: "It starts with a mysterious-sounding chord progression played on keyboards; a fiery guitar line explodes and the song becomes a fast-paced, tuneful outing, punctuated by spirited keyboard and guitar lines. The song also contains an interlude where a searing guitar solo is played over hard-edged guitar chords." It was re-recorded by the Dawn in 2001 for their first album since 1994, ''

Prodigal Sun The Dawn is a Filipino rock band which first achieved commercial success during the late 1980s in the Philippines. The band broke up in 1995 with lead vocalist Jett Pangan forming another band, the Jett Pangan Group. The Dawn reunited in late ...

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References

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