09 November 2009
Guitarito
So retro-- coconut trees and sails on little guitars.
As you walk away he offers you successively smaller instruments.
Newer Post
Older Post
Home
Popular Posts
Champurrado and Champorado
On a cold, damp day in San Francisco, I was sitting in a bus, hardcore fiending for some Philippine cacao. Thick, dark, not instant stuff, n...
Hands-as-Utensils and Accompanying Tools
A Tiny Bit on The History of Intoxicating Sugarwater in the Philippines
Arak ti basi (distilled basi ferment) and basi. It's an acquired taste. Though commonly called "sugarcane wine", I percei...
Blind Band
I often hang around and listen to the blind musicians scattered around the city. They play mostly ballads from a time when bands were called...
Poblacion's Semana Santa Preparations (Circa Last April)
A splendidly painted backdrop by the samahang Alpha Spirits. Before being dubbed "Williamsburgos", Poblacion was often refe...