Antidote to ‘Gangnam’: Kid band kills the competition

The stage was filled with young children. Most of them were barely four-and-a-half feet tall.

Yet, holding instruments that amplified their diminutive statures, they played like accomplished adult musicians. And they trumped their college-level competitors who just looked too self-conscious to play their best.

In fact, the band Kombo ni Vjosh squealed in delight when they were named champions of the 2012 Greenhills Sessionistas, an annual band competition now on its sixth year. On their Facebook page, the band described themselves as: "Kid musicians. Just started April 2012. All happy-go-lucky kids down d stage,,,but serious and dedicated with their assigned instruments up d stage!!" I couldn't help but wonder what they'd sound like once they mature as people and as musicians.

I'm with the band

The Greenhills Sessionistas competition was held at the G-Strip parking area four Sundays of September. The grand finals were held on Friday, Oct. 5. It has become a yearly fixture in the