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Ethnic Faces

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Ethnic Faces
GenresAlternative rock, new wave
Years active1980s-present
Labels
Members
  • Boyet Miguel
  • Jack Sikat
  • Jayvee Torres
  • Rhany Torres

Ethnic Faces is a Filipino alternative rock band from the 1980s. The band members are Jack Sikat on vocals, Rhany Torres on bass, Boyet Miguel on guitar, and Jayvee Torres on drums.[1] They have 17 songs, including "Love", "Balikbayan", "Back Home" and "Golden Boy", and two albums, New Wave: 1986-1987 Recordings and Dekada. Their record labels are PolyEast Records and Grey Market Records.

Ethnic Faces gained national attention after winning a punk band contest on a noontime TV show.

Discography

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Albums

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Year Title Catalog No. Label
1995 Dekada[2] OCD-924 (CD)

ORING 11.37 (cassette)

OctoArts International, Inc.
2022 New Wave - 1986–1987 Recordings TGM-005 Grey Market Records

Compilation appearances

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Year Title Songs Catalog No. Label
1985 Brave New World Live! "Love", "Within Tribes" TRC-02 Twisted Red Cross
1987 Subterranean Romance: Rise of the Martial Law Babies "Golden Boy" Instance Records
1989 10 of Another Kind "Golden Boy", "Balikbayan" CDP-94.569 (CD)

P-94569 (LP, vinyl)

WEA Records Phils.
1990 Dear Cory "A Soldier's Corner", "Brutal Scar" DYP-86/38 (LP, vinyl)

TC-DYP-86/38 (cassette)

Dyna Products Inc.
1995 Banda Mania "Ubos Oras" OctoArts International, Inc.
1996 L.A. Rock 105.9 "Parang Bowling" Ivory Records (Tone Def)
2006 Pinoy Jam: 100% Homegrown Pinoy Alternative Rock "Pusong Negro", "Within Tribes" 0094637657225 EMI Philippines
2014 Planet CD Compilation "Hindi Tao, Hindi Hayop" WSTCD 001

References

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  1. "FACING THE MUSIC Or how Ethnic Faces found their groove". Business Mirror. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  2. Manila Standard. Manila Standard.