This all-female band was formed on June 18, 2001. It has 13 members but only 12 of the group usually appear on stage in every performance, or that’s what the Wikipedia article says. (I counted the girls playing on stage in some of their videos and they were 13.:-))They use ancient Chinese musical instruments when they perform their wide-ranging musical repertoire which include traditional Chinese and western songs. (I watched them perform on TV a tune popularized in the early 2000’s by the European/Australian girl ensemble Bond. They presented a nice rendition of the piece, giving it a distinct Chinese characteristic.) There’s more about Twelve Girls Band’s history in this Wikipedia article. And this video from You Tube offers a good glimpse of the band’s artistry.
Maybe the numerology and the mythology, which gave inspiration to the person who conceptualized the formation of this band, could have played a huge factor for the band’s success... Or maybe not. I don’t care about the numbers and the myths that got involved. If a group of beautiful, enormously talented ladies get together and play equally beautiful music, success should naturally ensue. (This band sold millions of albums.) But the best thing about 12 Girls Band is that, like the African band Mambazo, their musicality is deeply rooted to their culture, something which our Cordi musicians could do well to emulate.
I love their music but couldn't they have chosen a better name? Hehe... (I'm sorry. I couldn't help but ask that.)
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Music played in this video sounds like one of Yanni's composition but it's great with the use of ancient instruments...also counted 13 and maybe the one at the back didn't count, just extra, hehe....
Cordillera musician doing this?????
Only if they set aside individualism, it's achievable! But you know how it is, ag-solo wak laengen tapno awan ti problema.
That seems to be the norm....Cheers
and goodhealth regardless...
hi true blue,
you're right. the music is similar to yanni's.
this 'to each his own way' attitude should change for us to reach greater heights. i do believe that we can do it.
cheers and good health too.
Wow. Very nice to listen to and to watch :-)
Oo nga pangalan nila is too generic, (parang Mt. Province hehe). But maybe it sounds good in Chinese.
hi bill,
the music is sure nice nice.
and yeaah. exactly! parang mt. province. it just goes to show though that for bands, names don't mean a whit to their becoming successful, something which can't be said for our poor province.
hey, do you believe in feng shui, bill? maybe counting 12 for 13 is good feng shui. maybe too,rearranging the letters in the name of mp to something more feng shui friendly would uplift our province's economy... i wonder if gob dalog believes in pong soy...
hehehehe... cheers!
I'm not sure if I believe in feng shui because I don't know all the beliefs/principles. Although I think there are good basis for it. For instance, why it's good to have your main door face the east. Or why the store room/ref should not be facing a CR. I think those are feng shui beliefs na parang may common sense basis.
Actually baka Dalog might be open to the idea of changing the name Mt. Province. Kasi one time, he suggested that the people of Sinto change the name of their barangay because it is generic kano (100 km from Baguio yata ang Sinto kaya pinangalanang Sinto). At the time he was saying that, I was thinking of the name Mt. Province na generic din hehe.
The idea of forming a band that can play our native musical instruments is a very, very good suggestion. But, where to find local musicians who can play them? You can find many Ifontok youngsters who can play guitar, but hardly one who can play the kaleleng (nose flute).
Hmmm... Maybe you can start a search in your blog for musicians who can play native musical instruments? =)
hi layad,
hey, that's a very good suggestion.:-)
the truth is i've been goading some youngsters in our area to try creating music that's original, for starters, even if only with the guitar. playing with the gongs out-of-occasion is frowned upon here. i hope they would try it.
thanks.
Yep ganda talag ng music nila...borrowing ate L's words "I like" them...
Speaking of bands playing native musical instruments...i heard one of the young bands from the iBenguets (specifically, Kabayan)did it in one of their songs...i just forgot the name of the song but the name of the band is "AGI" (an Ibaloi which literally mean sibling but could also be use to mean generally as 'comrade')...
un lang po...blessings and cheers (nga kuna ni sir TB)
FBI
hi fbi,
yup. i like their music too.
i heard a song by agi in bill's blog. they're good. it's nice to know that igorot musicians like them are incorporating native instruments to their songs.
blessings and cheers din po!
Interesting to know.
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