Last February 18, 201, 1,500 people trooped to Puerto Galera in Mindoro to celebrate music and art in paradise. The first ever Malasimbo Music & Arts Festival was received with enthusiasm, merriment, and resounding support from both Filipino and foreigner alike.
Held at the foot of Mt. Malasimbo, the festival experienced excellent acoustics thanks to Puerto Galera’s adopted son, Malasimbo co-organizer Hubert d’Aboville, who generously provided his property, a natural amphitheatre overlooking the bay of Puerto Galera. The bay has been recognized since 1979 as a “Human Reserve of Man and Biosphere” (MAP program of UNESCO) and is one of the most beautiful bays in the world. The mountaintop also provided an excellent venue for visual artworks by d’Aboville’s daughter, Olivia, an award-winning French-Filipina artist, and a collection of other visual artists, all of whom decorated the amphitheatre and the mountaintop with works reflecting nature, man and conservation.
Foreign and Filipino musical artists combined to provide an unforgettable experience. Favorite local performances enthralled the audience with their best-beloved tracks: Cynthia Alexander, Aquarela, Caliph8, Kadangyan, Kristian Hernandez, Nykó Macá presents GAFiEiRA (NMPG) and a then-nine-months-pregnant Christina “Badkiss” Bartges. To provide an international appeal, Japan’s DJ Krush and South Korea’s Gong Myoung spun the crowd into happy hypnosis. Stage Craft provided only the best sound and lighting systems, transforming the mountaintop into a magical place amidst coconut trees under an ethereal full moon.
Tickets for the 2012 Malasimbo Music & Arts Festival may be reserved by emailing info@malasimbofestival.com. More information is available at www.malasimbofestival.com. For media inquiries, contact Ana Warren González at apwg@ymail.com or +63 (917) 826-2433 or +63 (2) 506-4131.
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