Junior performs at the Victory Heights Subdivision Battle of the Bands

Anathema Band rocks the night away in Victory Heights Subdivision

My eldest son has pure musical talent.

A lot of other young people have the same talents, some probably even better. But what set him apart from many of these gifted individuals is his ability to remain humble in his craft, constantly thankful to the Lord and the eagerness to share his skills with friends or anyone who simply wants to learn.

On the evening of December 8, Junior played the bass guitar with members of a band called Anathema at a place called Victory Heights Subdivision in the northern most part of Caloocan City. Dubbed “Unang Hakbang Tugtugan Tungo Sa Pagkakaisa (First Step: A Musical Concert Towards Unity) Battle of the Bands”, a group called Friends of Victory Heights organized this activity in cooperation with the Sangguniang Barangay of Barangay 180 Zone 16 of the said city. It seemed to have been part of the area’s celebration of the religious Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Prior to this date, Junior for the past few days has been helping the band members prepare for this event.

Sonny Boy and I came to watch to their band play. The activity held at the subdivision’s covered basketball court appeared to have been very successful judging by the droves of people who also came to watch the ten or so bands play it out for the honor of being pronounced as the event’s top band.

Band members are joined by friends and supporters

Junior’s band didn’t win any prize this time. But I believe their performance was at least one of the top five from the bands that performed that night. For the band members of Anathema, this was their first gig. Playing well without major hitches before a crowd of hundreds of people was reward enough. The good thing is that they all gained further experience in playing music and that they all enjoyed doing it!

Anathema is composed of:

Niňa Coronel – Vocals, Bass guitar
Fernando Mendoza, Jr. – Vocals, Bass and Rhythm guitars
Jason De Jesus – Lead guitars
Eimiel Toledo – Drums