The second night, I was more thrilled. And for good reason. I headed towards the Mangyan Village where Breaking Silence was on. An impromptu collaboration with event host MC Shureshock, and Tribu Manila‘s Mister Marcus really hit it home for me. I was there their entire performance. As cheesy as it may sound, their music really took a hold of me.
The stylings of DJ Breaking Silence and Marcus bringing the sound of tribal drums resulted to a sensual experience
MC Sureshock’s skills blew me away
When I got back to the main stage, I was astounded by the size of the crowd. That second night, a Friday, had definitely the best turnout.
Daloy Dance Company‘s bizarre but captivating interactive dance tableau was another highlight of that night.
Their grotesque “Aliens of Manila” costumes and fluid choreography, plus their use of the entirety of the Amphitheater, was quite fantastical. It was a little bit weird, too, but the good kind of weird. The consensus among the attendees was that the performance should’ve been longer.
Daloy Dance Company’s costumes were made out of unlikely materials such as a plunger and an eskoba
Daloy Dance Co is in collaboration with artist Leeroy New for the “Aliens of Manila” costume
It was Japan Basscamp’s DJ Kentaro, however, who truly heralded the epic party. As already mentioned, I know nothing about DJs, but was impressed by Kentaro’s turntable skills. It came as no surprise then when I found out later that he was a Disco Mix Club World DJ Champion. His style, which I’d describe as techno hip-hop, brought the crowd into a frenzy. Shout-out also to the stage crew for such great lighting design during Kentaro’s set. The perfect combo made the experience even more epic.
He looks so chill here, but DJ Kentaro brought the house down during his performance
DJ Kentaro was joined by MC Cardz on stage
Read on for the last night of Malasimbo!
