MANILA, Philippines—Genre-crossing all-Filipino music collective Brass Pas Pas Pas Pas is celebrating its 10th year in the music industry with two new songs, “Tayo Na’t Mag-Funk” and “Disko Na“, both released in time for their month-long anniversary celebration this October.
For the uninitiated, Brass Pas Pas Pas Pas is a 10-piece, sometimes 11 to 12-piece, big band that plays an eclectic mix of music genres, ranging from jazz, swing, blues to soul disco-funk to modern/contemporary groove music.
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“Tayo Na’t Mag-Funk” and “Disko Na” are composed by BPPPP vocalist Mike Luis and arranged by bassist and musical director Francis De Veyra. Both songs were recorded, mixed and mastered at Wombworks Audio Productions by Jean-Paul Verona.
According to Luis, “Tayo Na’t Mag-Funk’ is a party song that pays homage to classic funk bands from the seventies, such as Sly & The Family Stone, Parliament Funkadelic, Earth Wind & Fire, Bootsy Collins, etc.”
Francis De Veyra, on the other hand, describes “Disko Na” as a modern-day disco song with retro and Manila Sound vibes, a tribute to the band’s musical influences Hotdog, The Boyfriends, VST & Co., and the likes.
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Released under Funkybeat Entertainment, “Tayo Na’t Mag-Funk” and “Disko Na” are available on all major music streaming apps including Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, YouTube, Amazon Music, and Anghami.
To mark this month-long anniversary celebration, Brass Pas Pas Pas Pas also held an anniversary show that also debuted the music videos for the two new tracks. The band also worked with Backspacer Records for a vinyl record, a collection of their “Greatest HITS” as remastered by Shinji Tanaka of Kodama Studio, set to be released also on the show.
The anniversary event also featurd sets by Zsaris, Basically Saturday Night, Leanne & Naara, and Ang Bandang Shirley. Singers Bing Austria and Faye Yupano will also perform with the band.
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