Noel Cabangon, kickstarts the gathering
The RockEd Gathering at the Podium. Despite the rains the Gathering Party went on but it wasn’t much crowded, probably because of the rain. Fortunately it didn’t rain throughtout the concert. And thought it was a great opportunity to try to shoot low light concerts.
Vocalist Beng Calma, lends her sultry voice to the trip-hop sound of Drip
Rocke Ed celebrates the Human Rights Day and the 3rd International WhiteBand Day.
Spnge Cola’s frontman Yael Yuzon, strums his guitar while doing an Eraserhead’s cover “Pare Ko”
The concert aims to make people aware of their goals, which are:
- Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger
- Achieve Universal Primary Education
- Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
- Reduce Child Mortality
- Ensure Maternal Health
- Combat HIV/AIDS/Malaria and other diseases
- Ensure Environmental Sustainability
- Develop a Global Partnership for Development
Juan Pablo Dream, gets the groove back in rock with style
The concert gahering was nice, but not much action in the crowd. Probably washed down by the rain. Still it was a treat to see some bands perform live. Noel Cabangon has such an amazing vocals. It was a perfect start with his songs relevant to the event. Juan Pablo Dream was quite entertaining with their funky style and sound. Drip was also great. First time I see an electronica, trip-hop band do a performance. Sponge Cola was okay as well. Was a bit disappointed though that UrbanDub and The Dawn didn’t make it.
Amazing Neo-soul rock infused sound of UpDharmaDown
There were a number of new bands there. But what really caught me was UpDharmaDown. I like their funky groove, distortions and the piano. The vocalist who plays the Piano has a very strong voice reminiscent of Alica Keys. Kala is also good with an Indio-I, Kapatid type of sound.
Kala vocalist plays with the Harmonica
Ferdz Decena is an award-winning travel photographer, writer and blogger. His works has found print in publications such as Singapore Airlines’s Silver Kris, Philippine Airlines’ Mabuhay, Cebu Pacific’s Smile and Seair InFlight. He has also lent his expertise to various organizations like the Oceana Philippines, Lopez Group Foundation, Save the Children and World Vision, contributing quality images for their marketing materials.
