BOOKINGS: Mr. Otto Hernandez at +639272123373 or themakiling@hotmail.com
WEBSITE: http://www.makiling.ph

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Not your typical band

THEY don't look anything special in their casual attire of jeans and shirts. Just another college rock band trying to make it, one would think, while preparing oneself to hear a few minutes' blast of metal.

But then, as the five band members of Makiling (Ensemble) start assembling their instruments on stage, doubt is cast on this assumption as one guy in a red hat twangs this perfectly strange-looking guitar that looks vaguely familiar and turns out to be a T'boli hegalong.

When the other band members drag out the rest of their stuff--electric guitars, bells, conggas, rain stick, violin, (and is that a gong?)--one's attention is completely and irrevocably caught. And when they start playing and, of course, it turns out not to be metal, one finds oneself clapping and yelling encouragement like any besotted fan.

It's infectious, the beat, the music, their total enjoyment of their performance. They call it Pinoy World Music.
-Philippine Daily Inquirer, 04/26/2002

For bookings contact manager Mr. Otto Hernandez at +639272123373 or themakiling@hotmail.com Also visit our website at http://www.makiling.ph