
“Every color, every hue is represented by me and you. Take a slide in the slope. Take a look in the kaleidoscope. Spinnin’ round, make it twirl in this kaleidoscope world.” Kaleidoscope World is a song of harmony and unity.


The chorus, with its utmost simplicity, speaks of the vibrant and colorful message. Let the bass line strum to the bang of the drum Some are fat and stout while some are thin Some are poor with no food on their plate An accompanying music video was created featuring Elmo digitally inserted into the original Music Video.Īnd others mourn behind a big black hearse In May 2013, Francis’ son Elmo Magalona released a remake of the song as a duet between him and his dad entitled “Kaleidoscope World Forever More”. In 2004, Parokya Ni Edgar also duet with Francis Magalona was a song of “Kaleidoscope World” was a Live performance at “Inuman Sessions Vol.1” In year 2006, the final 12 of the Philippine Idol was a cover of Pop version on Kaleidoscope World was the music video from the Originally and composed by Francis Magalona was the complication album of Philippine Idol: The Final 12. After Magalona’s death the song was the one used in many of the pay tributes to the artist, including an audio-visual has been paid presentation from Eat Bulaga!, the noontime variety program of which Magalona was a co-host, and a short rendering of the song first at the Eraserheads’ “Final Set” reunion concert 2009, which the band dedicated to Magalona. Its music video was directed by the celebrated director/cinematographer Raymond Red, and showed Magalona, his band Hardware Syndrome, his backup singers the Evil Stepsisters, and the respective children of Magalona and Red at that time. The song is also included in a later album, Best of FrancisM. The song went on to win the 1996 Awit Award for Best Produced Record of the Year, and the 1996 NU 107 Rock Award for Song of the Year. It was first included in his 1995 studio album FreeMan. – is a 1995 song performed by the Filipino rapper Francis Magalona. The award’s citation noted that it had been given “ for his musical and artistic brilliance, his deep faith in the Filipino and his sense of national pride that continue to inspire us.” Kaleidoscope World Magalona was later awarded a posthumous Presidential Medal of Merit.

He was also a television host on MTV Asia and Channel V Philippines and on noontime variety television show Eat Bulaga! Magalona died seven months after being diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia. He was credited for having pioneered the merging of rap with Pinoy rock, becoming a significant influence to artists in that genre as well. Born inMandaluyong City, he was the first Filipino rapper in the Philippines to cross over into the mainstream. – also known as FrancisM, Master Rapper, The Mouth and The Man From Manila, was a Filipino rapper, entrepreneur, songwriter, producer, actor, director, and photographer.
