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Makopa

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MAKOPA: SWEET FRUIT OF SOUL AND JAZZ The infectious grooves of Makopa are wafting out of the public-address system of Mag:Net Café in Katipunan—sort of announcing to the rain-drenched world at large that there are other forces of nature that can cause an equal amount of stir—and you feel like a boob for not being indoors witnessing it all. Indeed, this unassuming four-piece jam band from Diliman, whose music, characterized by improvisation, flavorful hints of jazz, and incendiary hooks—not to mention the unbelievable pipes of singer Nika Espinosa—is one such stirring “force.” (Aldus Santos) MAKOPA: SWEET FRUIT OF SOUL AND JAZZ The infectious grooves of Makopa are wafting out of the public-address system of Mag:Net Café in Katipunan—sort of announcing to the rain-drenched world at large that there are other forces of nature that can cause an equal amount of stir—and you feel like a boob for not being indoors witnessing it all. Indeed, this unassuming four-piece jam band from Diliman, whose music, characterized by improvisation, flavorful hints of jazz, and incendiary hooks—not to mention the unbelievable pipes of singer Nika Espinosa—is one such stirring “force.” Almost four years ago, the band released a modest EP of their material back then. For some reason (and pardon this early digression please), I remember reading about Walt Whitman’s seminal volume Leaves of Grass being a “continuing draft,” a Polaroid of a moment, so to speak. The...

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