Stripped-Down "Kaleidoscope World" Cover by Francis M.'s Daughter Maxene Is a Self-Care Anthem

(SPOT.ph) Actress Maxene Magalona has released a stripped-down version of her father Francis M.'s "Kaleidoscope World" in time for World Mental Health Day, proving how a Gen X anthem about overcoming prejudice resonates with Gen Z and young millennials who need help fighting their demons.

Maxene released the video on YouTube on October 11, 7 days after the Master Rapper's 58th birth anniversary. The former child star has been vocal about her stuggle with post-traumatic stress, in part due to her father's death due to cancer in 2009.

"No competition, division and hatred. Just teamwork, unity and love. This is the Kaleidoscope World," she said in a separate post on Instagram.

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Released in 1995, "Kaleidoscope World" was Francis M's call to be colorblind when humanity fought each other based on ethnicity. South Africa had just abolished the apartheid system that marginalized black people for generations. The U.S. had gone to war against Iraq after it invaded Kuwait. In the Philippines, the country was midway into the term of the late President Fidel Ramos, who had the task of stabilizing post-EDSA revolt divisions.

Fast forward to 2022, Maxene's "Kaleidoscope World" spoke to millions of young Filipinos who are emerging from two years of COVID-19 quarantines, during which they had the chance to confront their mental health issues, from generational trauma to horrible bosses to just getting by each day.