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Bamboo Band Disbanding, Reasons Why Bamboo is Disbanding

January 12, 2011 by Janey

I guess all of us are in shock hearing the latest in music news.

My photos of Bamboo in 2006

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There are always reasons why a band is breaking up, whether all of the band members want to do different things or move forward to a different group or reach a standpoint where creative differences are intolerable… one thing is for sure, Bamboo will always be remembered for the original Pinoy music they brought to us listeners.

Bamboo’s Message over http://www.bamboo.com.ph:

Hello Everybody,

We started the band 2002-2003, playing for small venues or to whoever just wanted to sit down and listen to 4 old dogs that refused to grow up and continued to do what we know we were born to do (it took me awhile, I confess). No one believed in us at the start. Always with a chip on our shoulder we were able and willingly ready to prove doubters wrong.

Here we are 7 or 8 (to the few) years later. (A lifetime in this business)

Things change.

As a group, we’ve come to a point where you have to trust your gut, your heart, and your head and accept that all things change. The hardest part as always is to know when to pack it up and part ways. We’ve learned that this journey is not only about us but includes all who came along for the trip. Family, friends, and of course our front row believers who were there for the best reason of all. To simply listen. So it didn’t come easy winding down to this decision.

So here we go- IT’S OFFICIAL- THE BAND- IT’S OVER.

A chapter closes and a new one begins. So what happens next? I don’t know. 2011 and I readily look forward to tomorrow’s “I don’t knows” and hiccups. So “here we go” a new page.

This is not the end. We move forward for all the right reasons. This is not a sad day. Music will forever be a part of our lives and I couldn’t imagine us just simply walking away. Not possible. All I see are possibilities.

Our friends, fans, supporters, and believers. Thank You.

To the few brave producers out there. Thank you.

Our business partners throughout the year. Thank you.

To EMI and Polyeast. Thank you.

This is not goodbye.

Bamboo Manalac

I am a huge fan. Bubba is a bigger fan… a supporter, a believer. He still can’t believe that the band indeed disbanded. One friend said, with Bamboo leaving a band named “Bamboo”, it doesn’t make sense for the rest of the band to stay on. Even if the band’s name Bamboo really stands for “resilience” or strength of character or music, it really won’t be the same without Bamboo, Ira, Nathan and Vic weaving music together.