Certificates of Appreciation Received Bukidnon Association of Southern California  City of Los Angeles Philippine Department of Tourism  FilAm Arts  Federation of Mindanao Association in Southern California Kagay-anon International of Southern California  Fil Am Exposition Philippine Consulate General  Silver Lake Adult Day Health Care Center    Zamboanga del Norte Association of California     :: SKCAFI PERFORMING GROUP GOT RAVE REVIEWS AT LOTUS FESTIVAL      Dear Edgar & Suzette:   I've heard nothing but rave reviews about Sining Kambayoka's performance last Sunday at the Lotus Festival.   CONGRATULATIONS!!!   I'm so proud of you and what the group has accomplished in just a few years.  You certainly deserve all the support from the community.  You have heightened the awareness about the richness and diversity of the cultures in Mindanao. Thank you so much!   Thanks for being a part of this year's festival, and pleaseextend our thanks and congratulations to all the membersof SCKAFI.  We look forward to your participation again next year when the Philippines will be the featured country. Thanks Edgar & Suzette!  Keep up the good work!   Zen Lopez Arts & Culture Commissioner City of Glendale T. 818.244.8394 C. 818.307.0177 Email:  zlopez@aol.com   Lotus Festival Main Stage Entertainment Performers Sunday, July 10, 2005   1. THE OUTSIDERS JAZZ ENSEMBLE  -Jazz Music Ensemble 2. SEOUL INTERNATIONAL PARK  -Hip-Hop Break Dancing 3. SHORINJI KEMPO, SOUTHBAY/CALTECH BRANCH  -Japanese Martial Arts 4. ALPINE RECREATION CENTER  - Chinese/Ballet Dance 5. AIKIDO CENTER OF LOS ANGELES  -Japanese Marital Arts 6. OUR MUSIC  -Hawaiian Music 7. SHAOLIN TEMPLE KUNG FU  -Shaolin Kung Fu 8. GAURANGA YOGA DANCE & DRUMMING  -Indian Yoga Dance and Drumming 9. AIGA SAMOA FEALOFANI  -Samoan Cultural Dance and Song 10. WESTSIDE KENDO DOJO  -Japanese Marital Arts 11. KU UIPOS O HULA  -Hawaiian, Tahitian and Maori Cultural Dances 12. CLOSING CEREMONY - The Philippines represented by the Samahang Kambayoka of Sining Kambayoka Cultural Arts Foundation, Inc. (SKCAFI) 13. TIM O'CONNOR'S ACADEMY OF TAI CHI CHUAN 14. TANI AND FRIENDS DANCE GROUP  -Pan-Asian Traditional Dances 15. SHINKENDO -Japanese Martial Arts 16. UTTORON, LOS ANGELES  -Bangladesh Cultural Dance 17. JHUMUR ENTERTAINMENT  -Bangladesh Cultural Dance 18. NALIJANJALI DANCE SCHOOL  -South Indian Classical Dance 19. ELSON AND THE SOUL BARKADA - Soul/Rhythm and Blues Music   MORE ON LOTUS FESTIVAL LOTUS FESTIVAL Photos ABOUT LOTUS FESTIVAL HISTORY

:: Mindanao Tribu Festival

    THE FEDERATION OF MINDANAO ASSOCIATIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (FMASC) HAS COMMISIONED THE SINING KAMBAYOKA CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION, INC. (SKCAFI) TO CREATE A FESTIVAL OF THE MINDANAO TRIBE AND IT'S CULTURE BY UTILIZING IT'S MEMBER ASOCIATIONS IN RECREATING A FESTIVE MINDANAO ETHNIC TRIBAL EXTRAVAGANZA AT THE CERRITOS REGIONAL PARK IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA   IT IS A WHOLE DAY AFFAIR IN COMMEMORATION OF THE FEDERATION'S ORGANIZATIONAL FOUNDING AND COINCIDING WITH THE PHILIPPINE INDEPENDECE MONTH OF CELEBRATION. IT IS A WHOLE DAY AFFAIR OF FOOD,DANCING,ETHNIC MUSIC, AND BOOTHS DISPLAYING EXOTIC PRODUCTS FROM THE VARIOUS TRIBES OF THE MINDANAO REGION, SOUTH OF THE PHILIPPINES. THE COLORFUL AFFAIR STARTS WITH A DANCING PARADE AROUND THE PARK AND A DANCE SHOWCASE AT MID-DAY. A BAZAAR IS GOING WHILE ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES ARE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE DAY. » Read more...   Tribu Festival Programme TRIBU FESTIVAL Photos       More Pictures:    Mindanao Tribu Festival Photos (Photo courtesy of James Bonner) Iliganons in L.A Photos w/Iligan City Mayor Lawrence "Kiko"Cruz Butuanons Photos  (courtesy of Cheet Garrido)   Never before in Southern California and perhaps in the United States was there street dancing performed by various tribes of Mindanao. Fourteen organizations affiliated with the Federation of Mindanao Associations brought to life the ethnic tribes in the Cerritos Regional Park with the help of Samahang Kambayoka Cultural and Arts Foundation who choreographed and dressed up the tribe with their colorful costumes brought from Mindanao along with their trinkets and musical instruments. The tribes that were featured were the Talaandig of Misamis Oriental, the Higaonon of Bukidnon, the Mamanwa of Agusan, the Maranao of Lanao, the Subanon of Misamis Occidental and Zamboanga del Norte, Yakan of Zamboanga del Sur and the Matigsalog of Camiguin. Besides street dancing, the tribe performed dancing, songs and chants before a crowd of 1,000. The event was announced in local newspapers and invitations were sent out. Although organized by Mindanao people, the event was meant for all Filipino-Americans. One of the guests, Ben Baldoza, wrote: "My friends Chris and Sylvia and their daughter Diana, Lee and I are thanking you once again for the invitation. Your event was so educational and inspirational (especially to me who knows very little about Mindanao culture). I have never seen authentic and very colorful costumes from the South. I also have great admiration for your pride of your culture and the hard work each had contributed for the success of this event. Diana, being born here, was so thrilled with the beadworks and shells. During lunch, everybody at the table was so nice they even shared food with us. They chat with us and most of the time they talk to us in your dialect they thought we were kidding when we told them Sylvia is from Pangasinan, Lee is an Igorot and I am a Mangyan from Mindoro. Too bad, Chris had to go home early, he forgot his pills, and Diana had to do her internship job in L.A. The remaining three of us all had so much fun we forgot about the time, we had to rush back home to change clothes as we had a wedding to go to that same afternoon in Arcadia. We apologize for not saying goodbye. "More power to the Mindanao people!!!!! You all have a great culture!!!!! And Best of Luck on your project of medical care, it is such a noble idea." »Read more Tribu Festival Testimonials   To order Tribu DVD: please send email to bayok53@aol.com or bayokArts@skcafi.org include your name, address and phone number