Clockwise, from top left: Peace Pipe; Irene of Reggae Mistress flashes a smile; Coffee Break Island; some of the Hemp Republic guys waiting for their turn to play and getting drunk; Sunflower with Skarlet; the Hempers; Skarlet / Wunjo manager Miren and Luv of CBI hang-out back stage; Reggae Mistress Chang tells the boys something.
The 60th birth anniversary of legendary reggae icon Bob Marley was celebrated last February 5 at XAYMACA Bar in Timog Avenue with a blast. The event featured Xaymaca’s best bands and some guests as well, with Peace Pipe starting off the set.
Milagros Dancehall Collective (MDC) kicked the vibe up a notch with their almost all original dancehall set. This is where the people started to feel the irie of the party, feet started stomping and bodies moving to the dancehall beat. Up next came Reggae Mistress with their brand of upbeat classic reggae I-Threes style, which revved up the crowd even more. Saturday night Xaymaca staples Coffee Break Island came next with their reggae-ska set, the crowd by which time had all been standing up. A band from Baguio City, Sunflower, played a highly powered, very long punk-ska set with Skarlet of Brownbeat jamming with them on a few songs.
It was 3:30 AM when Hemp Republic’s turn to play finally came. After Sunflower’s set, people thought the event was over; most had gone outside to get a breath of fresh air. The bar was almost empty but when Hemp Republic finally came onstage, like bees, all the people came right back the hive to get a last dose of the music they came for—reggae music.
The band decided to play mostly classic Bob Marley covers “Could You Be Loved”, “One Drop”, “Three Little Birds”, and the song that first put reggae on the charts “No Woman, No Cry”. The band played only around 6 songs since it was late and every one was tired from dancing the night away. Nonetheless, it surely was a BLAST!
2 comments:
it sure was a fun night!! actually 'twas the best night i ever had at xaymaca :)
Dazed
Hi. I heard you guys are great. We have a resort in San Juan, La Union called Sebay - you may have heard of it. Anyway, the surfing season is heading into high gear and we are looking for bands to play particularly, reggae music; it seems to hit right chord with the manilena's, surfers and foreigners. Are you guys interested? If not, maybe some other reggae bands you may know? I'm Allan I can be reached at +63-918-934-1245. Look forward to hearing from you.
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