Fete de la Pregnant (part I)

When I was in Manila, friends and I would attend the staging of Fete de la Musique, the world-wide celebration of diversity through music. There were always several stages in one venue, each one dedicated to a genre or style of music, so there was rock, world, blues, reggae/ska, etc. The first one I went to was at the now burned-down Republic of Malate, then at El Pueblo in Ortigas, and the last one at Eastwood City in Libis, and i think there's another year i went that i cannot pin down clearly. It was always a great night of rushing from one stage to another, and watching one act while worrying if you were missing something better at another stage. There was always a great sense of being one because of music (cliché! cliché!) and a festive carnival atmosphere brought about by walking around with friends, drink in hand. 

Last year Alliance Francais de Cebu (and the Arts Council of Cebu) asked BBB and I to help them organize the first ever Fete in Cebu. It was an acknowledgement of our extensive network in Cebu’s music scene, thanks to this magazine we publish that focuses on Cebu’s “music, arts, and the scene.” We gladly obliged.

We’re doing it again this year, at the Terraces of Ayala Center. We are again in charge of the band line up and directing the program.  On top of that, I am again writing the continuity script. Event is tomorrow. I’m writing this as a script-writing break. What a life. Writing as a break from writing.