Aia, Barbie and Kitchie to hold online concert for the benefit of music venue workers!

Group-19 Photo by Karen de la Fuente

Aia de Leon, Barbie Almalbis, and Kitchie Nadal are teaming up with GNN (formerly known as Gabi Na Naman Productions) and Smirnoff Mule for a special digital concert to raise fundsfor the employees and workers of live music venues in Metro Manila.Happening on May 1, Friday at 8:00 pm, the Facebook show will serve as the third installment of their critically acclaimed, sold-out concert,  Secrets  and will be streamed live on  the trio’sofficial Facebook page.   The initiative is part of the alternative rock icons’ ongoing efforts to help the music communityaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and a primer to GNN’s 5th anniversary celebration.“Deprived of operating to serve people with live entertainment, music venues have temporarilyshut down, and  are   struggling  to manage  their overhead  expenses,”   says  Gabi Na NamanProductions’ Milley Habito, one of the executive producers of Secrets III: An Online Concertfeaturing Aia, Barbie and Kitchie. “Thanks to the girls, we’ll be given a chance to cover someof the funds needed to support employees and workers of independent music venues and bars.We cannot imagine a vibrant, bustling music scene without these people who have dedicatedtheir   lives   in   helping   run   the   gigs.   The   waiters,   cooks,   kitchen   helpers,   cashiers,   parkingattendants, food servers, tech guys, security personnel and other employees deserve our helptoo.” Some of the confirmed beneficiaries include independent music venues such as Route 196,Mow’s, Saguijo Café & Bar, Jess and Pat’s, ‘70s Bistro, 123 Block, Social House and more tobe announced.

The   star-studded  fundraiser and   concert   will   also   feature   never-before-heard   collaborationsamong the three award-winning singer-songwriters, as well as individual performances featuringtheir Greatest Hits and rarities