Friday, August 16, 2013

Classical Music in Davao City


Classical Music in Davao City
The College of Communication in Polytechnic University of the Philippines celebrated its 12th Founding Anniversary on the 2nd week of August. The theme of the said event was DOSENA: Labindalawang Taon ng Pagkakisa, Karunungan at Tagumpay.
The freshmen students of the said college are required to present a street dance representing different regions in the Philippines. Various sections from various departments showcase their talents in dancing accompanying the festival they presented.
Kadayawan was one of the selected Festivals in the event.  Historically, according to http://www.kadayawan.com, the term "Kadayawan" is derived from the Mandaya word “madayaw”, a warm and friendly greeting used to explain a thing that is valuable, superior, beautiful, good, or profitable.
This festival was originated in Davao. When I explore the World Wide Web, I found out that there is a blog entitled Davao Music Nation. This DMN was created to be a medium for the different bands, artists, and music venues in the city to spread their music and gain recognition. Designed as an online magazine, it features artists monthly, introducing their story, photos, videos and of course, their music.
In the belief that music goes beyond age and genre, the featured artists range from up and coming bands from our local colleges, to established and awarded artists who have made their mark in the world with their music. It also aims to solidify these different artists, and create a solid community that works to help each other, and thus, help Davao music get heard. (http://www.davaomusicnation.com)
In this website, there are different posts showing various topics that are related to music. Here it follows: Kadayawan World Vibe, Davao Artists (Chua– Artist of the Month for August), Davao Bars (From Diner to Restobar, Sales Tekanplor), Davao Bands (6 Things You Didn’t Know About Kamaggong), and a lot more of Davao events.
By, this, I can say that Davao is truly an amazing place with talented people and great opportunities. Davao is really a great place to tour. Madayaw Dabaw!
Sources:
http://www.kadayawan.com
http://www.davaomusicnation.com
Magpantay, Maria Ellaine DC
BCR 3-1

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