In our first Canao in 2008, over 700 people gathered at the Sheraton Hotel & Marina in San Diego to meet each other and to enjoy performances of:
the Kalinga province
the Kalinga province
the Apayao province
the Kalinga province, performed by BIBAK PNW Youth
the Ifugao province
the Benguet province
and the Bontoc province, as performed by the San Diego Youth.
Members of BIBAK San Diego, especially our youth, have continued to perform for the San Diego community in several FilAm events, raising awareness of the Igorot culture and ethnic group in both the Filipino-American community and throughout San Diego.
Asian Festival 2010
Samahan's Gala Concert
Participating at Parol Festival
Fil-Am Fest 2011
Fil-Am Fest 2012
Fil-Am Fest 2013
USD FUSO's Pilipino Culture Night 2013
Kirin Macapugay also organized a Youth Canao in 2012, where youth of families from San Diego, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Maryland were invited to learn of backstrap weaving, a method used by all the tribes, and the use of numerous Kalinga bamboo percussion instruments.
The beat goes on as BIBAK San Diego continues to play, gathering at local parks to learn and create music and dance, and hoping you will join us this July at San Diego's Town and Country Hotel.
Photos on site are taken by Jemuel Balangcod, Ben Macapugay, Jon Osio, Edward Saidro, and Mary Anne Saldaen.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK IN PROMOTING THE "TRUE AND GENUINE FILIPINO CULTURE AND TRADITION"!!!
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