In 2000, Philippine singer Noel Cabangon released Pasakalye. The album features a variety of styles, including pop, power pop, folk, blues, and acoustic love songs, all performed masterfully by Cabangon and the session musicians. Cabangon is also an excellent songwriter, and composed all 16 of the songs, sharing co-credit on three of them. His voice is full of depth and very expressive, and he can be considered one of the best singers in the country. He also plays acoustic guitar. Most of the album was produced by Bob Aves, one of the country's finest producers. Aves also plays electric guitar throughout the album, and his distinctive fills and solos add much to the album's depth and attractiveness. "Hari Ng Kalye" (King of the Street) is blues-based, and is distinguished by sincere, impassioned vocals and stinging electric guitar. The song tells of a poor, neglected street youth who cries out for recognition and self-worth, but rarely finds it: "He's mad at the world/Mad at the rich.../But no one really helps/Their life compares to/A puff from a cigarette butt." "Kayod Kabayo, Kayod Barya" (Toil as Horses, Toil for Coins) is heard in two versions. The first version has a folkish hue heightened by the sound of the octavina (an indigenous mandolin-sounding instrument), while the second version features a rollicking power pop ambience. Both versions would impress international listeners. "Dancing Angels" is a beautiful song that aches with Cabangon's lyrics. Throughout the album, his lyrics are a far cry from the typical boy-meets-girl love songs performed ad nauseum in the Philippines, and instead tell of the everyday experiences of the common Philippine man, the struggle to survive, and the joy of humanity. Pasakalye is one of the best Philippine albums ever made.