Dominic Gambao of Tropical Depression passes away Wednesday morning. He turned 48 this Thursday December 19. Also known as Papadom of Tropical Depresssion, hits song Bilog Na Naman Ang Buwan.
Papadom started his musical career as one of the members of a short-lived punk band called Absolute Zero that was one of the performers of the “Brave New World” concert series organized during the early 1980s by punk musician turned talent manager Tommy Tanchanco.
Gamboa became more well-known as the frontman of the seminal punk band Betrayed after original lead singer Eddie Siojo left the band to migrate to the US.
From Betrayed, Gamboa later moved on to front the ska band The Skavengers where he penned an original tune called “Hoy Juan” that became a cult classic among fans.
But it wasn’t until he embraced reggae and formed Tropical Depression that he established his niche for most of the 1990s. Among the albums the band recorded in various incarnations are “Kapayapaan”, “Aabot Din Tayo” and “Paraisong Pinangako”.
At the height of their popularity, the band also scored hit singles like “Bilog Na Naman ang Buwan”, their remake of a folk song originally written and recorded by Isagani Ibarra, and their best known song, the anthemic “Kapayapaan”.
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