Performance: The Sampaguitas

Saturday, 10/18/2025
2:00 - 3:00
West Portal Front Courtyard
West Portal

190 Lenox Way
San Francisco, CA 94127
United States

415-355-2886

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, The Sampaguitas sing Filipino folk songs and inspired originals in three-part harmony. Drawing influences from folk, blues, doo-wop girl groups and the Filipinx-American diaspora, Jenevieve Francisco, Cristina Ibarra, and Aireene Espiritu share music from their roots and explore what it means to be in a “third culture” between worlds. The sampaguita is the national flower of the Philippines and only fitting to describe the sweet sounds coming from their melded vocal textures, tones, and tight harmonies.

Listen to their album, The Sampaguitas: Folk Songs from the Philippines & Beyond, on Bay Beats.  

Connect: 

The Sampaguitas - Website | The Sampaguitas - Instagram

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This program is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

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This program will be conducted in English unless otherwise noted.

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