A thousand drums: Guinness Book of World Records

Simultaneous roaring of a thousand drums today, January 22, will fire the first salvo of vying in the Guinness Book of World Records as the Tambor, Trumpa, Martsa Musika competition makes its way to the hearts of more than a million spectators of the world-famous Dinagyang Festival.

Dr. Febe Cang, chairperson of the Dinagyang drum and bugle competition, said the morning event will saw more than 1,000 drums roaring from the drummers of 16 Dinagyang Ati-atihan tribe contest, entries of 4 drum and lyre corps elementary level, 6 competitors in the secondary level and 3 marching bands and from guest performers PNP Band and the University of San Agustin.

Cang said they are going to document all the activities, the sound, music and performance of the drummers and send these to the Guinness Book of World Records by showing off that Iloilo Dinagyang is the biggest tourism event in the entire world.

The thousand drums will be held before the contest proper starting at 8:00 in the morning today. The contesting groups will perform in two performance areas such as the Freedom Grandstand and the Iloilo provincial capitol area.

The contesting participants are the marching bands of Iloilo Sun Yat Sen, Western Visayas College of Science and Technology and the Alimodian National Comprehensive High School.

To vie in the elementary category are the drum and lyre corps of Leganes Central School, Alibango Elementary SAchool, Guimbal Central School and Dingle Central School.

The drum and bugle corps of the Iloilo City National High School, New Lucena National High School, Passi National High School, Calinog National Comprehensive High School, Guimbal National High School and Botong-Cabanbanan National High School will vie in the secondary category.

By Lydia C. Pendon

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