Bamboo
- Last updated: May 24th, 2007
Members
Bamboo Mañalac - vocals
Ira Cruz - guitars
Nathan Azarcon - bass
Vic Mercado - drums
Interesting Facts
Bamboo and Nathan came from the band Rivermaya
Ira and Vic came from the band Passage
Bamboo’s real name is Francisco
Won 2004 NU 107 Rock Awards Band of the Year
Won 2004 NU 107 Rock Awards Song of the Year for “Noypi”
One of the songs included on their third album is entitled “Never Coming Back” features a duet between Bamboo and former bandmate Rico Blanco of Rivermaya
Discography
As the Music Plays (February 2004, EMI Philippines)
Light, Peace, Love (2005, EMI Philippines)
We Stand Alone Together (February 23, 2007, EMI Philippines)
Gigs
May 19 University of Guam Field House
May 25 Winston in Concert! Grand Central Park, Lucena City
May 26 Colt 45 Event HK Sun Plaza, Macapagal Ave., Manila
May 26 SMART Event Manila 11:00 p.m.
May 26 Rajah Suliman, Manila 11:30 p.m.
May 26 Rounin Event Manila 12:00 a.m.
May 30 Marco Parking lot, Batangas Cirt
Links
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Bamboo Lyrics
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May 9th, 2007 at 4:30 am
…………i love bamboo band!!!!!!!!!! lahat ng songs nila….panalo!!! wheeeww! astig!!!!
May 19th, 2007 at 1:43 pm
bamboo concert was ok… even though they made us wait outside for a long tym while it was drizzling and the concert started a lil later dan expected… but bamboo sucks! they paimportante! y? bcoz 1st of all the concert started late, next wen the concert ended they juz disappeared without even saying anything not even “thank you guam” or watever…… next we went to A CLASS LOUNGE hoping that we could meet them but u know wut happened? they came rilly late and the lead singer “bamboo” didn’t showed up… they said “he has another engagement”. wut?! d f*ck was dat? (wuts a more important engagement dan ur afterparty wer ur fans will b der to show their admirations) plus dey could hav told us… we even paid 10 dollars for d cover charge… yeh d band play without d vocalist so dey put ‘Jetlag Band’s’ lead vocalist to sing instead of bamboo but we didnt pay a cover charge to see him sing (no offense jetlag) and not only dat dey juz played 2 songs! ano yon pakunsuelo de bobo?! n den afterwards dey immediately left! we didnt even get to talk withdem, dey didnt even wen around talking to pipol saying sorry about but happened…. n it was suppose to be an after party for dem! u know wut som pipol didn’t go to the concert coz dey will go to d after party but dey wer so disappointed… n pipol like me went to ‘A CLASS’ coz we wer impress bcoz dey wer gud at d concert but dat immediately changed to disappointment! wut i can say to ‘A CLASS’ is dat; dat incident will ruin u or atleast it will affect u in a bad way… for dat n for not informing us b4 hand or for not making sure dey’l all b der, u guys also hav a bad impression from us d expectators! wer also disappointed in u…. n hirs wut i wanna say to “BAMBOO” dont expect to come backhir in guam n have d same warm welcome as b4…. n u can count many pipol’s support away from u… n expect dat ur song “tatsulok” wil drop out of the top ten in mega mix…. u guys r not frenly! n Bamboo, Rivermaya is better off without u…. i still love Rivermaya…. CUESHE is better dan u atleast they’r frenly n very approachable! u dont know pipol from guam yet we will love performers hu r willing to mingle with us…. u guys r d suckiest band hu went hir in guam…. M still a 100% Rivermaya supporter and HALER…. u didn’t even captured my interest…. u guys sucks!
June 4th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
is this true?
June 8th, 2007 at 5:50 am
halelujah pNgrock tLAgA kau!!!!!!
June 22nd, 2007 at 4:43 pm
hey you genina from guam? is this true?
June 27th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
about that guam issue, there could be a lot of possibilities. negotiations between the band manager and the organizers could be one. I’m a super bamboo fan and what happened there is really disappointing. but dunno the real story. keep your minds open.
by the way, bamboo hasn’t caught your interest huh? but you went to the concert, waited, paid $10, went to “A CLASS” . .
June 28th, 2007 at 5:04 am
shut up genina!!!!!!!!!!!!111
June 28th, 2007 at 10:59 am
Againinaaaa!!!! just shut up. ur just a groupiii!
Isang malakas palakpakan para sayo…Genina
“clap pok pok pok pok…….” :p
Bamboo is not about picture taking.
Mabuhay ang musikang pilipino…….
June 29th, 2007 at 7:02 am
hey genina!! u sUck! maybe u r nOt wOrth meeting bamboo!! and bambOo has many appOintment!! what a waste of timE bamboO taLking toyOu!? they pLayed at eastwUd!! i talked to tHem! nathan is a “brod” of my sister!!! U DoN’T EVEN KNoW THEM YeT!! CuESHE!? Wat d f*ck!? when we see thEm oN tv.. we aLmost take our Lungs oUt laughing at them!! rivermaya?! they disband!!! stUpid!! bambOO rocks forever!! thEy’re immortaL..—jApokz
July 16th, 2007 at 9:41 pm
love ko kau LAHAT!!
^_^
July 23rd, 2007 at 12:38 pm
greyhoundz mabuhay!
August 16th, 2007 at 12:44 am
i don’t believe wat genina’s saying.. not at all.. and to top it all, she doesn’t sound like she’ from guam.. there are so many errors in her grammar.. TO HELL WITH UR “A CLASS! thank you.
September 10th, 2007 at 10:51 pm
ur the best!
September 12th, 2007 at 8:13 am
is it okey if il poz dis in r forum genina.?
September 12th, 2007 at 8:15 am
i love bamboo so uhmm.. perhaps may reason kung bkit ngyari un..
October 2nd, 2007 at 9:09 pm
kailan kaaaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uli punta baguio////////////////;ll,.;l;
October 4th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
astig bamboo go pare
October 9th, 2007 at 6:31 am
Bamboo is bamboo ayt;)…I’ve watched him humiliated Pia Guanio in front of Audience & National TV (Eat Bulaga). The story was, after their jamming withthe song “Tatsulok” Pia was askin him to dance to the tune of itaktak mo!!! But our Rockstar dude Bamboo declined and said sorry not this time. Pahiya si Pia na puro ka-cheapan ang alam. It’s wether you hate him or love him from his actions…or from the things he does right or wrong…as long as they Rock our hearts with their music…Bamboo will always be No.1…I think he hates showbizzz stuff!!!
October 10th, 2007 at 1:52 am
- Bamboo
God Bless Us All.
November 10th, 2007 at 12:12 am
imagine bamboo dancing in the tune of itaktak mo?? that sucks big time..it’ll be super cheap for him doing that..
that’s what most fans like about bamboo, the mysterious effect..kahit hindi siya nakikimingle sa mga tao after concerts, i think it’s his personality..kahit on tv guestings, konti lng ung sinasabi niya sa interviews..gnun lang talaga c bamboo, hindi niya lang talaga inoopen lahat sa public, to maintain that mysterious image of his..
and hating them because of that GUAM issue alone is pathetic..d pa nga alam anong reason kung ano2x na ang pinagsasabi..tsk tsk tsk..
November 13th, 2007 at 7:48 am
..wAaA,aUz uNg mGa nbSa q ahH..haha! wAt a sTory gEninA..nyAhaha! nttWa LNg aQ sAu.. wAwa k nMn..snA dkA n LNg ngpOst, aNdami m 2loi nKasgutan d2..hEhe! pEo aUs cLA.. saLudo q sEnyO..! mbuhAy Ang mUsikanG piLipinO! mbuhAy c bAmbo0…! wo0o0o0t..! ahehehe.. ^_~
November 22nd, 2007 at 2:08 am
pu…………….nyo….. mang gulo nanam kayo dito so jolo….
November 23rd, 2007 at 3:09 pm
at least bamboo is way better than the rivermaya now. rivermaya is now a mediocre band. wala na si bamboo, rico pati nathan. RIP rivermaya 1993-2007.
November 28th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
Hataw sila Bamboo sa Vancouver..!!! OK sila kasama, after the concert we hanged out sa back stage while they were getting ready to go to the Airport pa -pinas.. Kahit na they have a flight at 2AM, nag autograph signing pa rin sila kahit na 1030PM na natapos caoncert nila. Para silang ordinary people kasama…
December 8th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
bamboo is over rated
at masungit nga sila
at least in my experience
December 22nd, 2007 at 11:00 pm
Bamboo rocks no matter what people say. They performed at our company christmas party. He was full of energy, I can’t say anything bad about the performance. They left after that. I think it’s understandable, i mean after performing 15 songs without any interval, you’re supposed to be exhausted right? He’s friendly.
December 25th, 2007 at 7:22 am
tae yan c bamboo. bakit mga compose ni rico na kanta ay kinakanta pa nya??? kantahin mo nlang bamboo sarili mo kantang walang kwenta…
January 4th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Grabe, naruto, paskong pasko, tae ang topic mo.
Genina, your post is… amazing. May i repost to my blog? kakatuwa kasi masyado. it’s so… classy.
Bambs, iba ka talaga, m’man! astig!
January 5th, 2008 at 3:44 am
ang papanget nyo kamuka nyo c eba papya
January 9th, 2008 at 7:13 am
BAMBOO ROCKS DUDE!!!!
THE HELL IT ROCKS!!!
ANG GALING KAYA NILA!!!!
January 19th, 2008 at 10:36 am
…..bamboo….ever after nah yan…baztah wag lang lalaki ulo nila…..
January 21st, 2008 at 7:20 am
ok yan si BAMBOO….
ninong sya ng anak ko… pag concert todo bigay…. pero sa bahay di makabasag pinggan yan… sobrang tahimik… kababata ko misis nya kaya kuha ko syang ninong… malak di mag pamasko kaya ok na rin… HI MAreng Mau and Pre….hehehe
January 27th, 2008 at 12:13 am
i’d like to comment about issues on this page. one of the band member from bamboo is a good friend of mine. Yes there are times na “late” sila sa mga appointments or gigs nila just because may mga times na in 1 day super dami nila commitments lets not blame them na bakit isinasabay sabay nila lahat? can we really blame them if theyr so bankable? besides, sila rin sa sarili nila are very sorry lalo na sa mga fans nila na naghihintay kung bakit sila nalelate. usually pa, in a gig were there are a lot of bands sila yung finale, wala sila magawa kahit alam nila by this time dapat umalis na sila since they still have another appointment somewhere. Well, I know u guys who have watched this band perform would really say “WORTH IT” ung hintay at bayad. Yes, usually they leave right away but I dont think ndi sila nagsasabi ng thankyou? theyr educated people din. Probably may times na nagmamadali sila since they have to rush to go to another place na maay appointment pa sila or merely alam ng crowd control na magkakagulo at pagkakaguluhan sila. Bamboo is already an icon in our music industry this is a known fact. These guys are nice and humble if youd just get to know them. Mabuhay ang bamboo!:p
February 9th, 2008 at 3:25 am
HELLO BAMBOO!!!!I REALLY LIKE YOUR SONGS SANA COMPOSE KA PA NG PANIBAGO SONGS,MABUHAY KA!!!!!!!!!!RAKISTA KA TALAGA!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 6th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
the band plays really tight just like the dawn when caloy was still around int the late 80’s. wala ako masabi.
March 13th, 2008 at 4:06 am
to genina,
u know wat? in the first place u shudnt blame them. u only paid to watch the gig. it’s not their fault if their late. it’s not like they wanted to be late. common, maybe it’s the sevice’s fault. so what if u cant meet them? why? do u have the right to go in between their jobs just to meet them? think about what you say.
March 13th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
u know wat its normal na ganun sila..
dont think they’re not friendly..
they’re just being tired and want some rest..
genina u dnt know who bamboo and its members..
March 24th, 2008 at 5:06 am
hi bamboo..!azk lng poh..!wat poh true name mo?wahahahahaha!luv n kc kta eh!
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:54 am
+ crazy +
+ messy +
+ funny +
..open ur minds..
..u will just love em.
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Alam nyo, wag kayong mdissapoint kung d nyo mkhalubilo ung band, ung gusto nyo mkpgpicture taking. Mga sikat n kasi sila. Tpos si bamboo mahiyain sa personal yan. Kya kung prang feeling nyo iresponsable sila or mga suplado, nagkkamali kayo. Sometimes prang nalilito na sila sa pagmamadali. They’re juz human beings.
Pero sa totoo lang, sila talaga ung pinaka d best na banda. Nun nga hilig ko rnb at hiphop. Pero nung marinig ko ulit na kumakanta si bamboo, naamaze ako sa boses nya. Kaya un nadala ako at ngshift na as rocker. Hehe. Astig kasi nila. Enjoy tlga ako sa performance nla nung pumunta sila dito sa tacloban. Galing talaga!
April 24th, 2008 at 3:27 am
ASTIG TALAGA NI BAMBOO……
May 13th, 2008 at 9:53 am
I know this comment is late for that “genina issue”
Hoy Day! Uli ka na lang diri sa Pinas ug paguyod nalang sa kabaw ha? in English!
Come home, and allow Philippine carabao or tamaraw for best result to drag you along luneta. ok?
You’re just bitter coz di ka pa naka score. This in not about who’s best or who’s not, what is important is they all are contributing to the industry and making pinoy music alive.
Let’s ol admit that they are all best in their own way. I’m really an avid fan of rivermaya especially with Bamboo himself since “kisapmata”, “Himala” and “panahon na naman”
So pipol… especially genina, matulog ka na ha? baka sakali pag gising mo, mahimasmasan ka na.ok?
I love you Bamboo!
May 13th, 2008 at 10:09 am
I know this comment is late for that “genina issue”
Hoy Day! Uli ka na lang diri sa Pinas ug paguyod nalang sa kabaw ha? in English!
Come home, and allow Philippine carabao or tamaraw for best result to drag you along luneta. ok?
You’re just bitter coz di ka pa naka score. This in not about who’s best or who’s not, what is important is they all are contributing to the industry and making pinoy music alive.
Let’s ol admit that they are all best in their own way. I’m really an avid fan of rivermaya especially with Bamboo himself since “kisapmata”, “Himala” and “panahon na naman”
So pipol be open minded and be assertive in a positive way… and to you genina, matulog ka na ha? baka sakali pag gising mo, mahimasmasan ka na.ok?
I love you Bamboo!
May 24th, 2008 at 8:32 am
hey genina!!wud u shut da fuck up!(oopss..can i say dat?)anyweiz!cueshe??oh c’mon!,ur comparing bamboo to the most boring and korny band ever in the industry..in terms in crowd halubilu..i saw bamboo performed in bacolod and genina sorry to disappoint u but dey brought da hauz down!!,soo genina shut da f*** up!!ok!
May 27th, 2008 at 9:36 am
bamboo you’re the best..he’s not suplado basta tama ang approach ok sya..when i approached him and told him its my bday well he greeted me and took picture with me..he even hugged me..love you so much…
June 8th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
BAMBOO ROCKS!!! BAMBOO ROCKS!!! BAMBOO ROCKS!!! HAIL YEAH!!!
although may mga epal jan, kinulang sa pansin… itulog mo yan ng maliwanagan ka… better yet itulog mo yan ng tuluyan Genina ng sumaya mundo… GENINA SUCKS!!! GENINA SUCKS!!! GENINA SUCKS BIG TIME!!!