Iloilo City will again attempt to set a world record to the Guinness Book of World Records through the “Salvo of a Thousand Drums” which is part of the Dinagyang Festival. The event which will be held in the morning of Jan. 22 at the Iloilo Freedom Grandstand aims to make a world record by the volleying of drums.

The concept was first introduced in 2009 during the closing ceremony of the festival. It did not make significance to the event because of the drizzle. Cang said this year they are looking forward for a successful staging of the event.

The participants for this year’s “Tambor, Trumpa, Martsa, Musika” elementary category:

• Alibango Elementary School
• Guimbal Central Elementary School
• Leganes Central School
• Dingle Central School
• San Joaquin Central School.

Secondary schools category:

• City National High School
• New Lucena National High School
• Guimbal National High School
• Calinog National High School
• Dumangas National High School
• Ramon Avancena National High School.

Marching band category

• The Alimodian National Comprehensive High School
• Sun Yat Sen High School
• Sta. Barbara National Comprehensive High School
• Western Visayas College of Science and Technology (WVCST)

Participants in the Tambor, Trumpa, Martsa Musika would be joined by drummers of 16 contesting tribes in the ati contest. Each ati tribe has at least 60 to 70 drummers, said Cang.

The volley of drums would last for seven minutes with Prof. Nelson Checa, band instructor of the University of San Agustin as the conductor. A riser will be erected for the band master to start the signal for the volley of drums, said Cang. The University of the San Agustin Band and the Philippine National Police band will also join to add more fun and sounds to the event.

Source: The News Today

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