Watch more News on iWantTFC Filipino-American music director and producer Troy Laureta is releasing his third and final Original Pilipino Music album named "Dalamhati" soon.
"I think when I was curating the project, I wanted it to be like a story," he said when asked why it would be his final OPM album. "My first album was called 'Kaibigan' . My second one was called 'Giliw' . So I wanted to kind of round it out and just bring it all home with a breakup album." But working on OPM is where he nurtures his connection to his roots and his parents who heavily influenced his love and appreciation for the genre.
It may be his last in the OPM series, but “Dalamhati” has a special place in his heart, as he said it is the first album completed as an openly gay man."A lot of the reasons why I was so afraid to pursue certain parts of my life including parts of music is because I was closeted," said Laureta. "I was afraid that what I did or what I said would embarrass my family or people would judge me.