Buwi Meneses

Buhawi "Buwi" Francia Meneses (born June 4, 1976) is a Filipino bassist for the band Parokya ni Edgar,^[1] and formerly for Franco.

Biography

Meneses is the second of four children and only son of breast cancer activist Danny Valenzuela Meneses and the late Rosa Francia-Meneses.

Meneses took up Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. During his second year in the program, he stopped schooling and at the same time took care of his ill mother as she was diagnosed with breast cancer that same year. Not long after, Meneses joined his childhood friends to form Parokya ni Edgar and pursue a music career.

He won the "Bassist of the Year" award at the NU Rock Awards in 1999 and also wrote the topseller Parokya ni Edgar song “Mr. Suave” in their 2003 album Bigotilyo.

Meneses was one of the castaways for GMA-7's Celebrity Edition of Survivor Philippines in August 2010. He was the 4th castaway to be voted out.

In late 2015, Meneses took a hiatus from the band as he is on vacation in the United States. He is temporarily substituted by Pao Bernaldo of Moonstar88, another local band under the same label and management. He would eventually appear in some international concerts.

Personal life

Meneses is married to Febe Meneses who previously worked for GMA-7's Startalk. They have three sons.^[2] He is a member of Tau Gamma Phi fraternity in the Philippines along with band mate Darius Semaña.

Discography

With Parokya ni Edgar

• Khangkhungkherrnitz (1996)
• Buruguduystunstugudunstuy (1997)
• Gulong Itlog Gulong (1999)
• Edgar Edgar Musikahan (2002)
• Bigotilyo (2003)
• Halina Sa Parokya (2005)
• Matira Matibay: PG-13 (Singles 1994-2007) (2007)
• Solid (2007)
• Middle-Aged Juvenile Novelty Pop Rockers (2010)
• Pogi Years Old (2016)

With Franco

• Franco (2010)

Television

References