Last Saturday, June 21, 2014, was the 20th Anniversary of Fete De La Musique in Manila. Fete De La Musique or World Music Day is an annual music festival that originated in and was popularized by France and embraced by many countries around the world including the Philippines.
This is the Intramuros Main Stage in Maestranza Plaza, Magallanes Drive within Intramuros (near the Bureau of Immigration; Getting there: Ride a jeep going to Pier and tell the driver to drop you off right at the entrance of the Maeztranza Plaza, just beside Jollibee Intramuros). The two other main stages were in A. Avenue Mall along Makati Avenue and in Greenbelt 3 Park. A lot of bands participated in the event and practically rocked the venue.
Barbie Almabis (above) was on stage when we arrived at the venue around 9:00 p.m. The event started late in the afternoon and so we missed the performances of other bands like Imago, Chocolate Grass, Similar Objects, Peryodiko, etc. We heard the Banda Kawayan also performed during the opening part but we were not able to catch it.
I particularly enjoyed Humanfolk's performance (Para sa Tao). I just couldn't upload my video but I must say the song was great. I didn't know this band until that night. Of course we also enjoyed the performances of Wilderness, Coco Jam, Ea Torrado, Mr. Bones and the Boneyard, etc. But "fuckin shit" this man practically brought the house down!
He did rock on! Kjwan's Marc Abaya was the most popular performer of the night. He sang some of his hits and the crowd just went wild! I think that was the crowd favorite performance even though it was a little obvious that Abaya was under alcohol. We went home before the final set so we didn't get to watch performances by Curbside, Taken by Cars, etc.
On the side, we also enjoyed the different art installations and street performances by different Filipino and foreign artists. We spotted Carlos Celdran, the celebrity Intramuros tour guide, boozing the night away.
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