Missing Filemon

This pic is from their friendster account

Missing Filemon started in 2002, with Eimer Tabasa on drums, Arni Aclao on bass and Insoy Niñal on guitars and vocals. The trio joined the Cebu music scene via a route seldom taken by local bands, by using the Cebuano language in their lyrics. After they were formed, the band immediately went to the studio to record their materials and finished their self-titled album before the year ended. But after the album launching, the band disappeared from the scene. The band never issued official statements of the “breakup.” As silently as it disappeared, Missing Filemon returned in the early part of 2005 and highlighted the comeback with a series of gigs in Cebu and Mindanao. It took in two new members, Cocoy Hermoso of Beverage (guitars) and Ron Capio of Curious Blossoms (bass). Arni, after reuniting with his old band The Ire and having found a new passion in digital recording, decided to help Missing Filemon in the production aspect of the band’s second album.

Ehmmn...they have stickers for only 15 bucks...click the link below to see the samples...
Sticker Design 1
Sticker Design 2

For bookings, email them at:
mf_payag@yahoo.com

source: www.missingfilemon.tk

Missing Filemon Second Album Launching

(Pics: Missing Filemon band from www.missingfilemon.tk, Handuraw Cafe sketch from www.handuraw.com)

Last Friday at Maguikay they announced the launching of their second album "Sine-sine". It will be held at Handuraw Cafe this coming June 3, 2006 with guests The Ambassadors, Scrambled Eggs, and I forgot the rest. Just visit Handuraw Cafe on this date. Anyways, here's a sketch of the place if you still haven't been there...

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Bisrock Gig @ Mandaue

Maguikay Mandaue
May 26, 2006
Starts at 8 PM
Entrance: 30 Pesos

Featuring:

Aggressive Audio
Indephums
Mantequilla
Missing filemon
Scrambled eggs

Kitakits ta didto mga bisrockers!!!
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source: http://bisrock.livejournal.com

Panahon by Brownian Method

As requested here it is...this is one of my father's favorite...hekhekhek
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PANAHON
Brownian Method

Chorus

Nausab na gyud ang panahon
Badlungo'ng ubang mga batan-on
Ang mga kadalagahan
magpasaway di motoo'g ginikanan
Tambagan man gani ni nanay
Maminaw pero sa dunggan ipalabay
Tambagan man gani ni tatay
molayas mopuyo og laing balay

Verse

Paminaw paminaw ibukang kalimutaw
naa koy iyawyaw ug among isangyaw
dili ni kuyaw di sad tiaw tiaw
arong kamong mga katawhan among mapukaw
kay nausab ang panahon
lahi ang kaniadto kun itandi karon
may mga garbohon may makaron ingnon
magpafeeling gwapa aron pansinon
lahi na gyud kun kamo madaga
mangarte magpanindot sa hitsura
mabati o magwapa maorang istorayaa
sudlan ang uyab uyab sa pag eskwela
inyong mama ug inyong papa
nikayod og maayo para makakwarta
aron makahuman sa inoyng pagtungha
pero inyong gibuhat ga-biga biga

Chorus

Verse
Mananghid man tinuod kun ikaw molakaw
ang bakak nga rason maoy ipatigbabaw
mahadlok kang kasab-an sa imong ginikanan
kay madugay ka'g uli sa imong adto-an
pero huna-hunaa imong gibuhat sakto ba?
kun ikaw mabuntagan sila mabalaka
pangutan-on diin gikan didto sa diskohan
nikuyog sa mga barkada ug sa kauyaban
babaing buhat babaing buhat
sa mga inahan makapabughat
kun sa kaugmaon ikaw masipyat
praktikal buhaton og mamurikat
imong hinumduman kun ikaw mapamabdusan
sa uyab mong way batasan ikaw buwagan
makuha ang pagkababae nga imong gitapigan
sayop na nimo kay gusto mo matuman

Chorus

Verse

Pa-virgin virgin pero wang wang na di ay
saba diha day mao say imong ampay
kapugngan mang baha kontra ang biga
pero ang gugma sa lalaki tinuod ba kaha?
naa ra na nimo magpada ka's tama
kung di ka patambag mao nay imong gaba
dili tanang lalaki magbinuang
uban magtinarong mapili lang
it's not easy to trust the guys right now
kaon na lang inday og hot siopao
may pang magtinarong sa imong pagtungha
ayaw sa panguyab kay mo abot ra na
usba imong batasan pag ampo sa simbahan
aron ka kaluy-an damgo mo matuman
kun ikaw tambagan sa imong amahan
sabta lang kay imo nang kaayuhan

Chorus

Senseless Song by The Ambassadors

Ehmmn...I'm kinda brokenhearted these days...so here's a song from my fave band...tantaran...
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Senseless Song
by The Ambassadors

I'll sing you this song
Filled with words that make no sense
Played with chords that never ends
Please just give me one more chance
To sing this song to youTo sing to you this song
This senseless...

Never thought that i'd be
Captured by your smile
You rock my world
Without youI can't imagine life
I close my eyes
Get enough faith
That burns me
Deep down inside
So i pick up my guitar
And i sing this senseless song

Well this song i sing
With joy it may bring
It's all about a story
Of a hopeless romantic fool
And for singing along
I will leave you with this song
Coz i may pass away
But this song will always be
With you

You'll never miss the water
Till the well is dry
You'll never miss the moments
Till it pass you by
You'll never miss the time
While i'm still here
You'll never miss me
Till i disappear


[ repeat * except last two words ]


Coz i may pass away
But my heart will always be
With you

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...hukhukhuk...bleh!

Urbandub plays Cebu, SM IloIlo and SM Davao!

Just received this notice from Lighter Press a while ago...

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Hey guys!

This just in and we are sorry for the short notice but we were rushed into it as well!
Urbandub will be playing at two SM concerts, one in IloIlo and one in Davao!
We are calling on all Dubistas in these places to join forces and enjoy the concert with Urbandub! Tell your friends and families too!

Anyway, Urbandub will be playing in IloIlo on May 18 (Friday) at SM IloIlo.
You know that the place is going to be rocked out!

On May 24, Urbandub will be playing at Club Vudu at The Crossroads in Cebu.
This is for the launch of Indie Nights.
On May 27, they will be playing at a gig in SM Davao!

The gigs will start at around 9pm at night and we hope to see you all there!
Thanks guys! Urbandub is excited to be playing in places in the South again! Kepp it logged in for more information on other gigs as well! We will be posting about the gigs as soon as we get confirmations as well!


Salamat! Salamat!
Spread The Sound Of The South!

Mark Charles C. TeschLighter Press & Records
lighterpress@gmail.com / lighterrecords@gmail.com
Moby: 09176236969
Multiply: http://lighterrecords.multiply.com

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source:
theambassadors@yahoogroups.com

T-back by Brownian Method

As requested here it is...
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T BACK
by BROWNIAN METHOD


Verse

Yo! yo! yo! Her we go here we
Check the flow check the flow
Sultihan ko kamo sa bag ong uso
Pirming sul obon sa mga tawo
T back na kuno kay nindot kaayo
Murag uwak di gyud mag bitay sa
hayhayan Gamay kaayo dili lisod labhan
Sinaw nga tan awon ang imong butlo
Kun mag panty ka dili gyud maklaro
May baratuhon ug naa say mahalon
Angayan parisan sa fitted nga
pantalon buy 1 take 1 kun mopalit ka's carbon mapilas ang baga kuyaw ka'g kagiron
Ampay sulobon sa mga sexy
Makapabudlat sa mga lalaki Kun ang T Back maong imong itnap
Hasta among iro magtabisay
magpanilap

Chorus

Si inday gasulob ug T back
Nilingi ang pahak i love i love your T
back
Daghan nang ma-attrack si yaya sad
nag T back
Butlo ninyo ma si-ak

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For Ulipon sa Gugmang Giatay I posted it already. Here's the link...
http://bisrock.blogspot.com/2006/04/puno-sa-gugma.html
Check the Archive Section for more lyrics.
Daghang salamat.

The Ambassadors Latest News

Hey guys!

For those of you who are wondering where The Ambassadors went, they are currently in the studio belting out new tracks for an upcoming album! We can't give any details yet but so far the stuff we have heard in the studio is fantastic!The album is scheduled to be released this year.

Keep it logged here for more information and updates on The Ambassadors!
Thanks! Spread The Sound Of The South!

Mark Charles C. TeschLighter
Press & Recordslighterpress@gmail.com / lighterrecords@gmail.com
Moby: 09176236969Multiply: http://lighterrecords.multiply.com
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source: theambassadors@yahoogroups.com

Baboy by Enchi

I don't know but this song is my most favorite among their songs...I really like it...hehehehe...I love it...I dunk it...I lick it...hehehehehe...here it is...
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Baboy
by Enchi

kung akoy mahimong baboy
ihikot sa inyong silong
kung aduna moy kaluoy
pakaon lamang ug tae

kung akoy mahimong tae
ipapilit sa inyong haligi
kung aduna moy kaluoy
ipakaon sa inyong baboy

kung wa nay baboy sa inyong silong
wa nay mokitkit
sa igit na mapilit sa inyong haligi

if im going to be a piggy
you tie me under the backyard
if you have mercy on me
you feed the shit to me

if im going to be a shit
in the post that's where i should stick
if you have mercy, mercy
you feed me to your piggy

if no more piggy
under the backyard
no one's going to eat
with the post stuck with shit
under the backyard

Missing Filemon's Incoming Gigs

here's MISSING*FILEMON gig skedz!

=MAY=

20: MABOLO(fiesta) w/ aggressive audio

26: MAGUIKAY
29:MARIGONDON(tentative)

=JUNE=

2:POST NO BILL @ jive bar(formerly known as CLUB CIRCUS) w/ shiela and the insects

3:MF the SINE-SINE album launching @ handuraw cafe w/ guest: FRANK!,SHIELA and the INSECTS,POWERSPOONZ,AMBASSADORS,SMOOTHFRICTION and AGgRESSIVE AUDIO... 24:PAGADIAN CITY(tentative)
=JULY= 29:CONSOLACION

=AUGUST=

13:ULING NAGA(tentative)

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thanks to DESS_ROCKYAH for posting this @ Immortality Forum

Junior Kilat's Nationwide Fame

(All pics are from Junior Kilat's Myspace and Friendster Accounts)The moment I saw Budoy with the rest of the gang at SM last year during MTV's concert party I know it from my friggin' brain that their packin' band will make it...they will make it to the very top. Well, look at them now...ABS-CBN gives them unending appearances in their music shows, uncountable gigs all over the Philippines and millions of Bisdak err Filipino supporters and fans all over the archipelago. They made it and Kudos to Budoy, Jad, Diana, Cleofas, Bangin, Gina, Tiano and Arcie. We, Cebuanos are very proud of you...[Pakpak mga Bisaya!]

Anyways, here are some old articles about Junior Kilat...tantaran...


Jr. Kilat's signature number is titled "Original Sigbin," which means original Visayan, says Budoy. "Jr. Kilat is Jr. Kilat because of our Visayan lyrics, not necessarily Cebuano, because I sometimes use Waray."

In fact, Budoy traces his roots to Laoang, Northern Samar. One of his grade school teachers introduced him to the Waray traditions of luwa and siday. These are forms of improvised folk poetry performed during fiestas. As in the Tagalog balagtasan (poetry joust), a theme is chosen and the contestants improvise spoken or sung lyrics on the theme, much like the rap battles in "8 Mile," with the most eloquent and the wittiest winning the contest.

Given this background, Cebuano dub isn't that much of a stretch after all. "Of course, my lyrics are different because my environment is urban," says Budoy.

One song, "Hala Suyop," describes local shabu addicts who resort to selling off their household goods, including the LPG tank, for a fix. "They think they're being cool, but they're the victims," says Budoy. Unfortunately, this anti-drug song was widely misinterpreted and was actually banned in Dumaguete and Davao.

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Music Makers : Cebu's Spokesman of Reggae
By Eric S. Caruncho
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Oct. 31, 2004
More
Jr.Kilat's Budoy is the worthy lieutenant of Papadom, and the band has among the most memorable and easily identifiable songs in Island Riddims: the first single culled off it, K-Fyne with its catchy Scooby-doobie-do and other playful Bisaya ramblings, and the humorous though somewhat homophobic Original Sigbin....

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Dees riddims be islands
By Juaniyo Arcellana
The Philippine Star, October 17, 2004
More
The legendary Sigbin of Cebu’s lower mythology comes alive with the Philippines’ premiere in-your-face dub/reggae band Junior Kilat. Their debut album “Party Pipol Ur On Dub TV” from Galaxy Records brings to every island the fresh new flavor of a rarer style of reggae.

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Junior Kilat releases 'Party Pipol Ur On Dub TV' Album
The Freeman, February 24, 2005
More
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http://juniorkilat.com/articles/main.html
source: http://juniorkilat.com

The Handuraw Cafe

(Pics and articles from www.handuraw.com)

Imagining Handuraw

SunStar CebuWednesday, September 21, 2005(http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2005/09/21/life/imagining.handuraw.html)
Imagine a bar where dreadlocked rastafarians jam in the same space as head-banging metal rockers. Only in Cebu will you find such a place.
Hidden for more than a year now in the shadow of the more popular Kahayag Acoustic Café is Handuraw, named after an old Cebuano word meaning “the power to imagine”. Handuraw is literally behind Kahayag in the old Coaco building at M.J.Cuenco, Mabolo--just as cozy and artsy, with large paintings on the walls and potted plants in the corners, but with lots more room for conversation, or even several rounds of board games. But what makes Handuraw truly different from its sister café is in what you dare to imagine.

On weekdays, the family-owned Handuraw seems like a typical restaurant which offices or clubs can book for meetings, parties, or launchings. A room can be reserved for small-group seminars and workshops. The 24-hour internet café is conveniently available for business-related services like email, scanning or printing.

But on weekends, Handuraw takes on a totally different character. The small function room becomes a personal karaoke studio. The internet café becomes a network gaming center. The jamming studio beside it buzzes with one band after another practicing for gigs. Even the couch in the foyer becomes an alternative hang-out for spill-overs. And the Handuraw Learning and Leisure Café is transformed into the Handuraw Events Café.

Read More

Handuraw is the Cebuano word for "the power to imagine" is the first learning and leisure café in Cebu, combining business and entertainment facilities under one roof. Function rooms, a jamming studio, internet café, karaoke studio are some of the services available. Known for its great tasting thin crust pizzas, Handuraw can also serve as your exclusive party venue.
We are located at the Ground Floor Sea Orient (formerly COACO) Building, M.J. Cuenco Avenue, Mabolo, Cebu City.
Call us at (032) 2338678www.handuraw.com

Eskina

As requested here it is...

ESKINA
Missing Filemon

Bay, gilaay ka ba kanunay
Gikapoy ka na ba nga way gipadulngan
Ang imohang kinabuhi
Kagahapon ug karon

Hoy, nganong di ka lang mosuroy
Nganong di ipaagi sa
Pahiyum ug katawa
Sud-onga ang palibot mo ug pagmaya

Chorus
Kita ta sa eskina kay bangkahan tika
Dia pa koy gamayng kwarta
Lambanog ang tirada
Inamawng estorya
Way magbuot kung mag-unsa ta
Ubos sa hayag nga buwan
Di ta mahadlok mouwan
Bahalag bisan asa makatulog
Kay kita hubog

Pre, hurot na ba ang allowance mo
Wa nay matilok nga sinsilyo
Nahurot na sa bisyo
Sa imong papa'g mama gipalayas ka

Na, ayg kalimti ang gitara
Ug uban sa naga-uwang nga mga irong buang
Magsinggit singgit ta sa kadalanan

Chorus

Magsinggit singgit tang duha

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sources:
http://bisrock.livejournal.com/
www.missingfilemon.tk

Gig @ Minglanilla Gym

MINGLANILLA GYM (Sports Center..ambut)
May 13, 2006
P30 ang ticket, available at MANU, 2nd level, EMall.


Bands playing:
Aggressive Audio
Missing Filemon
Timeslot
Indephums
Jimmy Cycle
Scrambled Eggs

Source: http://bisrock.livejournal.com/

Note: Kalayo pud oist...then mag-overnight mi sa palm beach ana nga time...toinx...

Handuraw Events Café!

(Pics: All are from Handuraw's Cafe...a place where indies and indie fanatics hang out) May 12, Friday

Handuraw Events Café!

Featuring performances
by
Aggressive Audio,
Indephums,
Mantequilla,
Phylum,
Birth Control,
Blood of the Stone,
Glass of Dirt,
Ossified,
Agipo!
Party starts at 9:00P.M.
Entrance fee: 75 pesos
Free beer or pizza.
Note: I'll go probably...I'll just see...

Source: http://bisrock.livejournal.com/

The Ambassadors

Note: The article below is from their Myspace Profile: http://myspace.com/theambassadors

(Pics: still from last 21st of April @Handuraw Cafe)

Not new to the music scene, The Ambassadors proved that to exist and enjoy their place only takes patience, dedication and a whole lot of fun! With punk as the root of their lifestyle, The Ambassadors are serious and comedic. They are stoic and irreverent. They are "EXPN"; the ultimate adrenaline rush. Clean vocals (Iping) mixed with crunch-guitars and choir-like backing vocals (Bai & Mark) touched with a bassist (Joseph) who is one with the drummer's (Sua) complicated pounding of the drums, makes up this melodic-punk-unpredictable force. Their debut album, CHAOTIC WORLD (released 2000) hit notes like a brick wall of sincerity, honest to the core. Songs like “A Letter From A Friend”, “Stargazer” and “Times Like This” reflected the feelings of youth, growing up, and the need to escape the tension. It was optimistic and it still is music that cures. In their second and most recent album, SIMPLE CHANGES (re-released under Lighter Records on Oct 2004), the group matures with a more progressive attack on their music. Although punk’s influence identifies the bands sound the first time you hear it, you need to sit and listen closely to their more progressive arrangements. With songs like “Reason Out”, “Senseless Song” and “We Want Change”, The Ambassadors is at its peak for new and fresh experimentation, brave enough to twist and play around their influences.

Their purpose is clear: one-time experiences to help resolve all conflict in a society that repeats its mistakes time and again. They are raw, direct, energetic and powerful. The kind of band one hopes can be "made" again some day. Join The Ambassadors mailing list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theambassadors and post your comments, suggestions and violent reactions. :)

Band Members

Iping Amores (vocals)

Bai Nunez (guitars, vocals)

Joseph Agura (bass)

Mark Padayao (guitars, vocals)

Dennis Suarez (drums)

Influences

NOFX,

Descendents,

The Cure,

MXPX,

Face to Face,

Rancid, Slickshoes

Record Label

Lighter Records
Type of Label
Indie

INDAY

INDAY
Missing Filemon

Inday wa na pud tay tingganay
Lately man gud sige lang ka'g pangaway
Bisan ang akong hinapay imong gitamay

Chorus
Inday please don't say to me goodbye
Unless you want to see me cry a river
Tanan nga gusto mo inday ihatag ko
Maputos man ko sa utang okay lang
Sulngon ko ang panggubatan
Pakamatyan ang buwan
Kabukiran latason adlawng tanan

2
Inday may lain kanang kalipay
Lately man gud sige kang wa sa balay
Kanako ikaw kanunay'ng naglikaylikkay

chorus

adlib

chorus 2X

Sources:
http://bisrock.livejournal.com/
www.missingfilemon.tk

ULIPON SA GUGMANG GIATAY

ULIPON SA GUGMANG GIATAY

bout ko'ng ikaw masayud,
ug paminawn mo,
kay kun pananglit,
yam-iran mo,
mga panumpaw ug pasalig ko
kay kun ugaling kalit kang mubiya,
d ko kapugngan mahog ning mga luha
kay ikaw akong himaya
handumon ko matag karon ug unya ikaw langit ug yuta
AKONG PINANGGA??.

ULAY?.

unya mihabol ang kangitngit
nga giduyugan sa ulan..
ug sa kalit lang nahanaw
ang bidlisiw sa adlaw..
oh, kahayag sa imong panagway
nga naulipon sa gugmang giatay..
inday paminawa
kabus kong gugma
nga kanimo akong gi gasa..
dili ko man mahatag ang tanang bahandi
ning kalibutan apan inday,,
dungga intawn ang alaot nga na ULIPON
sa GUGMANG GIATAY............

The rise of Cebuano lyrics in music

(This is an article by Marit Stinus-Remonde published last 4th of April...here's the link)
(Pics: The Ambassadors last 21st of April at Handuraw Cafe)

Junior Kilat’s Ako si M16, FM radio station NU107’s 2005 Song of the Year, reflects the growing popularity of the use of Cebuano in contemporary alternative music. Visayan bands with an ambition to reach a nationwide audience make albums in English or Tagalog. Urbandub, Sheila & The Insects, The Ambassadors and Cueshé are examples of Visayan rock bands that have gained national fame and didn’t release Visayan or Cebuano language singles.

Cebuano is the language in which Cebuanos speak, work, think, quarrel and dream. You hear it all around you if you are in a Cebuano-speaking area. Nothing would be more natural than to hear Cebuano in the songs played on radio. As Ms. Marie Denise Cristobal, a second-year student of the University of San Carlos, puts it: The airing of Cebuano language rock songs “has added color to ordinary radio listening.” This music is known as Bisaya Rock or Bisrock.

In the past only few rock bands went against the current and did Cebuano language albums and songs. Today, however, the trend has been reversed and Cebuano lyrics have become the “X factor” that gives a local band an edge over other bands—including Manila’s top bands, as far as the Cebuano rock audience is concerned. The Ambassadors’ album Simple Changes includes one song in Cebuano. The song Ulipon is, however, only a hidden track attached after one of the album’s regular songs. You have to scan carefully the small print on the cover to find the title of the song. Yet Ulipon has become the band’s most popular song in Cebu, the song that concert-goers wait for and sing along with.

There has been a virtual wave of Bisrock songs and bands in recent months despite the fact that few local radio stations allocate significant airtime to the Cebuano rock songs. Yet, according to Ms. Cristobal’s study of the Bisrock phenomenon, 87 percent of the students she surveyed are familiar with it. While only 64 percent of the total survey group actually like the genre, 75 percent are proud of the Bisrock artists and bands. Ms. Cristobal writes in her introduction to the study that “I am very proud of our Bisaya artists. This study I am conducting is, first and foremost, my expression of support for their efforts to promote the Cebuano-Visayan dialect.”

The songs are not only liked because of their being in Cebuano. The most popular of the Bisrock bands—Aggressive Audio, Ambassadors, Blood of the Stone, Gangrene, Indephums, Jimmycycle, Mantequilla, Missing Filemon, Phylum and Timeslot—compose songs with lyrics that Ms. Cristobal’s survey group found to be “a good mix of social and political awareness, humor and romance.” A review of Missing Filemon’s album Sinesine sums up the unique effect of Bisrock: “The new songs have a subtle way of serenading the eardrums, re-arranging the brain and waking up the Bisaya in you.” (The Freeman, February 24, 2006).

Most Bisrock bands started by doing cover versions but they owe their fame in the Cebu music scene to their original compositions. For some band members, writing the songs was a way out of personal problems and frustrations. In an age where the instant gratification provided by materialism and illegal drugs has become the preferred escape valve and pastime of the depressed, the heartbroken and the bored, it is encouraging beyond compare that some young Visayans have ventured down a road less traveled by creating their own brand of music, a brand never tried or tested before.

I went to a concert and was surprised to hear the crowd sing along the Cebuano songs despite the fact that the songs are new and few radio stations play them. Obviously, the Bisaya in the Cebuanos have been awakened but not in a parochial sense. Rather, the music reflects a will and courage to be true to our free and unique selves without fear of going against convention.

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Handuraw Cafe was actually jampacked with bisrock fanatics that the place became too small for all the participants. Great performances by Urbandub, Still Techisoba and OneManDown. I don't really like Anino. I can't relate to their friggin' songs. eod...