Parokya Ni Edgar

Parokya Ni Edgar



Parokya ni Edgar is a Filipino band that was formed in 1993 by a group of Ateneo de Manila High School students. The band is famous and most lauded for its original rock novelty songs and often satirical covers of famous songs. The band has since transcended musical genres, varying styles from one song to another - alternative rock to pop rock, funk to rapcore, and so on - while providing comic relief to their listeners.
The band's name has been said to have been derived from an old classroom joke involving the main character in the Jose Rizal novel Noli Me Tangere, one of their school subjects.
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 foreign bands, 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.

For more info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parokya_ni_Edgar

For Parokya Ni Edgar's Website:

http://www.parokyaband.com/