The song pays homage to the Filipino folklore story of the Bakunawa dragon who swallowed the moon. It was also Ruby's love letter to her first child. The official video served as her pregnancy announcement (
https://tinyurl.com/3jffukc4)
#ILikeToWatch #AANHPIHeritageMonth #RubyIbarra #JuneMillington #Ouida #HanHan #PinayVoltronFilipino-American rapper, songwriter and former UC-Davis trained vaccine scientist Ruby Ibarra featuring Legendary Filipina guitarist & singer-songwriter June Millington (of Fanny), Filipinx-Canadian rapper Han Han, Filipino singer-songwriter Ouida and the queer Filipino-American music collective Pinay Voltron. “Bakunawa”(
https://tinyurl.com/5f4cp4d9) is sung and rapped in English, Tagalog, and Bisaya
#ILikeToWatch #AANHPIHeritageMonth #RubyIbarra #JuneMillington #Ouida #HanHan #PinayVoltron #rapYou can watch Fanny’s entire, mindblowing 1971 Beat Club performance here (
https://tinyurl.com/5cknc52n) And the phenomenal documentary “Fanny: The Right to Rock” about Fanny and the Millington sisters for free on Kanopy (
https://www.kanopy.com/video/12641681)
#ILikeToWatch #AANHPIHeritageMonth #Fanny #JuneMillington #JeanMillingtonFanny was founded by Filipina-American sisters June and Jean Millington and is known as one of the bands that started it all for all-female rock bands. “Charity Ball” (
https://tinyurl.com/2wmwus5e) is from their 1971 album of the same name (
https://tinyurl.com/2axh8rhz) and was their first top 40 hit.
#ILikeToWatch #AANHPIHeritageMonth #Fanny #JuneMillington #JeanMillington
Ruby Ibarra - Bakunawa ft. Ouida, Han Han & June Millington (Live) Tiny Desk 2025 Winner
Last Friday Ruby Ibarra released the first single from her forthcoming album. The track is called Bakunawa¹ - featuring Ouida, Han Han & June Millington. Three days ago, this great MV for the song was released... here it is for @loewe's #MusicWomenWednesday 💞
On invidious/youtube here:
https://iv.melmac.space/watch?v=1r1NAPremho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r1NAPremho
On bandcamp the track is here:
https://rubyibarra.bandcamp.com/track/bakunawa
¹ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakunawa
#Music #HipHop #SpokenWord #RubyIbarra #Ouida #HanHan #JuneMillington
Ruby Ibarra - Bakunawa ft. Ouida, Han Han & June Millington (Official Music Video)
Lyrics - Ruby Ibarra
Music Producer - Angelo “LASI” Macaraeg
Director - Ruby Ibarra
Director of Photography, Editor - Desire Lacap @DesireLACAPTURE
Producers - Stephanie Franco, Michelle Sim
Featuring - Han Han, Ouida, June Millington
Dancer - Candace Kumar
Artwork - Lawrence Iriarte, Diego Iriarte
BTS for Ruby Ibarra - Fernando Godinez
BTS for Desire Lacap - Victor Dionisio
1st Assistant Camera - Jacky Chiu
Assistant Camera/Grip - Karlo Aquino
Gaffer - Tehan Davis
Key Grip - Jamari Mitchell, Jessica Schlegal
Grip/Production Assistant - Matt Kim
Production Assistants - Bryan Flores, Gabby Franco, Tajianna Okechukwu, Chris Snellings, Robert Torres
Principle Hair & Make-Up Artist - Carla Fajardo
Assistant Hair & Make-Up Artists - Gwen Dalisay Lucchesi, Abbey Acala
Nail Tech for Ruby Ibarra - Kait’s Kreations
Earrings for Ruby Ibarra - BRWNGRLZ
Stylist for Ouida - Mey Saechao
Extras - Mikey Alejandro, Deborah Atienza, Jo Anne Boston, Angelo Macaraeg, Mykho Magalong, Julian Sabolboro, Marian Sabolboro, Lulu Sapigao, Carolyn Sideco
Special Thanks:
Angelo Macaraeg
Julian Ho
Nahuel Bronzini
Jared Hirshland
Brit Bolerjack, Cameron, & Alex of Heirloom East Bay
Firehouse Studios
Laura M.
Folklorico Filipino Canada
Little Giant SF
Mikayla "Swiper" Delson
Gretchen Carvajal
Cheryl Pableo
James Bishop
George Bumanglag
Gino Lucas
ET IV
Bridgette Yang
Bolo Music Group
BAKUNAWA now streaming:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5bycvHLqE5WUKN4QVdWHP8?si=b8eacacdd0414ce4
Bandcamp: https://rubyibarra.bandcamp.com/track/bakunawa
#RetroView mainstay Fanny features lesbian singer-songwriter June Millington. I am still working on finding a free copy of their excellent documentary “Fanny! The Right to Rock” to show sometime in the future
#PrideMonth #Fanny #JuneMillington Next up we continue the literal family powered rock with a dance-y, 70s penned tune by Filipina-American sisters June and Jean MIllington of the band Fanny. (Yes, we’ll have more of them next week, too!)
#RetroView #JuneMIllington #JeanMIllington
Fanny - Ain't that peculiar (1972) | LIVE
Fanny was an American all-female band, active in the early 1970s. They were one of the first notable rock groups to be made up entirely of women, the third to sign with a major label (after Goldie & the Gingerbreads and the Pleasure Seekers), and the first to release an album on a major label (in 1970). They achieved two top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and released five albums.
Sisters June Millington (born April 14, 1948, Manila, Philippines) and Jean Millington (born May 25, 1949, Manila, Philippines) moved with their family from the Philippines to Sacramento, California in 1961. In high school they formed an all-girl band called the Svelts with June on guitar, Jean on bass, Addie Lee on guitar, and Brie Brandt on drums. Brandt was later replaced by Alice de Buhr (born September 4, 1949, Mason City, Iowa). When the Svelts disbanded, de Buhr and Lee formed another all-female group called Wild Honey. The Millington sisters later joined this band, which played Motown covers and eventually moved to Los Angeles.
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