MUSIKONG BUMBONG_expanded (since 2024)
artistic direction, costumes, choreography, composition by Tintin Patrone
artistic direction, costumes, choreography, composition by Tintin Patrone
instruments by Sir Roridgo Anastacio
According to Filipino local accounts, Musikong Bumbong was an attempt by 19th century nationalists and revolutionaries to create a uniquely Filipino sound. These attempts led ot the creation of the all-bamboo ensembles organized along the lines of the marching band, playing music composed by Filipino composers.
The project “Musikong Bumbong” presented in Manila and Hamburg blends traditional and experimental music. Reviving Katipunan- era marching bands with handmade bamboo instruments, five composers from the Philippines and Germany will create experimental and contemporary protest songs using these specific bamboo instruments. All composers will craft protest songs for 15 performers who will present all pieces as a newly formed band. The project bridges historical and contemporary expressions, fostering cross-cultural collaborations and will be the starting point for a collection of experimental notations and scores for these particular instruments.
The project “Musikong Bumbong” presented in Manila and Hamburg blends traditional and experimental music. Reviving Katipunan- era marching bands with handmade bamboo instruments, five composers from the Philippines and Germany will create experimental and contemporary protest songs using these specific bamboo instruments. All composers will craft protest songs for 15 performers who will present all pieces as a newly formed band. The project bridges historical and contemporary expressions, fostering cross-cultural collaborations and will be the starting point for a collection of experimental notations and scores for these particular instruments.
composers:
Joee Mejias is a musician and multimedia artist from Manila, Philippines. Joee’s live performances are influenced by her theatre background and vary in the use of projections, videos, installations, and live performers. She has per- formed in various locations in Southeast Asia, Canada, Japan and Taiwan and toured extensively in the Philippines. In addition to her artistic work, Joee is co-producer of WSK: Festival Of The Recently Possible, an international digital art and electronic music festival in the Philippines, and co-founder of HERESY, a platform for women in sound and multimedia.
Michael Barthel grew up in (East) Berlin, has lived in Leipzig since 2002. Since 1994 he has been working with electro-acoustic and experimental music. Since 2008, your own voice has been the exclusive instrument for concerts and recordings. The volume of poetry “Prunk” will be published by Vexer Verlag St. Gallen/Berlin in 2018, presenting the work in its written and graphic form for the first time. In Michael Barthel’s works, location is the theme: protection, refuge, home - the possibilities that want to be inscribed in these terms. In his performances it is the language that circles, touches and falters these possibilities. seeks cover and leaves himself to himself - with himself, a choir.
Pette Shabu is a trans rapper and DJ from Quezon City who dabbles first with her fondness for creative writing, evolving to song writing and performing, leaning into experimental and alternative hiphop. She started to perform with the queer underground party (Elephant) and SadoMasoDisco, who deeply inspired her. Uploading all of her other works through SoundCloud. With her recent single release titled “BINGO!” she incorporates Filipino electronic dance genre “Budots” into her hip-hop sound. The music video for “BINGO!” is now available on YouTube as well as the single across all streaming platforms.
Charlotte Simon is a composer, visual artist, multi-instrumentalist and singer with a love for the sounds and words of the 80s. She is co-founder of the electronic experimental music label MMODEMM and has been improving the lives of Frankfurt feelers for years by bringing brilliant, joyful musicians (and cassettes and vinyl) to the city of employees and sharks. Simon works with co-conspirator Toben Piel, aka FM Aether, in the band Les Trucs, founded in 2009 and internationally known for their endless electronic cabling and outlandish choreographies. Operas, radio plays and theatre music are among Simon’s solo musical metiers, and she is equally adept at organizing events in the country- side. She has recently also become the operator of the Rheinhessischen electronic music club
and Tintin Patrone ;D
performers Manila: Toni Bernardo, Tony Yaman, Jett Ilagan, Cris Garcimo, Non Acosta, Lu Alberto, Hans dela Cruz, Kurt Ballesteros, Lourdie Lagorga, Joseph Gerona, Eugene Talusan, Mikel Ramos, Luna Nunez, Chrystal Chung, Enrico Paglinawan
performers Hamburg: Florian Bräunlich, Louise Wind Nielsen, Arvild Baud, Cooperfrau Melissengeist, Felix Janz, Benjamin Kielmann, Thomas Klein, Nils Knott, Felix Mayer, Sultan Alawar, Janine Jop, Louis d'Heudieres, Leon Winkler, Luka Lenzen, Nikita Kotliar
