Bandang Pinoy
Filipinos love music. Our ancestors had music for planting rice and for harvesting. In more modern times, our parties are not truly Filipino unless you have karaoke singing or in-line dancing. The more grandiose celebrations are marked by ballroom dancing pre-packaged with the DI or the dance instructor. Kahit pa madami na ang napapatay sa pagkanta ng "And now the end is near....." tuloy pa din ang kantahan sabay sa pagtagay ng Tanduay! Hahaha....
To me, however, nothing is more genuinely Filipino than the music of the banda.
Every Christmastime around our town, the bands go out every night to serenade homes or do baton twirling exhibitions. When Nicole came home in the weekend she was literally greeted at the door with drums and trumpets and her quick surprised reaction was a gasp and an utter that it was so 'probinsianic' to which we all laughed.
The first video is the performance of the drum and lyre band with baton twirling young girls in whose future I see a successful career in Japan. The other is of the drum and bugle band which started their performance with a birthday song for my mom.
I enjoy playing the movies over and over, almost envying how the young girls find so much joy in what they do and somehow feel their enthusiasm for their twirling. Ahhh, the simple life....!
I hope you enjoy the movie bits!
To me, however, nothing is more genuinely Filipino than the music of the banda.
Every Christmastime around our town, the bands go out every night to serenade homes or do baton twirling exhibitions. When Nicole came home in the weekend she was literally greeted at the door with drums and trumpets and her quick surprised reaction was a gasp and an utter that it was so 'probinsianic' to which we all laughed.
The first video is the performance of the drum and lyre band with baton twirling young girls in whose future I see a successful career in Japan. The other is of the drum and bugle band which started their performance with a birthday song for my mom.
I enjoy playing the movies over and over, almost envying how the young girls find so much joy in what they do and somehow feel their enthusiasm for their twirling. Ahhh, the simple life....!
I hope you enjoy the movie bits!