Calling All Bikolano Musicians.

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 source.files@gmail.com (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.

Tags: bikolano, manila, musicians

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Permalink Reply by bonks alano on October 9, 2009 at 10:56pm: I guess this follow up is a long time coming. It has been nearly three months the announcement was first made, and more than a month after the first meeting, ehem, irinuman palan. Announcement for the second meeting/gathering will be up in aroatchan lang mga, padi.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ambrosio on October 16, 2009 at 4:45pm: bonx.... ma lang sa sunod election mo na kampanya para chairman!!!!!! ano mga plata porma mo para sa ikakamaray kang satuyang organisasyon .....; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Felix on October 16, 2009 at 10:02pm: I have a slot at RJ Makati every month... maybe y'all wanna do the meeting there or some kind of gathering, we can mix it with jam sessions of different bicolano bands and other brother bands in my prod.., contact me if y'all interested.. thanks and dios mabalos...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ambrosio on October 19, 2009 at 4:38pm: ok yan padi..... basta baga saturday or sunday para maurag.... interasado daa saimo si bonx.... heheheheh.... ay bako palan.... contackon mo na lang si bonx... tx mate kamo... uni number ni bonx...09209832733

Felix said:
I have a slot at RJ Makati every month... maybe y'all wanna do the meeting there or some kind of gathering, we can mix it with jam sessions of different bicolano bands and other brother bands in my prod.., contact me if y'all interested.. thanks and dios mabalos...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Felix on October 21, 2009 at 10:21pm: sa December 12 , igwa ako sa RJ Bar,, pwede ta gibuhun na grand meeting / xmas party or kung anu ... kan bicolano musicians / bicolano band community // contact na lang nindo ako pag interested kamu...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ambrosio on October 22, 2009 at 9:17am: sana mahiling ni chariman bonx ini...... chairman!!!!! dec 12... pidi sa RJ bar....; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by yrhol on October 22, 2009 at 2:45pm: namention ni jazher dati may tugtugan sa nov13 sa 9mile bar. sabay naman daa sa tiripon?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Don Ico on November 17, 2009 at 2:25pm: Bonks,

Ok man mag-upload pdf file digdi sa forum. Click mo lang yang icon na paper, "upload a file", tapos attach mo na pdf file na gusto mo i-post. Dakul pa dai nakakabasa kan si "first issue" kan Kurab. Pa-post naman o. Salamat Master Bonks!

Uya palan sa baba, sample pdf.
sample.pdf; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Felix on December 7, 2009 at 8:46pm: Mga bro,, kita kits sa 12.., set ta na su date kan BM grand reunion.. January 9 or 16 or 23???; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by bonks alano on December 11, 2009 at 8:23pm: padi, dai ko pa tabi aram na may urulay para sa grand reunion kang BM.

Sa aga, baad puede nindong urulayan na Kid si plano manongod sa events, saka si mga gigs para sa next year, ta pag successful yan then mas maray mag stage kang grand reunion.

opinyon ko lang ni pero garo amayon na maray ang January ta harali pa lang yan sa bakasyon mga tao. Ibali na lang nindo siguro yan sa kung anong mapaguurulayan nindo sa aga.

Goodluck sa event nindo sa aga, sorry dai ko makakaabot, pero suportado ko man giraray kamo.

Felix said:
Mga bro,, kita kits sa 12.., set ta na su date kan BM grand reunion.. January 9 or 16 or 23???; ▶ Reply to This