Tothapi. Picture: Instagram/@kobdionela
Within the remaining traces of Tothapi’s music “Panata,” the Bicol-based band sings about wanting to stay in a peaceable state with a beloved one regardless of the numerous experiences folks have in life.
Spreading the worth of “dwell, snort, and love” is the aim of the eight-piece act in terms of their music. They’re conscious that romantic songs are frequent in OPM—particularly that Filipino listeners love the sensation of affection and being in love — however they need to remind that real love is outlined if the “kilig and candy phrases” quickly cross, amongst different issues.
“We are attempting to provide a special perspective on love lalo na ngayon, ang daming love songs that speak about their crushes or kilig,” the band’s frontman and vocalist Kobe Dionela stated of “Panata” throughout a Zoom interview with INQUIRER.web. “However with our music ‘Panata,’ kung naubos ang kilig at matamis na salita, d’un ko narealize na valuable pala ang katahimikan and feeling kapag meron ka nang taong ‘yun.”
(We are attempting to provide a special perspective on love particularly now, there are lots of love songs that speak about crushes or kilig. However with our music “Panata,” as soon as the kilig and candy phrases go away, that’s if you understand that silence and luxury are certainly valuable if you discover that somebody.)
Primarily based in Tabaco Metropolis in Albay, Tothapi consists of Kobe on vocals, Jomel Consuelo on keyboard, Michael Jamlang on lead guitar, Mark Kenneth Llaguno on trumpets, Aaron Bordeos on drums, Jeebay Dellosa on bass, Vince Dominic Dionela on saxophone, and Bert Llaguno on trumpet. The band accommodates the phrases tot hapi, which in keeping with them, interprets to the phrase “pleased ideas.”
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Tothapi first made waves in TikTok, till they caught the eye of Regine Velasquez in 2024. She then requested an “ASAP” employees member to provide them a spot within the Sunday noontime present after chancing upon a video of them performing their music “Celeste.”
“It’s a humbling expertise kasi to know na merong nakakaappreciate ng gawa namin na matagal sa industriya,” Dellosa stated, wanting again on the time they have been acknowledged by Velasquez. “‘Yun ‘yung hope na sana it’s an emblem from the universe that we’re actually getting there.”
(It’s a humbling expertise to know that somebody who’s been a part of the trade for a very long time appreciates our work. We hope that it’s an emblem from the universe that we’re actually getting there.)
Portraying love in music
Impressed by “something with love and life,” the eight-piece act is conscious that many artists contact on happiness of their music. However what they will deliver to the desk is their authenticity, uncooked honesty, and their love for music.
“What we provide to the desk is authenticity, the honesty that we put in, and the love of our craft and the trouble which is lahat ng mga artists meron n’un at naiinspire rin kami. However siguro we worth friendship and we all the time need to deliver the perfect na kaya naming iparinig sa mga tao,” Kobe stated.
(What we provide to the desk is authenticity, the honesty that we put in, and the love of our craft. We’re additionally impressed by the efforts of all of the artists. We additionally worth friendship and we all the time need to deliver out the perfect of us that we’re prepared to let the folks hear.)
Tothapi. Picture: Instagram/@kobdionela
It’s regular for a band—particularly with one as many because the members of Tothapi—to not meet midway in terms of music. They nonetheless make an effort to acknowledge that each member’s opinions and recommendations are legitimate.
“We attempt to trim it down para [magkaroon kami] ng stable end result. It’s arduous to place every thing in a single music and we attempt to clarify to one another kung why we have to do that,” Kobe defined. “Why do we have to trim it down? What’s our larger aim which is to ship a message via our songs? Kung ano man ‘yun, we simply need to unfold [the value of] dwell, snort, and love.”
(We attempt to trim it down so we will have a stable end result. It’s arduous to place every thing collectively in a single music. We attempt to clarify to one another why we have to do that. Why do we have to trim it down? What’s our larger aim — which is to ship a message via our songs? It doesn’t matter what it’s, we simply need to unfold the worth of dwell, snort, and love.)
With their aim in thoughts, Tothapi shared that their youthful followers will dedicate “Panata” to their crushes or important others. They’re grateful for the music to be acknowledged as that form of love music, however they hope that they are going to reassess the lyrics because it serves as a reminder that love is greater than romance.
“It’s not all the time rainbows and butterflies in music. [Despite this], they consider our releases as someway romantic they usually dedicate it to their MU, boyfriends, or girlfriends, we encourage them to dedicate it to their family members first — their mother and father and their siblings,” Kobe stated.
Tothapi. Picture: Instagram/@kobdionela
Additionally they need their youthful followers aspiring to get into music that the trade will all the time be there. “Sinasabi namin sa kanila is to all the time end their research and obey kung sino ‘yung guardians or nagsusustento sa kanila (We inform them to all the time end their research and obey their guardians or those that are taking good care of them),” Kobe stated, admitting that their authenticity extends to their hopes for his or her followers.
“Music is all the time there and you’ll all the time pursue it [when kaya]. Kapag humihingi sa’min ng opinion, sinasabi namin na okay ang music pero nandyan lang din ‘yan. Simply do it kapag gusto niyo siyang gawin,” he stated.
(Music is all the time there and you’ll all the time pursue it if you end up able to doing it. Once they ask us for an opinion by way of music, we inform them that it’s okay to do it. However it would all the time be there. Simply do it if you actually need to do it.)
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Tothapi finds worth in surrounding themselves with artists who love what they do and discover motivation in inspiring others. After all, they know that working within the music trade has a fair proportion of advantages, however they imagine that it’s going to all the time be greater than the charts and financial worth.
“We need to be round artists who share the identical fireplace as us. We need to be impressed to create extra. We need to see folks like us who’ve the identical drive to succeed. Success isn’t just about cash and fame, we need to be secure via our artwork and assist and encourage others on the identical time,” Kobe added.
