There’s no stopping them now.

On Monday night, exactly 365 days ahead of the actual elections next year, at least 20 Filipino artists, from different generations and genre, clamored for a “revolution” at the Music Museum.

They danced, sang and performed to put across their longing for change and for a better government in a concert dubbed as “365 Days To Change...Todo Na 'To!”

“We call for total change not just in the political scene but in business, in media, in all aspects of our lives as Filipinos,” singer-composer Jim Paredes said.

Out of this common longing, an artists’ group called “Artists’ Revolution” was formed. Paredes, who is one of the founders of the three-month-old organization, said the group hopes to inspire “apathetic” and “cynical” Filipinos.   

“The artists’ role is to inspire change because it's sad na sa mga sectors sa Philippines, wala nang naniniwala sa politics. [Sa] church, nahihirapan ang mga tao, because bishops speak too much politics and conflicting voices,” he added.

Monday night’s concert saw seasoned singers like Paredes, Buboy Garovillo, Isay Alvarez, Robert Seña, Leah Navarro, Ariel Rivera and Bituin Escalante performing alongside younger ones like rocker Yeng Constantino and rapper Miko Pepito and Julie Anne San Jose.  

Radioactive Sago, Datu's Tribe, Kjwan and Tempestuous Jones also rocked the house down as hip-hop dance champions, the Philippine Allstars, showed off their winning dance moves. 

Twenty-year-old Constantino, a first-time voter, said it is time for the youth to stand up and let their voices be heard by participating in the 2010 elections.

“Tama na ang pagtahimik. Marami [ang] may pakialam [kung anong nangyayari sa Pilipinas] pero nagtitiis na lang na huwag makialam kasi pakiramdam nila na walang magagawa ‘yong  sasabihin nila,” said the Pinoy Dream Academy Season 1 grand winner.

Constantino said concerts such as the “365 Days To Change...Todo Na 'To!” give Filipinos hope that, no matter how bleak the situation in the country might be, change is still possible. 
 
Comedienne Juana Change, whose real name is Mae Paner, one of the founders of Artists’ Revolution, said the group will bring the concert to various parts of the country.

“It’s a revolution, a change that we really want to happen in our culture. Ang mga artista, doon naman kami gumagalaw sa kultura, di ba? Kaya mga sayaw, mga kanta, mga bagong sinusulat, mga sculptures. Doon naman ‘yong rebolusyon na gusto naming gawin,” Paner said.

The next concert will be on August 21 in the province of Bulacan. The group also plans to bring it to the Visayas and Mindanao, she added. 

The project is also in partnership with Movement for Good Governance, ABS-CBN, and YouthVote Philippines.