AINOS (pronounced ay-nos) once came up with a song that not could only took the airwaves by storm, but also whiffed all over the metropolis with this kind of smell that would remind us every time of Taboan Public Market.
The bagsakan center of buwad mangsi, buwad pinikas, buwad lawlaw, buwad potpot is a living testimony of the bounty of our seas and reminder that the One GOD has incessantly sustained these waters. And that seas have religiously respected needs to appease hunger pangs even by those who have spilled sludge all over them.
Thoughts deemed unfathomable for scriptural undertones were expressed in layman's terms in "BUWAD" song that took the air lanes; its theme on Christian living went past some church gate and took the mainstream.
The saline smell of BUWAD whiffed all over the metropolis, and so it came to pass that the song became an anthem of the highly marginalized, those who could afford buwad only on their meal tables buntag buwad, udto buwad, inig kahapon magsugba lag buwad.
Little did everyone know that the song was not just written to amuse listener. BUWAD is a song of thanksgiving to the Supreme for even the small things that could came to a man.
Rogene Macion ( bass guitarist), Joshua Ponce (vocal, composer), Richie Amoin (rhythm guitarist), Emerson Dungog (Lead Guitarist), Gregorio Baguio (Drummer) of Lapu-lapu City make up AINOS, a greek word that means Praise God and also refers to the tallest mountain in cephallonia, Greece with elevation at the top of the point standing at 1,628 meters (or around 5,350 feet).
Actually, BUWAD may sounds novelty. But if you are deep into music, you will understand that BUWAD is contemporary gospel music. It is very humble way of repeating to oneself: glass half full, just remind us to be very grateful for everything that we have, Rogene expressed on behalf of the other members who all affiliated with the Mactan Christian Community Church (MCCC)
It was learned that the flock was part of the Campus Ministry of Babag National High School. It was during their being a school band that they were able to experience on-stage performances mostly for drug awareness campaigns.
The band formed in 2001, the group wrote BUWAD using for the guidelines the influences of the other successful Christian bands like Thousand Foot Krutch, P.O.D (Payable On Death), Blindside, Kutless, Hillsong, Metal Praise, and Petra.
Recently, AINOS other song TSISMIS (the culture of gossiping in here and the aftermath tackled) received airplay over 93.1 Smash Fm. They thankful for this development, saying it is difficult for a type of music to get a wide acceptance that is now being enjoyed by most bisrak bands. Knowing that the definition of Christian music is still KAHON. Wala pa sad mi album.
We are banking on the strength of Smash Fm to be able to help disseminate our message encouraging a deeper understanding and closer with GOD, to stay close to God and to always rest in Him however and whoever one conceive him to be.
