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Mark Escueta tells birthday boy Bamboo: 'I'm eternally grateful'

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Reyma Deveza

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<p>MANILA -- Rivermaya frontman Mark Escueta on Thursday took to social media to share his heartfelt birthday message for his old bandmate, Bamboo Mañalac.</p><p>Sharing a photo of them together on Instagram, Escueta praised Bamboo for his dedication and professionalism as an artist. They had a reunion concert last month with Rico Blanco and Nathan Azarcon. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/2/18/despite-sound-glitches-rivermaya-reunion-concert-a-big-success-907" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Despite sound glitches, Rivermaya reunion concert a big success</a></div><p>&quot;Happy birthday, Coach Bamboo!&quot; he said, referring to Bamboo&#x27;s stint as a &quot;The Voice Philippines&quot; coach. &quot;[From] &#x27;94 to &#x27;98 lang siya sa Rivermaya but during the months of preparation for the reunion show, and especially noong show mismo, the level of professionalism and dedication he showed was 200%. As if he never left.&quot;</p><p>Escueta went on to say that he is &quot;eternally grateful&quot; for Bamboo, and that he is happy that he got the chance to perform with him again. </p><p>&quot;To me, it wasn&#x27;t him just doing a &#x27;special show&#x27;. Bumalik talaga siya sa Rivermaya at naging magkabanda kami ulit noong panahon na &#x27;yon. You can&#x27;t fake that and I&#x27;m sure naramdaman din &#x27;yon ng mga nakanood ng reunion concert, TV guestings, and even sa rehearsals pa lang,&quot; he declared. </p><p>&quot;I am eternally grateful. Cheers brother,&quot; he ended. </p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C4wPrcZPpNY/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=594&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A1852551%2C%22ls%22%3A252586.20000004768%2C%22le%22%3A252897.09999990463%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="987" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Bamboo was the frontman of Rivermaya until the late &#x27;90s. He was replaced by Blanco, who left the band in 2007.</p><p>Currently, Rivermaya is composed of Escueta, Azarcon, and Mike Elgar. The band continues to do shows here and abroad. </p><p>Just days after their successful show, Escueta announced that they will be bringing the &quot;Rivermaya: The Reunion Concert&quot; to the United States and Canada.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/2/23/rivermaya-to-bring-reunion-concert-to-us-canada-1415" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rivermaya to bring reunion concert to US, Canada</a></div><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="1642756"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script>

<p>Rivermaya frontman Mark Escueta on Thursday took to social media to share his heartfelt birthday message for his old bandmate, Bamboo Mañalac.</p>

Rivermaya frontman Mark Escueta on Thursday took to social media to share his heartfelt birthday message for his old bandmate, Bamboo Mañalac.