Parokya Ni Edgar

Parokya Ni Edgar

Parokya ni Edgar has been around for years. It all started when Chito Miranda, still a high school student in Ateneo, together with four schoolmates, formed a band known as Comic Relief. Now, this “trip-trip lang” band has evolved to what the whole Philippines calls Parokya ni Edgar. This combo, whom the people laughed at during their prehistoric Club Dredd days because of their outfits, has won numerous awards and recognitions, despite of their disinterest in popularity .

They got their first breakthrough when they were invited by the Eraserheads to perform for them. They then added “Din Din” and “Buwi” for the drums and bass respectively. Also during that performance, the band decided to call themselves “Parokya ni Edgar” which, the name they say, came from a joke during their days in high school.

Since their inception, Parokya ni Edgar has enjoyed unmatched staying power in the recording scene of the Philippines. Chito Miranda has served as the band’s frontman, filtering the band’s output to the taste of its audience.

History

A man named Jahn Gonsalves founded the Comic Relief band now called Parokya ni Edgar. Naming themselves Comic Relief, the band originally consisted of three vocalists – Alfonso “Chito” Miranda, Jr., Jeric Estaco, Francis Vincent “Vinci” Montaner, and two guitarists, Miko Yap and Gabriel Ignatius “Gab” Chee Kee. They honed their musical skills through after-school jamming, before performing an opening number for an Eraserheads concert. This break prompted the band to add a drummer and a bassist – Dindin Moreno and Buhawi Meneses. The same performance also marked the change of the band’s name to Parokya ni Edgar.  After high school, Miko and Jerick, left the band to pursue other interests. As a replacement, the remaining band members invited to their fold guitarist Darius Semaña.
Parokya Ni Edgar came from a joke answer Jeric Estaco gave during Philippine History class, when the teacher asked him where the father of Jose Rizal’s fictional hero, Crisostomo Ibarra, was educated.

The band soon started playing at the legendary local band hub, Club Dredd. Coming out during the height of the Pinoy rock explosion, with the Filipino rock community giving in to the influence of especially grunge acts such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, Parokya ni Edgar played like no other. Their jokes, silly antics, and outrageous performances paved the way to the popularity that they currently enjoy.

Eventually, the late managing director of Universal Records, Bella Dy Tan, signed them as contract artists after witnessing one of their performances at Club Dredd. Soon their initial recordings such as Buloy, Trip and Lutong Bahay were heard across the nation. Their first album, Khangkhungkherrnitz became a triple platinum hit in the Philippines having sold 120,000 units. The other 3 albums include Buruguduystunstugudunstuy (triple platinum), Jingle Balls Silent Night Holy Cow (gold), and Gulong Itlog Gulong (platinum).

At present, Parokya ni Edgar is composed of Chito, Vinci Montaner, Darius Semaña, Gabriel Cheekee, Buhawi Meneses , and Dindin Moreno.

Band Members

Alfonso “Chito” Miranda, Jr.  – (lead vocals)
Buhawi “Buwi” Meneses – (bass)
Darius Gerard “Dar” Semaña – (lead guitars)
Gabrielle Ignatius “Gab” Chee-Kee – (guitars / vocals)
Ferdinand “Din Din” Moreno – (drums)
Francis Vincent “Vinci” Montaner – (backup vocals / monologue / comical acting or dancing)

Discography

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Khangkhungkherrintz – (1996)

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Buruguduystunstuguduystuy – (1997)

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Jingle Balls – (1998)

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Gulong Itlog Gulong – (1999)

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Edgar Edgar Musikahan – (2002)

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Bigotilyo – (2003)

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Inuman Session Vol.1 – (2004)

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Halina Sa Parokya – (2005)

  1. Halina Sa Parokya
  2. Walang Nangyari
  3. Para Sayo
  4. Gitara
  5. Victor Could
  6. Papa Cologne
  7. Nandito
  8. Mang Jose
  9. Telepono
  10. Kayang Kaya Kaya ?
  11. Bagsakan
  12. The Ordertaker
  13. Muli
  14. Name Fun
  15. First Day Funk
  16. Pedro’s Basura Mix
  17. First Day Funk (Version 2)

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Matira Matibay: PG-13 (Singles 1994-2007) – (2007)

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Solid – (2007)

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One Response to “Parokya Ni Edgar”

  1. Roel T. Carreon says:
    March 14, 2010 at 7:12 am

    No, i dont want to comment. I just wan to bring the experience of the people who witnessed the moments with “Parokya ni Edgar”in my hometown, Cebu”s remote southwest part, the Municipality of Ronda, Cebu. How?


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