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Rivermaya is currently composed of original members Mark Escueta and Nathan Azarcon, together with the band's longest-serving guitarist, Mike Elgar. Notable former original members include chief songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Rico Blanco and vocalist Bamboo Mañalac, who later formed the band Bamboo and eventually went on his solo career.
Feb 17, 2024 · 12 studio albums, three EPs, and multiple member changes later, Rivermaya are facing their 30th-anniversary head-on with a reunion concert at the SMDC Festival Grounds in Pasay City on 17 February 2024.
The first line-up consisted of Jesse Gonzales on vocals, Kenneth Ilagan on guitars, Nathan Azarcon on bass, Rome Velayo on drums, and Rico Blanco on keyboards. They were managed by Lizza Nakpil and director Chito Roño who had the intention of molding the group into a rock show band. The band was then called Xaga.
Francisco Gaudencio Lope Belardo Mañalac [3] ( Tagalog pronunciation: [mɐɲaˈlɐk]; born March 21, 1976), [4] [5] popularly known as Bamboo Mañalac or simply by the mononym Bamboo, is a Filipino musician and singer-songwriter. He began his career as vocalist and original frontman of Rivermaya and later fronted his own band, Bamboo.
Mark Edward Penabella Escueta ( Tagalog pronunciation: [ʔɛsˈkwɛtɐ]; born 9 January 1976) is a Filipino musician and one of the founding members of the Filipino rock band Rivermaya. Escueta has been the only constant member of Rivermaya since its inception in 1994.
The five members (Blanco, Mañalac, Azarcon, Escueta, and de Castro) formed the original Rivermaya. Rivermaya was chosen among the hundreds of possible names suggested by Blanco, who at that time was very fond of the name of another band, Rizal Underground establishing a nationalistic fervor on music.
May 22, 2017 · Rivermaya: What I've Learned. Bamboo Mañalac, Rico Blanco, Nathan Azarcon, and Mark Escueta on their old band, making music, and regrets. By Erwin Romulo and Lou Albano and Philbert Dy | May 22, 2017. A good song needs to be true .—Nathan. I became a drummer by accident.
