My arrangement of the Philippine folk song “Bahay Kubo” for angklung ensemble and piano performed by the Musikong Kawayan Bamboo Ensemble. I have been conducting this group at the Philippine Cultural Foundation, Inc.‘s Bayanihan Arts and Events Center. This is a track from our first album entitled “Musikong Kawayan” (Bamboo Music) and is available at soundcloud.com.
“Bahay Kubo” is one of the most popular Philippine folk songs of all time. The song is about a Bahay kubo, a house made of bamboo with a roof made of nipa leaves. It is surrounded by all sorts of vegetables. This tune is usually sang by children like the “ABC song” and “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” of the west. It is well known by Filipinos of all ages.
The Musikong Kawayan Bamboo Ensemble is one of the resident performing groups under the PCFI. With the support of the Arts Council of Hillsborough Country and the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, PCFI’s Music and Instrumental Program has been realized to present and instill Asian and Philippine music awareness among Filipino-Americans, in particular, and the public, in general, through ethnic instrumental and music instructions, musical productions and music composition.
Musikong Kawayan classes are held on Saturdays from 10:00AM at the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center. These classes are free to the public. For more information, please contact the Philippine Cultural Foundation, Inc. at the Bayanihan Arts Center in Tampa, FL.
Music by by Nhick Ramiro Pacis
Copyright 2013