Now we have a new star: Ruby Ibarra, a Filipina American rapper from the Bay Area. Ibarra's Contest entry, "Bakunawa," stunned this year's panel of judges with its multilingual, intergenerational band ...

Ibarra's Contest entry, "Bakunawa," stunned this year's panel of judges with its multilingual, intergenerational band and passionate emcee. When arriving at the Tiny Desk, Ibarra was poised ...

Ibarra's Contest entry, "Bakunawa," stunned this year's panel of judges with its multilingual, intergenerational band and passionate emcee. When arriving at the Tiny Desk, Ibarra was poised ...

Ruby Ibarra beat out nearly 7,500 other entrants to win the contest with her song "Bakunawa." The song is the first single off her upcoming album, which she intends to release later this year.

With the force of a rising tide and the pulse of ancestral memory, Ruby Ibarra’s Bakunawa has not only won the 2025 NPR Tiny Desk Contest—it has reshaped the cultural conversation around ...

Chosen from nearly 7,500 submissions from independent artists across the country, Bay Area artist Ruby Ibarra captivated the judges with her striking originality, lyrical depth and commanding ...

Ibarra, a Filipino rapper who grew up in San Lorenzo, rose to the top of nearly 7,500 entrants with her track “Bakunawa,” according to an Instagram post from NPR Music. As the winner of the ...

Her Tiny Desk Contest-winning track, “Bakunawa,” was inspired by the dragon-like serpent of Philippine mythology. Ibarra sees the Bakunawa and its banishment from society as a metaphor for the ...

Hailing from the Bay Area by way of the Philippines, Ibarra is a rapper, singer and spoken word artist whose entry, "Bakunawa," stunned the Contest judges with its passionate delivery, genre ...

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