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Bamboo Band - Bio, Albums, Songs and Lyrics - OPM Filipino Music

Story and Songs of Bamboo Band Pinoy Music

Bamboo, today’s hottest pinoy rock sensation, is composed of Bamboo Mañalac and Nathan Azarcon on bass, both ex-Rivermaya members, and Ira Cruz on guitars and Vic Mercado on drums, both former instrumentalists of the Passage Band.

This band is an alternative rock band founded by the ex-vocalist of the Rivermaya band, Bamboo Mañalac, on the year 2002 and was also named after him. He serves as the band’s frontman.


Mañalac and Azarcon, four years after they left Rivermaya, met again and Azarcon introduced him to Ira Cruz and Vic Mercado who were then members of the pop ballad band, Passage. Eventually, the four became friends and formed a new group which is now known as “Bamboo”.

In February 2004, Bamboo launched their debut album, As the Music Plays, and it received a positive response from both fans and critics. The album garnered numerous awards at the AWIT Awards, NU107 Rock Awards, and MTV Awards 2004.

Light Peace Love, their second album, was released in 2005. It consists of ten songs which only took 3 months to record and it has differing moods and subjects. This album has a softer sound in both its lyrics and the way it was delivered. For this album, the band added more strings and some instruments, including a trumpet and used other styles that may catch the taste of new listeners. This was done with the risk of disappointing the fans of their first album which has a more conservative rock style.

Their third album, We Stand Alone Together, was released in 2007. It contains the revived local songs which includes Cabangon’s “Tatsulok” and international songs such as Paul Simon’s “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” from different generations. It also includes bonus tracks like unplugged versions of their hit songs from the previous albums such as "Mr. Clay", "These Days", and "Hallelujah". Opting to do away with the conventional rock image that was attached to the band, they produced sounds which were more jazzy than expected.

Backed up by ABS-CBN TV Production and MYX, Star Records produced and created the official soundtrack for the tele-epiko “ROUNIN”, wherein the title track “Argos” was performed by Bamboo. Argos is said to be the band’s first venture to record a song for a primetime television show. It is also the first time for the multi-awarded band and Star Records to work together.

The band, together with Gary Valenciano, was part of the “Days of Peace” campaign by UNICEF.

Awards Received

  • SOP Music Awards 2005
    Strictly Alternative Category Winner: "Hallelujah" - Bamboo

  • SOP Pasiklaband 2006
    Best Rock Band: BambooVocalist of the Year: Bamboo Mañalac

  • MTV Pilipinas 2004 Music Awards
    Favorite New Artist/Group: Bamboo for "Noypi"
    Favorite Song: "Noypi" - Bamboo
    Favorite Group: Bamboo for "Noypi"

  • MTV Pilipinas 2005 Music Awards
    Favorite Media Soundtrack: "Fiesta Amazing" (Smart) - Bamboo

  • MTV Pilipinas 2006 Music Awards
    Best Cinematography in a Video: Bamboo for "Much Has Been Said"

  • 18th Awit Awards 2005
    Best Performance by a New Group Recording Artist: "Noypi" - Bamboo
    Best Rock Song: "Noypi" - Bamboo
    People's Choice Favorite Song: "Noypi" - Bamboo

  • 19th Awit Awards 2006
    Album of the Year: Light Peace Love - Bamboo
    Best Performance by a Group: Bamboo
    Song of the Year: "Hallelujah" - Bamboo
    Best Ballad: "Much Has Been Said" - Bamboo
    Best Rock Song: "Hallelujah" - Bamboo
    People's Choice Award: Bamboo
    Most Promising Entertainer: Bamboo

  • NU Rock Awards 2004
    Vocalist of the Year: Bamboo Mañalac
    Song of the Year: "Noypi" - Bamboo
    Drummer of the Year: Vic Mercado of Bamboo
    Listeners' Choice Award: Bamboo
    Band of the Year: Bamboo

  • NU Rock Awards 2005
    Vocalist of the Year: Bamboo Mañalac
    Album of the Year: Light Peace Love - Bamboo
    Listeners' Choice Award: Bamboo

  • 93.1 RX Year End Awards 2004
    Song of the Year: "Masaya" - Bamboo
    New Local Artist of the Year: Bamboo
    Local Group of the Year: Bamboo

  • 89.9 TM Year End Awards 2004
    Song of the Year: "Masaya" - Bamboo
    New Local Artist of the Year: Bamboo
    Song of the Year: "Noypi" - Bamboo


    Songs from Bamboo Band

    1. 04
    2. Alpha Beta Omega
    3. Children of the Sun
    4. Feelin' Alright
    5. I-You
    6. Mr. Clay
    7. Peace Man
    8. Probinsyana
    9. Tatsulok
    10. Umagang Kay Ganda
    11. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
    12. Argos
    13. Dinner At 6
    14. Hallelujah
    15. Light Years
    16. Much Had Been Said
    17. Prayer For The Dying
    18. So Far Away
    19. These Days
    20. War of Hearts and Minds
    21. Alive
    22. As The Music Plays Our Band
    23. F.U.
    24. Hudas
    25. Masaya
    26. Noypi
    27. Pride and the Flame
    28. Take Me Down
    29. Truth

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