Bamboo (band)
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Bamboo during a live performance. From left: Bassist Nathan Azarcon, vocalist Bamboo Mañalac, and drummer Vic Mercado.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Metro Manila, Philippines |
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| Years active | 2002–2011 |
| Labels | EMI/PolyEast |
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| Website | bamboo |
| Past members |
Bamboo Mañalac Nathan Azarcon Ira Cruz Vic Mercado |
Bamboo was a Filipino rock band formed in 2002 and had been active from 2004 until it disbanded in 2011. It consisted of Bamboo Mañalac, Ira Cruz, Nathan Azarcon and Vic Mercado.
Francisco "Bamboo" Mañalac serves as the band's frontman. Ira Cruz, the band's guitarist claimed that the name of the band was not just derived from their vocalist's name but also from the word bamboo, the characteristics of which are associated with strength and durability with an island feel to it. Also, it's very Filipino and Asian at the same time.
Two of its members, Bamboo Mañalac and Nathan Azarcon, were formerly part of Rivermaya. The other two members, Ira Cruz and Vic Mercado, were former instrumentalists of another band, Passage. Cruz and Azarcon were also former members of the band Kapatid during that time.
Four years after their departure from Rivermaya, Mañalac and Azarcon caught up again with each other, during which Azarcon introduced him to Cruz and Mercado.
Bamboo's debut album, As The Music Plays, was released in February 2004 where it received positive response from fans and critics alike. The album also won numerous awards at the AWIT Awards, NU 107 Rock Awards, and MTV Pilipinas 2004.
Their second album, Light Peace Love, which was released in 2005, consists of ten songs with differing moods and subjects, and took only 3 months to record. This album has a softer sound with both its lyrics and delivery. For this album, the band added more strings and a variety of other instruments, including trumpets. The band admitted that this album had a personal feel to it. They experimented with several new styles that may please new listeners, at the risk of disappointing fans of the more conventional rock of their first album.
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