Calling All Bikolano Musicians.

[bonks alano]

This is a call to all Bikolano musicians. This is a call to all bands who are currently based here in Manila. This is a call to recognize that there is another common ground that we all share, aside from our passion for music, that we share a common history; that we are Bikolanos.

As the Bikol music scene has steadily grown and progressed through the years, we feel that there is also a need, and perhaps "need" would be the right word for now, a need for the musicians connect with each other, and perhaps even to reconnect with each other again.

This would, of course, bring up questions like "Why? Do we even need to connect", "For what purpose?" and etcetera, etcetara.

There is a simple answer for all this, that since we cannot deny our roots, this need to connect is a way for all of us to see where we have come from and to see where we, as a collective, are going.

There has been a lot of us who have tried, and some are still trying to organize Bikolano musicians, even for the simple purpose of awareness that more people will know, that more people will support the Bikolano bands. I'd care to mention that http://bicolanomusician.ning.com/ is doing a great job of bringing our people together online.

We like to think big but right now I would like to start small, just a little step to start this journey of keeping the Bikolano musicians in tune, that they would belong to a greater part whereever they would find themselves.

So how do we go about this?

1. Manila. We are starting small, which means that we are only inviting and requesting Bikolano musicians here in Manila for this, and calling for their support. We would like to collect information about you or about your band; we would like to contact you so please give us the means to do so; by e-mail, mobile, etc. (Yes, all information would be confidential unless stated otherwise. As of now, I would be the only one to keep this data and no one else) And so, please if there would be someone who will spearhead this activity in other places aside from Manila, like Naga for example, please get in touch with me, then we can start from there. We need all the help we can get. Manila muna for now, then with your help sana gabos na.

2. We would be setting up an e-newsletter, e-zine for all things that Bikolano musicians are in and doing now. This would be a source for us to be updated with whatever is happening concerning us. Yes, gig schedules will be there, of course, but more importantly it will give us a way to tell all our stories. Frequency of publication would depend on your support and input, siempre.

3. We would like to see you. Yes, we would like to meet each other. It would mean everything if we can gather, this makes it more real, truer to the sense that like music, it is best experienced live. We would like to schedule a meeting if possible somewhere in the middle of August, place being suggested would be somewhere near the Ortigas area.

I have been using the collective "We" because I am not doing this alone, because as of now I have the support of a few of my friends, a number of bands, all Bikolanos, that this plan is something good, that this would mean something for all of us, and that we can do this.

For any questions, comments, suggestions and feedback please e-mail me at this address [e-mail] (please e-mail me here also concerning you/your band's contact information). We need you.

This is also a call to all the people who support these bands and the persons behind them. This is a call to come together.

[Don Ico]

Blurgh Productions, Level 13, Ungreed Productions, Metal Knights Productions, Cinderblock/Kid Moll Productions, Wharf Galley, Filthy Records, Lost Family, Frennie, James, Batallers, Breynt, Celsa, Jordan, Kid, Felix, Cynix, BM Admins, etcetera etcetera... mayo lang, trip ko lang mag-type. :p

ay sala, Manila palan ini... pwede naman yan Bonks, baka baga makahapit jan. :) baka wasak man ining tigpapara-type ko, pasensya na, puyat. Basta masuporta ako sa cause mo ser. ;)

[bonks alano]

haha, nice don. ta atchan maupdate na ako, sana karayahon. sana downtime muna sa work. so far mayo pa ngani nag ee-mail duman sa pigtao kong e-mail add. basta bahala na sa update. kung isay man gustong icrosspost kuta ini sa mga blog ninda para mas dakul makabasa, icrosspost na nindo. salamat man giraray, vincent, hehe.

[Philip Albia]

ayus ni bonks! irinuman hehe asin magkabiristuhan man su mga ibang bicolanong banda sa manila... game ako jan!

[bonks alano]

salamat, pe. uyan na palan si update. dapat kang sarong aldaw pa ni kaya lang dai ko nakakalog on igdi, hayup sa uma. hehe.

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Bago ang gabos, salamat asin mabalos, sa mga nagbarasa sagkod sa mga nagpamati ning suporta.

So far, I have a list, and a very short list at that, of those who have expressed their support, namely Don Ico, Kid Moll/Cinderblock, Bola-JM-Ipe of Dahon, Jazher Serrano, Tisoy Ledesma, Tatat Clemeno, Payirl/Stolen Shots. Those in the list have either messaged me directly or told that they want to help out. Thank you, for the support and the willingness. I would have updated sooner but I think I was still keeping my hopes up that there would be at least one e-mail sako pero so far, nothing, as in mayo. I guess, this scenario entered my mind more than once, but hey, as long as there are people willing; shiny happy people who will want to help, we are going to take that first step, however small that step would be.

Tapos saro pa, ngonyan mabikol na ako.

Inot, utrohon ko lang si magayon na boot tang mangyari:

1. Magayon tiriponon ang mga banda, ang mga musikero na hali sa Bikol na yaon ngonyan sa Manila, siring man ang mga taong nagsusuporta sa mga banda o musikerong ini. Nagpapa e-mail ako sa address na ini ning contact info ninda para igdi sa pagtiripon, para madali mi kamong makontak, para madali kitang magkatiripon..
2. Magibo kitang e-newsletter, o e-zine para mas dakul man makaaram kang urag kang mga haling Bikol. Dakul puedeng ilaag igdi, halimbawa gig schedules, mga write up sa banda, siempre mga ritrato nindo, asin ang mga istorya kang mga taong nagpapadagos kang Bikol music scene sagkod kung ano pa man na manungod sato gabos.
3. Gusto mi na magkahirilingan kita, bako lang sa mga profile pic kundi sa totoo mismo. Kung may mangyari na irinuman di maray, kung mayo man (pero garo dipisil mangyari na dai) okay man lang, basta magkabiristuhan kita. Kaya iniimbitaran mi kamo gabos na yaon igdi sa Manila, o maski yaon sain man kamo kung makakaabot kamo ta maschedule kami ning meeting para magkahirilingan kita sagkod magkabiristuhan. Iyo, puede ta man apodon na eyeball ini.

Kaya mangangapudan ako ulit, mag email kamo, magpamati kamo para mangyari ang dapat mangyari. Maogma ni. (Si may mga gusto pa link na lang tabi kaini, o kung dai pacross post na lang. salamat)

Uni ulit ang e-mail address.

[e-mail]

si mga masuporta, si mga banda, si mga may pagkamoot sa Bikol music scene, pamati tabi kamo. Kaipuhan ko lalo na ang kung ano man manungod sa banda nindo, history, current lineup, and contact info. Maski si e-mail add na lang nindo, titiyagaan mi na yan. Kung may hapot kamo, mag e-mail man giraray.

Mapoon na akong magkaulay asin magtipon ning mga tao manungod sa e-zine, para mapunan mi na ini. Makontak na ako ning writers, saka layout artists, photogs, artists siempre, aram ko dakul kita kayan(e-mail man kamo ha, we need you too), kaya sa hiling ko pag nagluwas na ang inot na issue, baad lamang may mag email na sakong banda/musikero na gusto man ninda magtubod na magkatiripon ang Bikolano musicians.

Mayo akong pighahagad na karibay kundi suporta lang nindo gabos. Hanggang sa sunod na update na lang, uyan ulit ang e-mail ko. [e-mail]

Mabalos giraray sa mga nagpamati.

[JOPER JOHN]

ser bonks ! JOPER po ini kang band na XIV digdi sa manila..bale nag email n po ako saimo ngunyan..suporta po ang band mi diyan!RAKENROL!ayus ini!!!MAURAGON!

contact nyo n lng po kmi digdi sa number n ini 09236505150 sun/ 09158807942 globe.

[james]

padi,
nsa manila man ako.. mayo man ako banda, pero pwede ako makatabang , mabitbit mga barkada, officemates na bakong bikolano. para at least madangog ninda ang tanog bikol. arog kang nagrelease musikmaxbikol cd, nagbenta man ako sa office mi, 20 cds. si dai nag bakal kinulgan ko padi.
last week nsa NU rock107 palan kami ni randall kang mangored. pinatugtog mi si kanta kang idlepitch\ after the interview. Na meet mi si saro sa mga managers kang Red Horse. willing sinda mag support sa mga bikolano.. network man kita.. saro pa si joey dizon kang Pulp magazine yaon man duman - nag commit sya 1 page sa Pulp magazine.. kaipuhan lng may magibo/magsubmit sakuya ning entry (write up/pictures) actuali wharf galley ang nagrerepresenter pero kahit dai na main feature ang wharf, bikolano musicians na sana total saro man lang ang purpose kang wharf galley.. magsuporta sa BM. si owner palan kang 6underground yaon man duamn. venue padi pwede man sya kaulayon..
sana makapuli kamo sa august 22 sa naga.. macelebrate kita 2 yr anniv kang wharf.. yaon ako duman. dulukon nlng nindop aklo ta dai ako masyado matandaon sa pangaran.. hehe.

0928 550 3874. number ko yan. anytime..

Salamat sa mga nagpapadagos..

James Estrada

[jun jaucian]

game! let the pack know kung ano kaipuhan and kelan ma irinuman. Diyos Mabalos!

[bonks alano]

Mabalos sa mga nagbarasa, nakiaram asin ang mga nagpamati kang tabang ninda para sa mga bm. Ma update lang ako ning madali manongod igdi,
uyan tabing ang halipot na listahan kang mga nag e-mail sa [e-mail], o kung dai man nagwalat contact info nindo sa mga comments o kung dai man nagpamati sa ibang paagi.

Cinderblock
Dahon
Dandreb Abonite
Don Ico/Pennies for Jane
Gareth Somers
James Estrada
James Panis
Jerick Patoc
Jet Singh/Holden
Joper/XIV
Moisture
Otchock Papa
Pack of Wolves
Payirl/Stolen Shots
Pupitre
Tatat Clemeno

Ang iba maski harayo nagpaabot man giraray kang saindang pagmamawot na makatabang, mabalos ulit. Uyan ulit ang e-mail address [e-mail], tarabangan tang palabaon yan listahan na yan. Mayo man garo akong nalingawan sa short list na yan, pamati na lang kung siring man.

Magibo akong bagong post about sa hirilingan/EB/meeting, but here's the announcement so far, we have set the date for AUGUST 29, 2009, SATURDAY, ta sa hiling mi favorable man yan since weekend naman. Tarabangan ta ni para madagos.

[JOPER JOHN]

saen po kita s august 29?

bonks alano said:

Mabalos sa mga nagbarasa, nakiaram asin ang mga nagpamati kang tabang ninda para sa mga bm. Ma update lang ako ning madali manongod igdi,
uyan tabing ang halipot na listahan kang mga nag e-mail sa [e-mail], o kung dai man nagwalat contact info nindo sa mga comments o kung dai man nagpamati sa ibang paagi.

Cinderblock
Dahon
Dandreb Abonite
Don Ico/Pennies for Jane
Gareth Somers
James Estrada
James Panis
Jerick Patoc
Jet Singh/Holden
Joper/XIV
Moisture
Otchock Papa
Pack of Wolves
Payirl/Stolen Shots
Pupitre
Tatat Clemeno

Ang iba maski harayo nagpaabot man giraray kang saindang pagmamawot na makatabang, mabalos ulit. Uyan ulit ang e-mail address [e-mail], tarabangan tang palabaon yan listahan na yan. Mayo man garo akong nalingawan sa short list na yan, pamati na lang kung siring man.

Magibo akong bagong post about sa hirilingan/EB/meeting, but here's the announcement so far, we have set the date for AUGUST 29, 2009, SATURDAY, ta sa hiling mi favorable man yan since weekend naman. Tarabangan ta ni para madagos.

[www.myspacemusic.com/HOLDENmelod]

Mga padi pwede kami digdi tumogtog. Para matabangan me kamo, txt nindo ako iyo?
09198584387 - Jet
Taga rizal pasig man lang ako...

More power!

[www.myspacemusic.com/HOLDENmelod]

Bakin man a south (mga taga Cebu) Naka dunggol man baga digdi sa manila! Mala pa mga Bicolano sus inda lang hahaha! Go go go!!! Gabos pwede ko itabang tatabang ako...
-Tropa ko man si Kiko ''Francis Reyes'' kang NU 107, and mga iba pang nasa industriya... Tabang tabang lang ta mairaraos ta sana yan! MORE POWER ''Dinailan festival'' nice name for bicolano pure band celebration dai baga?

[bonks alano]

uyan tabi ang details para sa pagtiripon:

8:30pm to 9:30pm : Opener, first part of Gathering
McDonalds, EDSA side, Crossing Shaw Boulevard, below Teleperformance.

9:30 pm: Second and last part of Gathering
Tonio's Grill, Pioneer Centre, Kapitolyo, Pasig