THE MESSAGE. BRINGING INTO FOCUS FILIPINO PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA
www.kalatas.com.au | Volume 5 Number 7 | APRIL 2015
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The REO Brothers performing a Beatles classic before an SRO crowd
at their recent concert in Burwood RSL.
Rock & Roll Day
with the REO Brothers
Fans were treated to an afternoon of great
rock & roll and the music of the 60s at the performance of the REO Brothers of Tacloban in the
TY OZ concert last month at the Burwood RSL.
Dubbed the ‘Pinoy Beatles’ because of
their almost flawless rendition of Beatles hits,
the REO Brothers gave a full-house show that
rocked the audiences.
Organised by the Filipino Community Cooperative Limited with the support of Cebu
Pacific, the show – ‘T.Y. Oz’ – was a special
thanksgiving and charity concert for the HelpAfter-Haiyan and community projects.
The REO Brothers is a boy band that
emerged out of the destruction in Tacloban when
the city was hit by the Haiyan super-typhoon in
late 2013. There is no other Philippine band who
has captured the admiration of the music world
just a year after breaking into Manila’s music
scene.
The REO Brothers are Reno 24, RJ 22,
Raymart 20 and Ralph 18 years old who come
from the poor, large Otic family in Tacloban.
The REO Brothers hold the distinct honor
of holding the first-ever performance of a Philippine Beatle tribute band at the famed Cavern
Club in Liverpool, England in August last year
and came back at the invitation of Cavern management for a repeat concert on October before
an SRO crowd.
Below: Members of the Alpha Phi Omega Australia held a fellowship
at the Rooty Hill RSL with the REO Brothers and their manager band
adviser, Tom Banguis, who is also an APO member.