Living in Cebu

In early 2006 I will be moving to Cebu, Philippines with the entire family.

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Dance venues around Cebu

The Filipinos are known throughout Asia for their love of music. Visit places like Singapore and the live band and singer in the nightclub or hotel restaurant are more than likely Filipino.

Most of the Pinoy singers and bands only cover the music of others. Very few do their own original material. There are a few exceptions but even many of them are not all that original. Its true that this same criticism can be made of most new music around the would.

Anyone that has visited the Philippine or even just associated with Filipinos knows how much they love to sing. Almost any party you got to will end in gathering around a karaoke and taking it in turns to sing all the timeless love ballads.

Twenty years ago the songs of groups like Air Supply were very popular and today nothing has changed. It would almost be a challenge to go a day without hearing one of their songs. It may be possible if you lock your self in your home but if you turn on a radio or visit anywhere music is played then chances you will not be able to avoid hearing it.

As much as I enjoy many of the older melodies it does tend to get a bit monotonous. You tend to hear the same old songs over and over again. Mixed in with the latest pop hip-hop tunes and Rap.

Rap is the popular with the Filipino youth. There is also a Filipino version of Rap but it’s more melodic than the original version and does not seem to focus on the same negative themes.

What is almost totally missing in Filipino music scene is alternative and electronic dance music. My kids are more into techno/trance/house than Rap and hiphop (with the exception of my second oldest who is into break dancing and thus likes some hiphop).

They have found it difficult to find a venue around Cebu that plays something other than pop/hiphop/Rap. So far they have found only two venues that play some alternatives.

There is a dance venue called Vudu which has an upstairs lounge that plays alternatives later at night. According to my kids there are not many Pinoys at this venue. Its mainly full of expats and they are predominantly of European in origin.

There is one other venue that also plays alternative music called Kasadra. It is located next to Sunflower Disco with is a very popular live dance venue here in Cebu.

When the kids mention to their Filipino friends they like Techno they are told that is gay music. Such is the attitude to electronic dance music here in the Philippines.

Posted: Wednesday 23rd August 2006, 8:21 AM

Learn To Speck Cebuano

If you are planning no living in Cebu then its a good idea to learn the language and I have found a great teacher here in Cebu. He can also assist you online and is available to translate any documents.

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