Marching Bands Make Fiesta Revellers Dance to the Beat

Gerry D — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:03:53 +0000

The TOWN FIESTA is celebrated by ALL towns in the Philippines! Fiestas are feast days of the town's patron saint, this can be any of the saints in the Catholic religion BUT one of the most popular patron saint is the STO.NINO or the CHILD JESUS. There are marquee celebrations in Cebu, Kalibo in Aklan and Tondo in Manila.

Marching bands made up of (brass, wind and percussion sections) are common fixtures in fiesta celebrations. These marching bands light up the fiesta atmosphere with their vibrant rendition of both traditional marching band and adaptations of the current popular music. Philippine marching bands wear colorful uniforms.

Lumanog acoustic guitars from Guagua, Pampanga

Gerry — Thu, 03 May 2007 03:30:56 +0000

The Lumanog name is synonymous with Philippine made acoustic guitars. As far as I can remember, when someone in the family wanted an acoustic guitar the reply is always to "get a Lumanog" coz "it's the best".

And since the family hails from Pampanga, everyone knows where the best of the best Lumanog guitars can be found - at the hub of guitar and music instrument shops all bearing the name Lumanog in San Anton, Guagua, Pampanga.

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Marching Bands Make Fiesta Revellers Dance to the Beat

Lumanog acoustic guitars from Guagua, Pampanga