Irreverent, challenging, farcical and in-your-face political, the Filipino band Radioactive Sago Project blends spoken-word poetry, punk and jazz to create a new, funky Filipino-global sound.
The band has been making musical waves since they formed in Quezon City in the Philippines in 1999, challenging convention with clever social commentary and twisting international styles fluidly in their songs. We don’t usually quote Wikipedia, but here we can’t resist: says the Radioactive Sago Project page, “In 2000, the band released its first single, ‘Gusto Ko Ng Baboy,’ about a young man’s fascination with pigs since his childhood. As the song progresses, it becomes a political tirade against corruption.” In this video we see them perform “Ayayay Sis Bumbay,” which features fewer pigs.
