OFW in Bahrain pens page for fellow musicians

In between his career and family life, an overseas Filipino worker has managed to squeeze in administering a social networking account for his fellow musicians in Bahrain.

“Ang day job ko is 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ang gig ko naman is 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Ang off ko sa gig is Sunday lang,” disclosed Vincent Lee Apresto, 41, commercial designer in Salmaniya, Bahrain, in an email interview in August 20.

 

“Nakapapawi kasi ng pagod ang musika. Stress reliever kumbaga. Kahit puro cover songs ang tinutugtog namin, okay na kami. Nasa puso na namin ang musika,” he added.

His page, “Pinoy musicians in Bahrain,” aims to be a medium for OFW musicians in the Muslim country.

“Ako ang orihinal na owner ng page na ito. Matagal na rin ito, ilang taon na rin. Layunin ko na mag-share ng experiences ng mga musikero dito sa Bahrain at tumulong din magkalat ng events ng mga Pinoy dito,” Apresto said.

He has been the bassist in his former bands, “Passion Crew Band” and “On The Spot Band,” and in his current group, “Dream Five.”

“Sa ‘Passion Crew,’ ang genre namin doon is reggae at slow rock. Sa ‘On The Spot’ at ‘Dream Five,’ love songs, RNB, at rock ‘n roll.”

“Kapag mga Kanu kasi, puro rock yan. Kapag mga Hapon, RNB.”

Apresto can be seen every night at Rocky’s at the Ramee International Hotel Bahrain.

“Per night kasi sa gig dito sa Bahrain, minsan umaabot ng 25 BHD. Ang pinakamababa is nasa 15 BHD. So, kapag convert mo ung 25 BHD, P4,000 na.” —LBG, GMA News