Saturday, December 06, 2008 Makiling launches 3rd indie album
AFTER 11 years as a band, and two albums under their name, Makiling (formerly Makiling Ensemble) launched its latest independent album dubbed “Malakas at Maganda” on Friday.
The new album boasts of 24 original tracks composed and produced by the band. This is a long overdue follow-up to their two previous albums Medyo Modern (2000) and Patintero sa Ilalim ng Buwan (2002), both also produced independently.
The members of Makiling met during their high school days at Philippine High School for the Arts, and decided to form Makiling back in 1997.
Since then, they started accepting professional gigs locally and abroad.
The music of Makiling is generally classified as world music. But the band likes to call it “Pinoy world music” for its unique Filipino flavor mixed with influences from Indian, Celtic, Country, Oriental, Moorish, Arabic, Rock and Latin music.
The members of Makiling are Evan Britanico (bass and vocals), Diwa de Leon (violin and hegalong), David Sicam (guitars), Otto Hernandez (percussion), and Wed Lodriga (percussion).
Malakas at Maganda will be available, along with their two previous albums, during Makiling gigs and at selected outlets. (Press release)
